[ad_1] Aid agencies say that refugees caught on the Polish and Belarus borders are subject to brutal pushbacks. Graphic: IPS by Ed Holt (bratislava) Thursday, April 25, 2024 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, Apr 25 (IPS) – As the refugee crisis on the Belarus/EU borders approaches its fourth year, a crackdown on activism in Belarus is worsening […]
[ad_1] Former United States President Donald Trump saw two of the four criminal cases against him move forward on Thursday. In New York, Trump was again in court in a case connected to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, in which he defeated […]
[ad_1] A report from Purdue University found that a majority of consumers expect food prices to keep rising in the coming year, which could sour voter sentiment. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images A report from Purdue University found that a majority of consumers expect food prices to keep rising in […]
[ad_1] A small far-right party that unexpectedly entered the Greek Parliament last year will not be allowed to field candidates for the European Parliament this summer after Greece’s Supreme Court found that it was essentially a reincarnation of the banned neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn. In its decision about which parties can run in the European […]
[ad_1] In a pessimistic appraisal of Europe’s lack of preparedness for the “change of paradigm” now facing the world, Mr Macron said hostility from Russia, lack of interest from the US, and competition from China risked leaving the EU “marginalised and relegated”. [ad_2]
[ad_1] Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended two clan heads in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state over alleged “insubordination.” The suspension of the royal fathers – Ekpenyong Asuquo, the clan head of Atimbo, and Archibong Le’Nelson, the clan head of Akansoko – takes immediate effect, the chief press secretary to […]
[ad_1] Agboola Ajayi, a former deputy governor to the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has clinched the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) after emerging as the winner of the party’s primaries on Thursday. Ajayi, who will be flying the flag of the party during the November 16 governorship poll, was declared the winner […]
[ad_1] Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Manoah Esipisu, has been voted the 2024 Diplomat of the Year from Africa at the 2024 Diplomat of the Year Awards held this week on Monday in London. The annual awards – which are now in their fourteenth year – are hosted by the DIPLOMAT magazine to […]
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[ad_1] By Mariel Ferragamo After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the country has made tremendous strides toward peace and development. But critics say these have come at the cost of political freedoms. April 7 marks thirty years since the Rwandan genocide, in which a radical faction from the majority Hutu ethnic group launched a campaign […]