Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Rattle Each Other at Debate
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump accuse each other of being weak and lying, intheir first debate of the 2024 US presidential election. It was the first time the two candidates have met and follows weeks of personalattacks on Harris by Trump and his allies that have included racist and sexistinsults. The two candidates are effectively […]
Hezbollah Launch Fresh Attack on Israel
Islamist group Hezbollah has launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. The US says it is […]
Niger Cuts Ties With Ukraine Over Comments on Mali-Wagner Attack
Niger’s junta has cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine over remarks from officials it said showed Ukraine’s support for groups involved in fighting in neighbouring Mali that killed dozens of soldiers and Russian Wagner fighters in July. The move follows Mali’s decision on Sunday to sever relations with Kyiv following comments by Ukraine’s military spy agency […]
Ghana opposition party demands central bank governor’s resignation in 3 weeks
The main opposition party in Ghana has given a 3-week ultimatum to the country’s central bank governor and his deputy to resign. The National Democratic Congress accuses Ernest Addison of “recklessness” and mismanaging the bank – with the bank accused of illegally printing money and spending over $8.6m on travel expenses. In the fiscal year 2022, the Bank of […]
Ukraine’s security service says a woman has been ARRESTED over a Russian plot to kill President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The service said she had tried to find out the itinerary ahead of his visit to flood-hit Mykolaiv back in June.Ukraine regularly accuses local residents who support Russia of passinginformation to help Moscow’s military.Zelensky had confirmed he had been informed about the arrest, saying the headof the SBU had updated him about the “fight against […]
Ecowas breaks post-Niger-deadline silence, to reconvene on Thursday.
West African’s regional bloc Ecowas says it will hold a summit in Nigeria’scapital, Abuja, on Thursday to discuss the crisis in Niger following a militarycoup.Ecowas had given the coup leaders seven days to reinstate the elected presidentor face the possibility of military intervention.However the deadline passed on Sunday with no change to the situation.A delegation […]
At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southern Pakistan.
At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a train derailed in southernPakistan.Railway Minister Saad Rafiq said initial investigations showed the train was travelling atnormal speed and they were trying to establish what led to the derailment.Several carriages of the Hazara Express overturned and went off the track, whilewounded passengers were moved […]
Former US President, Donald Trump has said he will ask the judge in his election fraud case to step aside.
Former US President, Donald Trump has said he will ask the judge in his electionfraud case to step aside on what he called “very powerful grounds”.He claimed that “there is no way I can get a fair trial” unless she does.His call, which gave no details of his grounds for asking her to step down, […]
Niger closes air space citing ‘Threat Of Intervention’.
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace,warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediateresponse”.The country’s new rulers announcement came as the deadline from the West Africanbloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power to the democratically elected PresidentMohamed Bazoum was due to expire.ECOWAS last […]
Donald Trump becomes the first former U.S. president to face indictment due to his alleged involvement.
In a historic turn of events, America is poised to witness a former president facing trial for his alleged efforts to dismantle the country’s democratic system. Donald Trump, a front-runner for the GOP nomination and a potential contender against President Joe Biden, stands indicted for attempting to hold onto power despite losing the 2020 presidential […]
