Turkish President Erdogan Declares Israel Terrorist State, Backs Hamas
The President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan, tagged Israel a terrorist state during an address before the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday. Erdogan is one of the world leaders who has been vocal against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since the conflict started in October. “With the savagery of bombing the civilians it forced out of their homes while they are relocating, it is...
Uganda: 2 Army Majors Sacked For Running Away In Attack That Killed 50 Colleagues
A military court in Uganda has found two officers guilty of cowardice during an attack by Islamist fighters who stormed an African Union base in Somalia in May. At least 50 Ugandan soldiers were killed in the attack, officials say. The convicted officers, Majors Zadock Abor and John Oluka were said to have ran away after they came under attack by...
Amidst Protest, Kenya Imposes Charge On Issuance Of National ID Card, Death Certificate
Kenyan government has introduced a fee for the issuance of national identity cards, birth and death certificates among others amidst increasing cost-of-living crisis in the East African country. This has also sparked a widespread outcry among Kenyans, especially on social media who denounce the policy as anti-people, negating the promise of President William Ruto who came into power last year,...
Indonesia Inaugurates Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Farm
Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to transition to green, renewable energy. The Cirata floating solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is built on a 200-hectare (500-acre) reservoir in West Java, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from the capital,...
Spider Bite Kills Brazilian Singer
A singer, Darlyn Morais, 28, died after being bitten by a spider at his home in the northeastern city of Miranorte in Brazil on October 31. Morais was said to have developed an allergic reaction to the spider bite on his face and was admitted to a hospital on Sunday. He died on Monday, November 6, Daily Mail Daily Mail...
Gaza War: Israel Gives Condition To Ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday gave a condition for a longer ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “There will be no ceasefire, general ceasefire, in Gaza without the release of our hostages,” Netanyahu told the U.S. broadcaster ABC. “As far as tactical little pauses, an hour here, an hour there. “We have had them before, I suppose, we will check the...
Gaza Hospital Unable To Handle Influx Of Dead & Injured Patients: Director
JERUSALEM – The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central Gaza Strip is no longer able to deal with the large number of dead and injured people who continue to show up there amid ongoing Israeli bombardment, its director, Dr. Iyad Abu Zaher, told NBC News. He said dozens arrived as the result of recent bombing in the area, and ambulances...
Trump To Testify At Civil Trial Targeting His New York Empire
Former president Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday in the New York civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year. The 77-year-old Republican is due to take the stand at 10:00 am (1500 GMT), sitting next to Arthur Engoron, the judge...
Guinea’s Former Military Leader Who Escaped After Prison Attack Re-arrested
Former leader of Guinea’s military government Moussa Dadis Camara, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Saturday morning, has been recaptured, according to Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government who confirmed this in a statement, explained that Moussa Dadis Camara...
Gunmen Free Former Guinea’s Military Leader From Prison
Gunmen have stormed the main prison in the Conakry capital of Guinea, freeing 2008 coup leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara. Guinea’s justice minister, Charles Wright, announced this via local Radio Fim FM on Saturday. According to witnesses, Conakry was sealed off, as gunfire rang out near the administrative heart of the city. Wright said others were also able to escape alongside Camara, including...
