Israel Reopens Key Kerem Shalom Border Crossing For Gaza Aid
Israel says it is reopening the Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza for aid deliveries, four days after it was closed because of Hamas rocket fire. Lorries from Egypt with food, water and medicine have arrived at the crossing, according to the Israeli military. The UN had expressed alarm on Tuesday over what it called Israel's "choking off" of Gaza's two...
Trump’s Classified Documents Trial In Florida Postponed Indefinitely
A judge has indefinitely postponed Donald Trump's federal trial in Florida over his alleged mishandling of classified documents while in office. US District Judge Aileen Cannon said that setting a trial date before resolving significant questions over trial evidence would be "imprudent". Her court order on Tuesday cancelled the 20 May 2024 start date she had previously set for the proceedings. The...
US Suspends Shipment Of Bomb To Israel Over Invasion Of Rafah
The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time in the conflict that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally. Washington halted the load of 1,800 2,000-lb (907 kg) bombs and 1,700 500-lb...
UN Stresses Importance Of Press Freedom As Israel Shuts Al Jazeera
The United Nations, UN, has underscored the importance of press freedom following Israel’s decision to close broadcaster Al Jazeera’s operations in the country. The UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, in New York said they stood firmly against any decision to roll back freedom of the press. “A free press provides an invaluable service to ensure that the public is informed and engaged,”...
Israel Shuts Down Al Jazeera Office In Gaza, Seizes Equipment
Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed...
Heavy Rain Kill At Least 10 In Southern Brazil
The Brazilian civil defense agency on Thursday said the death toll from deadly storms that have lashed the southern part of the country since Monday rose to 10, with 21 others still missing. Governor Eduardo Leite announced that flooding and mudslides led the state of Rio Grande do Sul to suspend classes for Thursday, when Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula...
Kenya Postpones Schools Resumption Over Flood
Kenya said Monday that it would delay the reopening of schools by one week due to ongoing heavy rains that have triggered deadly floods in the East African nation. Schools were originally scheduled to reopen on Monday, following the mid-term holidays, but the torrential monsoon downpours have affected many educational facilities, prompting the education ministry to delay the resumption of...
World Bank Announces Suspension Of Tanzania Tourism Fund Disbursement
The World Bank says it would withhold further disbursement from a $150 million fund meant for expansion of a national park in southern Tanzania, citing alleged killings and evictions by rangers last year. According to the World Bank's independent verification, two anonymous complainants have accused rangers from the Ruaha National Park of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, evictions, torture and cattle...
Israel, Iran War: Oil Prices Surge Amid Tension
The price of Brent crude is now $90.54 per barrel, up from $87 days after the war between Israel and Iran escalated. Oil prices jumped more than 3.94 per cent on Friday after Israel carried out a retaliation strike in Iran, triggering fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Also, the US West Texas Intermediate, WTI crude futures spiked...
Kenya’s Military Chief, Nine Other Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Kenya’s Armed Forces Chief, General Francis Ogolla, and nine other military representatives have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crash. This was revealed by the Kenyan President, William Ruto at a news conference on Thursday. The president subsequently announced three days of national mourning. It was gathered that the helicopter crashed in the west of the country in the Elgeyo Marakwet district,...
