[ad_1] The UN’s top court is hearing Israel’s response to a case brought by South Africa seeking an emergency halt to its offensive in Rafah. South Africa has also accused Israel of genocide in the Gaza war. Israel, which has called South Africa’s case “wholly unfounded” and “morally repugnant”, responded on Friday accusing South Africa […]

[ad_1] Opinion by Jihad Azour (washington dc) Friday, May 17, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, May 17 (IPS) – Dislocations from the pandemic, geoeconomic fragmentation, and Russia’s war in Ukraine have shifted world trade dynamics. While this has created challenges, the redirection of trade has also generated new opportunities, particularly for the Caucasus and Central […]

[ad_1] A $320m floating pier built for delivering aid has been attached to Gaza’s shore and began being used to deliver aid on Friday, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says. Aid groups have criticised the pier as a costly and ineffective distraction from the fact that land deliveries are the most efficient way to help […]

[ad_1] Russian-backed authorities in the occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Friday that an overnight attack by Ukraine’s military had hit an electricity substation, leading to rolling blackouts throughout the city that is home to part of the Russian naval fleet. Schools have been closed across Sevastopol, a city of about a half million […]

[ad_1] The president had been coy about whether he was ever going to debate his Republican opponent. But if he had taken a pass, he would have been the first president since Richard Nixon in 1972 to skip the debate process entirely. Given that there have been repeated questions about his age and competency to […]

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure in West Africa to effectively address the challenges confronting the region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to defeat […]

[ad_1] The Emirates Group will award eligible employees a five-month (20-week) salary as a bonus after the company announced a significant profit of AED 18.7 billion ($5.1 billion). This marks an impressive 71 per cent surge from the previous year’s AED 10.9 billion ($3.0 billion). The group’s workforce rose by 10 per cent to 112,406 […]

[ad_1] Voluntary carbon market could reach $10-$40 billion by 2030, and create up to 190 million jobs in Africa by 2050 if carbon price per tonne reaches $80 African countries could leverage their vast renewable energy resources, tropical forests, peatlands, and marine ecosystems to export premium carbon credits, providing a new revenue stream, according to […]

[ad_1] Nigeria’s inflation continued its upward trend last month, rising for the 16th straight month. When compared to April 2023’s recorded rate of 22.22%, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate in 2024 rose a whopping 11.47% points. However, the headline inflation rate declined by 0.73% on a month-on-month basis. Where the headline inflation rate for April was 2.29%, […]

[ad_1] By Sudarshan Varadhan BANGKOK (Reuters) – Higher electricity demand in Laos due to cryptocurrency mining and erratic rainfall have led to power shortages, an advisor to its state-run utility said, revealing challenges to the nation’s prospects as a hydropower exporter to Southeast Asia. Laos is dubbed the battery of southeast Asia for its hydropower […]