[ad_1] The Scottish National Party expected to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf. The Scottish government has survived a confidence vote, giving the Scottish National Party (SNP) a chance to pick a new leader to replace outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf. Yousaf’s decision to step down as first minister and […]

[ad_1] Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said during meetings with Israeli leaders on Wednesday that Hamas leaders could save Palestinian lives by accepting a proposed deal under which they would free 33 hostages in exchange for a six-week cease-fire and the liberation of many Palestinian prisoners. Mr. Blinken’s comments, in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, […]

[ad_1] Protests against the bill began in mid-April, after the ruling Georgian Dream party proposed measures requiring non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and independent media to register as organisations “bearing the interests of a foreign power”, if they receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign donors. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Organised labour has given the federal government till the end of May to finalise the process of implementing the new national minimum wage for workers. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, made the demand on Wednesday in Abuja at this year’s edition of the International Workers Day. This year’s celebration […]

[ad_1] UK’s Metropolitan Police has identified Daniel Anjorin as the victim of Tuesday’s horrific sword attack in Hainault, East London. Anjorin died after a man wielding a sword stabbed him, two police officers and two other people, in a street attack, police said. The man used what appeared to be a Samurai-type sword in the […]

[ad_1] Your Excellency Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation, and Moroccan expatriates, Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Course participants, Ladies, and gentlemen, At the outset, let me affirm the honour for me to be back in Rabat to join you in this third specialized training of African Union election observers which the kingdom of Morocco […]

[ad_1] By Ashay Abbhi, Manager, Climate Change, Intellecap George, a delivery executive, lives in a modest home on the outskirts of Nairobi. He unplugs the wire that charges his shiny new electric bike, presses a tiny switch bringing the quiet engine to life, and rides off to deliver happiness in the form of food. George […]

[ad_1] NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tourists were evacuated by air from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve Wednesday after more than a dozen hotels, lodges and camps were flooded as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Tourist accommodation facilities were submerged after a river within the Maasai Mara broke its banks early Wednesday. The reserve, […]

[ad_1] by Thalif Deen (united nations) Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 01 (IPS) – World Press Freedom Day 2024. The seven- month-long war in Gaza is perhaps the only military conflict in contemporary history which has claimed the lives of over 100 journalists, including targeted killings. As of April 26, according […]

[ad_1] A demonstration against Israel’s war on Gaza at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) turned violent when a vigilante pro-Israel mob attacked a solidarity encampment occupied by peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters. Witnesses said the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) only intervened after nearly four hours of the attacks, which started overnight into Wednesday […]