North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia as fears rise over military cooperation between the two
Seoul, Washington and Kyiv have said there are more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Russia and US officials and Ukraine’s defence minister said some of them have engaged in combat in Kursk, near the Ukraine border.
Israeli intensify attacks in central and southern Gaza that killed 37 people, medics say
Israeli airstrikes also killed people in Gaza City and in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, where Israeli forces have operated since October 5, medics said. At Kamal Adwan Hospital near Beit Lahiya, medics said Israeli fire from a drone wounded three medical workers in the facility.
Political coalition led by former PM Navin Ramgoolam hands ruling coalition ‘huge defeat’ in Mauritius poll
Prime Minister Pravind Jagnauth casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, on November 10, 2024. Credit: AP
Source revealsk Trump has told Putin not to escalate in Ukraine but Kremlin denies they spoke
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday Biden’s top message would be his commitment to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, and he will also talk to Trump about what’s happening in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Attack on Israeli players in Amsterdam prompts Paris to deploy 4,000 security officers for France-Israel match
Israel’s National Security Council, in a statement on Sunday, warned citizens abroad to avoid sports and cultural events, specifically the match in Paris, and be careful of violent attacks “under the pretence of demonstrations.”
Transitional presidential council in violence-wracked Haiti dismisses Prime minister Harry Conille as security crisis persists
The transition council, named in April, was tasked with choosing a prime minister and wielding certain presidential powers until conditions are considered secure enough for a new election. There has been some infighting among its councillors.
How ‘gun and violence democracy’ flourished in Uganda, suffocated popular forms of governance
Some leaders combine demagoguery with force, as did happen in 2017 and 2024 in Ugandan parliament when President Tibuhaburwa Museveni wanted Age Limit Bill and Coffee Bill respectively passed. Indeed, in the visons of Socrates and Plato, demagoguery constitutes a grave danger to the security and prosperity of a democratic society (Stefan, 2023).
Labled ‘beacon of success for sub-Saharan Africa’ Mauritius holds election with ruling party seeking new term
The World Bank has described Mauritius as a “beacon of success for sub-Saharan Africa” and says it has achieved remarkable economic growth since independence. It was briefly rated a high-income country in 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic set back its tourism sector.
Justice on trial: Judge to decide on Tuesday if Trump’s hush money conviction can stand
Donald Trump in May became the first US president to be convicted of a crime when a jury in Manhattan found him guilty of state charges of falsifying business records to cover up a potential sex scandal shortly before his first presidential victory in 2016. Trump has vowed to appeal the conviction after sentencing.
America’s choice: In every state it was on the ballot, reproductive health was more popular than Kamala Harris
Even in New York, which Harris won with 55 per cent of the vote, she underperformed in comparison to the abortion-related amendment, which got 62 per cent support. (Harris also significantly underperformed recent Democratic presidential candidates in the state.)
