Possibility of Gaza war spreading high following killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut
US spy agencies assessed that Hamas and Islamic Jihad had used Al Shifa to command forces and hold some hostages but largely evacuated it before Israeli troops entered, a US official said on Tuesday, citing declassified US intelligence.
Row looms between Ethiopia and Somalia after breakaway Somaliland leased coastal land to Addis Ababa
Somaliland seceded from Somalia more than 30 years ago, but is not recognised by the African Union or the United Nations as an independent state. Somalia still considers Somaliland part of its territory and reactions by officials from there were swift.
Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison
Perhaps because of such apathy, some voters simply don’t believe Biden and Trump will end up on the general election ballot, despite strong evidence to the contrary. That’s an idea that conservative strategist Sarah Longwell, who founded the Republican Accountability Project, says she hears regularly during weekly focus groups with voters across the political spectrum.
Japan quake: 3,000 crew of army firefighters and police rescuers rush to reach survivors
Authorities have confirmed 48 deaths so far, all in Ishikawa prefecture, NHK reported. Many of those are in Wajima, another hard-hit city on the remote northern tip of the Noto Peninsula.
Pariah economy: Museveni’s ‘life presidency’ turned Uganda into a basket case on life-support
Cultural erosion through schemes such Operation Wealth Creation, Myooga and Parish Development Model, which emphasise the individual and money rather than community integrity, cohesion, unity and resilience, which were subserved by culture.
Stopping the boats: Number of illegal migrants arriving in Britain in small boats drops
The interior ministry, the Home Office, said on Monday the government had met a pledge made by Sunak in December 2022 to clear the legacy backlog of 92,000 asylum cases by the end of 2023.
Troops pullout from Gaza signals Israel’s switch to low intensity war, but continues to pummel enclave
Artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel has rattled the border since the start of the Gaza conflict, with Israel’s military saying it carried out an air strike on Monday. The Israeli official said the situation on the Lebanese border “will not be allowed to continue. This coming six-month period is a critical moment.”
South Korean opposition leader Jae-myung stabbed in the neck by knife-wielding attacker
President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed deep concern about Lee’s health and ordered authorities to investigate the attack, saying such violence would not be tolerated, according to Yoon’s office.
US pressure forces change of war strategy as Israel pulls out some troops from Gaza Strip
Word of the drawdown came ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the region and after the Biden administration bypassed Congress for the second time this month to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.
Why there’s need for Uganda to accept centrality of environment in economic growth, governance
There is need to rethink Uganda and its development, leadership and governance and recognise the centrality of environment and environmental literacy to any meaningful change, transformation and progress in the 21st century. A word to the wise is enough.
