‘Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah helping Houthi launch strikes on Red Sea shipping’
In his weekly news conferences, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has repeatedly denied Tehran is involved in the Red Sea attacks by the Houthis. The IRGC public relations office did not respond to request for comment.
Israeli army closes in on Khan Younis hospital as Biden, Netanyahu differ on two-state solution to crisis
The World Health Organization says most of the enclave’s 36 hospitals have stopped working. Only 15 are partially functioning and those are operating at up to three times their capacity, without adequate fuel or medical supplies, it says.
Conflict of interest: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for flights with DA Fani Willis, filing shows
Roman’s lawyer alleged in a court filing this month that Willis benefited financially from an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” with Wade. Willis has not yet responded to the allegations.
UN report details how ethnic violence in Sudan’s West Darfur left up to 15,000 Masalit tribesmen dead
The monitors also described as “credible” accusations that the United Arab Emirates had provided military support to the RSF “several times per week” via Amdjarass in northern Chad. A top Sudanese general accused the UAE in November of backing the RSF war effort.
Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer, critically injures four others in Kenya
No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion immediately fell on al-Shabab, a Somalia-based extremist group linked to al-Qaida.
Tiny island-nation Cape Verde outclasses Mozambique to win Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Cape Verde, with a population of some 600,000, complete their group against Egypt on Monday while Mozambique meet Ghana in the other group game at the same time.
AU, EU and US are wary Sudan conflict and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia will fuel war in Horn of Africa
Amid the renewed calls for a ceasefire, the United Nations announced on Thursday that the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, which is charged with investigating violations of human rights and international humanitarian law since April 15, began its work this week.
Finance Minister: Kenya receives $210 million in loans from Trade and Development Bank
In a letter to the IMF published on Thursday, Ndung’u and the central bank governor said Kenya intended to go to international bond markets as soon as the market situation allowed.
Uganda enters bizarre military deal with Central African Republic to promote ‘peace and stability’
Landlocked CAR is bordered by Chad (north), Sudan (north-east), South Sudan (east), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (south), Congo Republic (south-west) and Cameroon (west).
Ex-military scientists at Beijing University create Covid variant that kills victims in eight hours
Christina Parks, a science educator with a degree in cellular and molecular biology, posted a video about the study, saying, “This is gain-of-function research. There’s no two ways about it.”
