[ad_1] Biden administration imposes penalties on West Bank-based Lions’ Den, accusing it of threatening ‘peace and stability’. Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on a Palestinian group in the occupied West Bank based on a White House executive order previously used to penalise violent Israeli settlers. The US on Thursday targeted the […]
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[ad_1] Days after his African National Congress party faced historic losses at the polls, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said on Thursday that he will seek to form a government that includes a wide range of parties, some with starkly opposing views. Led by the A.N.C. since the fall of apartheid, South Africa has […]
[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for Michigan governor in 2018, she took aim at Michigan’s bottled water industry — and the state policy that […]
[ad_1] At least 150 people, including 35 children, are feared dead in a massacre in a village in central Sudan blamed on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group fighting the army. The rivals have been battling over control of the country for more than 13 months. The RSF has not commented on the […]
[ad_1] The Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway was flooded in the Joju area of Ogun State on Thursday, causing disruption for commuters. The flood occurred in the afternoon after a downpour. PUNCH Online observed submerged vehicles and pedestrians. PUNCH Online earlier reported that flood took over a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, specifically the long bridge at Warewa, […]
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a news conference at Trump Tower, Friday, May 31, in New York. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Nikhinson/AP In a past life, former President Donald Trump hosted the reality competition, “The Apprentice.” Now, he’s hiring for a new position: his running mate. With Trump […]
[ad_1] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Telecom Satellites Limited (TStv), Bright Echefu, and three others on nine-count money laundering charge.Others arraigned alongside Mr Echefu before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, include the Executive Director of TStv, Felix […]
[ad_1] The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has restated his commitment to the political party. Obi, in a statement on Thursday, said he remains a committed and loyal member of the Labour Party, putting doubts about his loyalty to bed. “For the avoidance of doubt, I […]
[ad_1] A file photo of Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli from May 2024. He was taking part in the Spanish far-right wing party Vox’s rally “Europa Viva 24” in Madrid. The New York Times reported that Chikli’s ministry funded a covert online influence campaign targeting U.S. lawmakers over the war in Gaza. […]