Willian, Bellerin and Torreira on verge of Arsenal exit as Gunners shed excess fat
Arsenal have their sights set on offloading four further stars before the transfer window closes, and a deal for the first name on that list is reportedly ‘close.’ Arsenal were buoyed in recent days with the news of the double capture of Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale. Odegaard arrived on...
Tony Blair slams Joe Biden’s ‘imbecilic’ decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
Tony Blair has slammed Joe Biden for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan – 20 years after he took us to war. The former Labour PM said the President’s decision to sign off the pull-out of US and British troops was “imbecilic” and had left jihadists worldwide cheering. Mr Blair tonight...
Power belongs to the people, court tells Kenya president as it trashes bid to amend constitution clandestinely
The sanctity of the Kenyan constitution was on trial when the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier verdict of the High Court, which consequently ended President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga’s quest to amend the constitution to expand executive in the name of national reconciliation and healing. In...
Terrorism: Taliban power grab in Afghanistan raises Islamist insurgency worries and fears in Africa
The return of the Taliban in Afghanistan has taken the world by surprise. In Africa, it compounds the worry and fear in countries struggling to crush Islamist insurgencies. For over a decade now, there’s been a surge in the activities of extremist groups in East and West Africa, the Sahel...
Martin Odegaard transfer deal from Real Madrid to Arsenal sealed, Aaron Ramsdale loading…
Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign Martine Odegaard for a reported fee of €40 million (£34 million/$46.5 million) and the players was expected in London today (Thursday) to put pen to paper, according to reports in England and Spain. At the same time Arsenal is said...
US grapples with drug overreliance syndrome as drug makers fight for slice of the lucrative market
The US has made strides in addressing polypharmacy but the momentum is yet to pick to save the country from overmedication. One of the achievements is the Age-Friendly Health Systems programme, developed in 2017, in which hospitals and medical care settings agree to adhere by the 4Ms – a set...
Uganda agrees to host 2000 Afghan refugees fleeing new Taliban Islamist regime
Uganda said on Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to take in temporarily 2,000 refugees from Afghanistan fleeing after the Taliban takeover. The East African nation has a long experience of hosting people escaping conflict and currently hosts about 1.4 million refugees from South Sudan,...
Biden’s defence: We gave Afghans a chance to shape their future, but they lacked the will to fight for it
US President Joe Biden said he stands “squarely behind” his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in remarks prompted by the rapid takeover of the country by Taliban forces in recent days. Speaking to reporters assembled in the East Room at the White House, Biden set out the strategic...
Fears al Shabab will attempt to replicate in Somalia what Taliban militia did in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan has raised concerns that it could encourage other Islamist militant groups around the world, such as al-Shabab in Somalia to attempt the same in countries where they have a foothold. Experts warn that when and if international forces there try to hand over security...
Media organisations appeal to Biden administration to protect 300 journalists caught up in Afghanistan’s swift fall
An international organisation that that defends freedom of expression, safety and rights of journalists to carry out their work without inhibitions has called upon the United States to protect media workers in Afghanistan after the Middle East country fell under the control of the Taliban Islamic fundamentalists. In a statement...
