Journalists Call For Foreign Media Access To Gaza In Open Letter
More than 50 journalists have sent an open letter calling on Israel and Egypt to provide "free and unfettered access to Gaza for all foreign media". The letter is signed by correspondents and presenters for broadcasters with UK bases, including the BBC's Jeremy Bowen, Lyse Doucet and Mishal Husain. It says the need for comprehensive on-the-ground reporting is "imperative". Israel's military says...
10 persons died during latest xenophobic attack in South Africa – S. A envoy
A Special Envoy from President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has arrived State House in Abuja, Nigeria today, Monday 16th September, 2019. The envoy which was received by President Muhammadu Buhari said no Nigerian was killed in the last xenophobic attack in part of Johannesburg. Leader of the delegation said ten people died. "Ten (10) people died during the attacks in...
US Ambassador Refutes Allegations Of USAID Funding Boko Haram
The United States government has stated that there is no proof that the US Agency for International Development has been providing financial support to terrorist organizations in Nigeria, including Boko Haram. The United States of America has stressed that if they were certainly in possession of such evidence that program funding was being diverted to Boko Haram, they would immediately...
Israel Airstrikes Kill 42 Palestinians, Rockets Fired From Gaza
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza destroyed several homes on Sunday, killing 42 Palestinians, including 10 children, health officials said, as militants fired rockets at Israel with no end in sight to seven days of fighting. The Israeli military said the civilian casualties were unintentional. It said its jets attacked a tunnel system used by militants, which collapsed, bringing the homes...
Australia Moves To Ban Under 16s From Social Media
Australian lawmakers took a step closer to a social media platform ban for minors, threatening multimillion-dollar fines for noncompliant companies. The landmark legislation passed parliament’s lower chamber Wednesday and is now set to be debated by the Senate. The new rules would require Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat to take “reasonable steps” to prevent young teens from having accounts. Social media firms—who...
“I Won The Election”, Trump Insists
President Donald Trump has once more insisted that he has won the election, tweeting "I WON THE ELECTION!", ABN TV reports. Mr. Trump repeated unfounded claims of election fraud and suggested votes for his Democratic rival were not legal. He made a tweet on Monday morning that he (Trump) Won The Election after acknowledging for the first time on Sunday that...
Russia’s Ex-President Points To Kiev Nuke Illusions Among Reasons For Special Operations
Russia’s decision to hold its special military operation was largely impacted by Kiev’s threats to resume its nuclear program, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his VKontakte page on Monday. He stated that the Kiev regime "is weeping bitterly over the 1994 Budapest Memorandum decision on withdrawing nuclear arsenal inherited from the USSR located...
Xenophobia: Again, South Africans sack Nigerian businesses in Kempton park, Johanessburg
Black South Africans on Sunday night attacked Nigerian owned businesses in Johannesburg. The Dune Correspondent in South Africa said scores of shops have burnt, while others have been looted. Some cars belonging to Nigerians doing business in the area have been burnt, while others were vandalised, according to photos and videos obtained by The Dune. The attack took place on Marlvin Julie...
Harvard Sues Trump Over US Federal Funding Cuts
Harvard filed a lawsuit against President Trump's administration on Monday for cutting its funding and attempting to enforce external political oversight. Trump has sought to bring several prestigious universities to heel over claims they tolerated campus anti-Semitism, threatening their budgets, tax-exempt status, and the enrolment of foreign students, but Harvard has refused to bow. “This case involves the Government’s efforts to...
Putin Confident Russia Will Keep Bolstering Its Strength, Independence And Sovereignty
Russia will build up its strength and sovereignty in a rapidly changing world, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on International Day for Protection of Children, which was featured at a Bolshoi Theater event dedicated to the date. Puti...
