Details emerge of how Israel is planning Rafah attacks, dismembering Hamas before pausing
Military chiefs believe they can significantly damage Hamas’ remaining capabilities in that time, paving the way for a shift to a lower-intensity phase of targeted airstrikes and special forces operations, according to the two Israeli and two regional officials who asked to remain anonymous to speak freely.
Bayern’s ‘horror film’ puts boss Tuchel in precarious position as his job slips out of his hands
Bayern were already poor enough not to win the league last season, but somehow fluked another championship when Borussia Dortmund threw it all away with a draw at home against Mainz on the final day.
Under Taliban rule Afghan women say there has been drastic erosion of their rights
The women also outlined the intergenerational and gendered impact of the de facto authorities’ restrictions and the accompanying conservative shifts in social attitudes towards children. Some respondents said boys appeared to be internalising the social and political subordination of their mothers and sisters.
Curtains coming down on France striker Mbappe at PSG, with Madrid or EPL his rumoured destination
Madrid have always been there for Mbappe. Since May 2022, almost the day after Mbappe turned them down in order to extend his stay at PSG, the idea of a new offensive to sign him has been given great importance.
Gaza war stripped media naked with claims of bias in coverage of conflict in Middle East rife
The UN’s outspoken special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has also questioned whether “journalists have codes of conduct and professional ethics to abide by and be held accountable to”. The unspoken assumption is that the reporting would greatly improve if all concerned simply stuck to the dictates of professional codes.
Senegal’s president defends delaying polls in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
Senegal is one of West Africa’s most stable democracies, but the presidential vote has been dogged by controversies from deadly protests that resulted in Sall announcing that he would not seek a third term, to the disqualification of two opposition leaders by the highest election authority.
Biden versus Trump: How investigations of two classified documents came to different endings
Former President Donald Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith, slammed the decision not to charge Biden, saying: “THIS IS A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM OF JUSTICE!” Biden, late on Thursday, angrily lashed out at Hur for unflattering characterisations of his memory in the report and said he never shared classified information.
Withdrawal of membership by four West African states makes ECOWAS bloc a house of cards
The juntas appear to be donning the mantle of Thomas Sankara. The revered former president of Burkina Faso, who seized power himself, is seen as a hero for his opposition to corrupt elites and French influence, his modesty and principles, and his concern for the ordinary Burkinabe.
US conspiracy theories industry: America has a history of leveraging celebrities, cultural icons for political ends
In 2020, journalist Patrick Radden Keefe investigated the possibility that the CIA had a hand in writing Wind of Change, an enormously popular song by a West German band called the Scorpions that became an anthem for independence movements in the USSR. The Scorpions deny the theory.
Banditry: Age-old complex cultural and economic lifestyle Kenya’s tough-talking minister fights with lips
Kenya is facing an uphill battle against the spread of illicit arms. During the last five-year cycle of illegal firearm destruction operations, from 2016-2021, Kenya destroyed around 23,000 guns. This represents a paltry 3.6 per cent recovery and destruction rate of the total estimates of illicit firearms in circulation.
