Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that his country will offer temporary shelter to Palestinian medical evacuees and children orphaned by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We are ready to evacuate those who are injured or traumatized, and orphans, if they want to be evacuated to Indonesia, and we are ready to send planes to transport them,” Subianto said, adding that he has instructed his foreign affairs minister to discuss evacuation plans with the Palestinian authorities at once. According to AP, he said Indonesia is ready to evacuate a first batch of around 1,000 victims, who will stay in the country until...
Kenya Police Fire Tear Gas During School Drama Competition, Causes Controversies In The Country
Kenya’s national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play. Echoes of War highlights the role of digital media in government and the power of youth in changing society – with close parallels to Kenya’s current political situation. It was initially disqualified from the drama festival under unclear circumstances, but a High Court ruling overturned the decision and ordered it to be included. Tensions flared in the western town of Nakuru on Thursday morning when students stormed out of the...
Zimbabwe Makes First Compensation Payments To White Farmers Over Land Grabs
Zimbabwe’s government has announced an initial pay-out of US$3m (£2.3m) to white farmers whose farms were seized under a controversial government programme more than two decades ago. It is the first payment to be made under the 2020 compensation agreement signed between the state and the local white farmers in which Zimbabwe committed to pay $3.5bn (£2.6bn) for seized farmland. Thousands of white farmers were forced from their land, often violently, between 2000 and 2001. The seizures were meant to redress colonial-era land grabs but contributed to the country’s economic decline and ruined relations with the West. The payment announced...
Gabon To Hold Its First Presidential Election Since The 2023 Military Coup
The oil-rich central African nation of Gabon on Saturday will hold its first presidential election since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty which lasted over 50 years. The interim president, Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, led the coup that toppled President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who many Gabonese accused of irresponsible governance. Bongo was placed in house arrest after the coup but freed a week later due to health concerns. His wife and son were detained and charged with corruption and embezzlement of public funds. Bongo himself was not charged. Following the coup, soldiers proclaimed Oligui Nguema, the Republican Guard chief and a cousin...
Defense Chiefs From Around 30 Countries Meet At NATO For Talks On A Future Ukraine Force
Britain’s defense minister on Thursday urged military leaders from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia. The meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels — the first between defense ministers representing the so-called coalition of the willing — comes after a visit to Kyiv last week by senior British and French military officers. It’s expected to work on fleshing out an agreement reached at an earlier meeting between leaders. John Healey, Britain’s defense minister, opening the meeting said, “We must put more pressure on (Russia’s) President Putin to end his war.”...
Defense Chiefs From Around 30 Countries Meet At NATO For Talks On A Future Ukraine Force
Britain’s defense minister on Thursday urged military leaders from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia. The meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels — the first between defense ministers representing the so-called coalition of the willing — comes after a visit to Kyiv last week by senior British and French military officers. It’s expected to work on fleshing out an agreement reached at an earlier meeting between leaders. John Healey, Britain’s defense minister, opening the meeting said, “We must put more pressure on (Russia’s) President Putin to end his war.”...
Death Tolls Rise To 218 In A Dominican Nightclub Roof Collapse
The number of dead in a roof collapse at an iconic nightclub in the Dominican Republic surged to 218 on Thursday, an official said. Juan Manuel Méndez, director of the Center of Emergency Operations, said crews at the scene were still looking for victims and potential survivors, although no one has been found alive since Tuesday afternoon. “We’ve practically combed through ground zero,” he said, adding that there’s one very small area of rubble left that crews are focusing on. “This has been very difficult for us all.” Doctors warned that some of the two dozen patients who remained hospitalized were still...
Taliban Morality Enforcers Arrest Men For Having The Wrong Hairstyle Or Skipping Mosque, UN Says
The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a U.N. report said Thursday, six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect. The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects everyday life in Afghanistan, including public transport, music, shaving and celebrations. Most notably, the ministry issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public. That same month, a top U.N. official warned the laws provided a “distressing vision” for the country’s future by adding to existing employment, education, and dress code...
Barcelona Dominate Dortmund with 4-0 Victory in Champions League First Leg
Barcelona ran riot as they thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League clash. Barcelona trashed German side Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie. The Blaugrana put four goals past Dortmund. Before the match, Barcelona were the favourites—especially judging by the German side’s performance this season—and the prediction of many football fans turned out to be accurate. Die Schwarzgelben looked clueless and disorganised. They posed little or no threat to their Spanish opponents. Raphinha gave Barca the lead in the 25th minute. Robert Lewandowski doubled the lead three minutes...
US Court Gives Davido 21 Days To Respond To Copyright Lawsuit Over Alleged Song Theft
International Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke professionally known as Davidois under legal fire in the United States, as a Federal Court issued a 21-day deadline for the artist to respond to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by four Nigerian musicians. The lawsuit was filed by a group of four other Nigerian artistes, Martins Chukwuka Emmanuel, Abel Great Umaru, Kelvin Ayodele Campbell and David Ovhioghena Umaru, who accused Davido of stealing their 2022 song ‘Work’ with hopes of collaboration, which he allegedly used to create his own soundtrack title ‘strawberry on Ice’ in 2024 Davido was sued alongside Emmerson Amidu Bockarie, professionally...