US’ strong backing of Israel’s war against Hamas baffles allies who can’t predict Washington’s next move

US’ strong backing of Israel’s war against Hamas baffles allies who can’t predict Washington’s next move

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has governed semi-autonomous areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank since Hamas expelled his forces from Gaza, is already deeply unpopular with the Palestinian public.

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Netanyahu: Usually cool and assured, the Israel PM has become erratic and abuses ministers in public

Netanyahu: Usually cool and assured, the Israel PM has become erratic and abuses ministers in public

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu built his reputation as a security hawk on the back of his service in an elite special forces unit that carried out some of Israel’s most daring hostage rescues. His legacy as his country’s longest serving leader will now be shaped by one of the worst...

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Kenya’s grim economic outlook forces Uganda to give exclusive petroleum supply deal to Vitol

Kenya’s grim economic outlook forces Uganda to give exclusive petroleum supply deal to Vitol

Using Kenyan importers had “exposed Uganda to occasional supply vulnerabilities where the Ugandan retail companies were considered secondary whenever there were supply disruptions,” which affected retail prices, Nankabirwa said.

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Millions of jobs in Kenya, South Africa and 3 others in limbo over AGOA trade initiative

Millions of jobs in Kenya, South Africa and 3 others in limbo over AGOA trade initiative

Apparel has been the standout success story of AGOA, which launched in 2000 to help develop African economies and foster democracy. African apparel exports under the programme reached nearly $1.4 billion last year, double the pre-AGOA amount.

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Bloody loyal: King Charles won’t say ‘sorry’ for British colonial human rights abuses in Kenya

Bloody loyal: King Charles won’t say ‘sorry’ for British colonial human rights abuses in Kenya

British colonialists also committed gross human rights violations, including land expropriation, killings, torture and sexual violence, against hundreds of thousands of people in western Kenya over decades, UN investigators have said.

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Spotlight turns on Donald Trump’s sons in fraud case that threatens Trump Organization’s future

Spotlight turns on Donald Trump’s sons in fraud case that threatens Trump Organization’s future

Before the trial, Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump’s financial statements were fraudulent. He ordered that a court-appointed receiver seize control of some of his companies – potentially stripping him and his family of such marquee properties as Trump Tower – although an appeals court has halted enforcement for now.

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Knowledge integration revolution: Why is crossdisciplinary teaching, learning necessary?

Knowledge integration revolution: Why is crossdisciplinary teaching, learning necessary?

Uganda’s scientists are part of the global movement of science, which is determined to remove faith from human experience, and which is increasingly immoral and unethical as I emphasised in my article Billgating Science to Conquer God’s Project Nature. This has integrated Uganda in the abominable global corruption, which is like a movement against humanity…

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Fired for rejecting Covid vaccination reinstated New York teachers offers hope for others

Fired for rejecting Covid vaccination reinstated New York teachers offers hope for others

Some of the workers, along with Teachers For Choice, sued the city in February, in a lawsuit sponsored in part by CHD and CHD New York. The suit also sought class-action certification for all DOE workers who were denied religious exemptions. Judge Ralph Porzio denied the motion to grant class status, a ruling the plaintiffs are appealing.

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Israel says it killed Hamas commander during strikes on crowded Gaza refugee camp

Israel says it killed Hamas commander during strikes on crowded Gaza refugee camp

Israel sent its forces into Gaza following weeks of air bombardments in retaliation for the attack by Iran-backed Hamas, and an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) statement said the airstrikes on Jabalia, Gaza’s largest refugee camp, had killed Ibrahim Biari, a Hamas commander it said was “pivotal” in the planning and execution of the assault.

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‘Speech protections are not just for views we agree with but also for views we most strongly oppose’

‘Speech protections are not just for views we agree with but also for views we most strongly oppose’

The Westminster Declaration also cites the UDHR (United Nations Human Rights), which “was drafted in 1948 in response to atrocities committed during World War II,” as another example of how protections for free speech are legally enshrined. The declaration specifically cites Article 19 of the UDHR, which states, “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.’”

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