[ad_1] President Biden paused an arms shipment to Israel last week to prevent the U.S.-made weapons from being used in a long-threatened assault on the city Rafah, administration officials said on Tuesday night, a sign of the growing rift between Washington and Jerusalem over the conduct of the war. The president withheld 1,800 2,000-pound bombs […]

[ad_1] The opening words of the draft agreement – supported by Hamas – declares that there should be a “temporary cessation of military operations between the two parties”. This is largely unproblematic. Six weeks would pass while people are released, Israeli forces withdraw from some areas, displaced Gazans would be able to return to what […]

[ad_1] Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, has said rainstorms destroyed the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State because it was constructed with mud over 100 years ago. Mr Oshiomhole disclosed this on Tuesday after a closed meeting with the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. […]

[ad_1] 1 day ago The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on organised labour and governors to sheath their swords and wait for the tripartite committee negotiating the new national minimum wage to finalise its assignment. 1 day ago Notwithstanding the business challenges in the country, Access Pensions has announced a 70 per cent […]

[ad_1] Africa is the only continent endowed with natural ingredients that can easily be used to greatly expand agricultural production. Africa has 60 percent of the world’s available arable land, the largest share globally, and suitable for agricultural production expansion, and abundant untapped water resources. Agriculture is the source of livelihood for 70 percent of […]

[ad_1] As part of its cultural diplomacy program and in celebration of National Heritage Month, the Philippine Embassy in Rabat, in partnership with Kapatiran at Ugnayan ng Natatanging Sining at Talentong Pilipino (KUNST), organized an art lecture and workshop at the Université Internationale de Rabat (UIR) for the students and members of the university art […]

[ad_1] Protests continue at UNC Charlotte after arrest, pro-Palestine encampment dismantled CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Campus protests have taken a turn at universities nationwide – from Harvard to Columbia and Chapel Hill – and now UNC Charlotte. Campus police marched into a quad and tore down an encampment Tuesday morning, May 7, amid a […]

[ad_1] A view of the Earth and a satellite as seen from outer space. Credit: NASA via UN News by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, May 07, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) – When the 15-member UN Security Council failed last month to adopt its first-ever resolution on outer space—co-sponsored by the […]

[ad_1] Japan has embarked upon a transformative journey that signifies a departure from its conventional pacifist stance. Despite encountering pockets of domestic opposition, Japan’s vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific has received increasing support from neighbouring nations. Within a regional backdrop of countering China’s military modernisation and expansionism, Japan is now laying the groundwork […]

[ad_1] NewsFeed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Hamas ceasefire “proposal” is not acceptable in its current form, adding that it was a failed attempt to torpedo Israel’s entry into Rafah.  Published On 7 May 20247 May 2024 [ad_2]