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On Sunday, the U.S. military completed the withdrawal of its personnel from Niger’s Air Base 101 in Niamey, ahead of an upcoming exit from the drone base near Agadez, Niger’s desert city. This move follows an order by Niger’s ruling junta in April, directing the removal of nearly 1,000 U.S. military personnel from the country…
Polls in Iran opened on Friday for a presidential election following the death of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash last month. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the election, where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, 69, hopes for a breakthrough win against a divided conservative camp. The Guardian Council, which vets…
Houthi fighters fire anti-tank grenades during a military manoeuvre near Sanaa, Yemen, October 30, 2023.
British diet guru and TV personality Michael Mosley was found dead on Sunday on the Greek island of Symi, where he had gone missing earlier in the week, according to local police. “People on a boat saw a body close to the rocky coast,” reported Petros Vassilakis, police chief for the southern Aegean region. The…
Saudi Arabia has finalized a landmark agreement to establish a 120,000-square-meter logistics zone in Djibouti’s port, securing a 92-year concession aimed at enhancing export operations to Riyadh. This agreement, reported by the Addis Standard, represents a significant stride in fortifying economic and trade relations between the two nations. Key Figures and Delegation Visit The contract…
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli officials in connection with the war in Gaza. The bill passed with a vote of 247 to 155, including support from 42 Democrats, while two Republicans voted “present.”…
Georgia’s parliament is set to debate a controversial “family values” bill aimed at restricting LGBT rights. The bill, which includes bans on “LGBT propaganda” and gender reassignment surgery, will be discussed in the first of three required readings during the current spring session, according to Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of Parliament. Introduced by the ruling…
Former President Donald Trump has cautioned that his supporters might reach a “breaking point” if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, Trump acknowledged the possibility of facing jail time or home detention at his sentencing on July 11. “I’m ok…
The climbing season on Mount Everest has officially ended, with mountaineers leaving the world’s highest peak on Wednesday. This year’s season, which broke multiple records, also witnessed the loss of eight climbers, according to tourism officials and expedition organizers. More than 600 climbers and guides successfully reached the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) summit, as confirmed by Rakesh…
A Russian court sentenced a man to 25 years in prison on Monday for planning to set fire to a military office in Siberia in 2022, the year Moscow began its military operation in Ukraine. Rights groups have labeled the sentence against Ilya Baburin as a record term and emphasized that the arson never took…