insert_link World India PM Modi tells Putin ‘war cannot solve problems’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in Moscow that peace was "of utmost importance" and that "war cannot solve problems". "As a friend, I have also said that for the brighter future of our next generation, peace is of utmost importance," Modi said in a speech in Hindi, sitting alongside Putin. "When innocent children are murdered, one sees them die, the […] todayJuly 9, 2024 15
insert_link World UN says strongly condemns Russian strikes across Ukraine The UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine harshly condemned Monday's wave of deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine, including on Kyiv, saying "dozens of people have been killed and injured". "It is unconscionable that children are killed and injured in this war," she said in a statement, referring to a strike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, which Ukrainian officials said was hit by a Russian cruise missile. nl/vog/jm […] todayJuly 8, 2024 3
insert_link World Kyiv says Russia hit children’s hospital with cruise missile Ukraine said this afternoon that Russian forces had struck a children's hospital in Kyiv with a cruise missile, as part of a nationwide bombardment that killed more than two dozen people. The Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) said its initial assessment found that Moscow had struck the facility with a KH-101 strategic cruise missile, while a senior presidential official Andriy Yermak said the projectile "contains dozens of […] todayJuly 8, 2024 8
insert_link World Russia destroys Ukrainian naval drones near Black Sea port Novorossiysk Russia said Wednesday it had destroyed two Ukrainian naval drones that were advancing on its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight. Ukrainian naval drones have sunk several Russian ships in the Black Sea, but strikes as far east as Novorossiysk are rare. "Two unmanned boats travelling in the direction of Novorossiysk were destroyed in the waters of the Black Sea," Russia's defence ministry said in a […] todayJuly 3, 2024 9
insert_link World Does Israel really want to open a two-front war by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon? By Ian Parmeter, Australian National University Among the many sayings attributed to Winston Churchill is, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” This sentiment seems appropriate as Israel potentially appears ready to embark on a war against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said this week a decision on an all-out […] todayJune 21, 2024 5
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupapa wo ngeleka ya Roman Catholic mo unyuni apula ombili no makwafo apewe oilyolongo ili mo upyakadi woita. Omupapa wo ngeleka ya Roman Catholic mo unyuni Pope Francis, onghela okwa ya ndja elombwelo opo ku kale kwa ya ndjwa omakwafelo opaulumomumbwe ko shiwana shova Palestine osho tashi hangwa mo Gaza, yee ta pula na tango Israel no Hamas va tambulako omafaneko oo taa lalakanene exulifepo lo ita oshoyo oku mangulula ovo veli mee mango. Pefimbo le longelo kalunga onghela, omupapa Francis okwa lo ngifa yoo omito ta pandula […] todayJune 10, 2024 5
insert_link South Africa Spain joins S. Africa’s Gaza case at UN top court Spain said on Thursday that it will join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. "Our sole goal is to put an end to the war and to advance on the road of applying the two-state solution", Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said at a press conference. His statement came a week after Spain, […] todayJune 6, 2024 9
insert_link World Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 36,479 The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that at least 36,479 people have been killed in the territory during nearly eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes at least 40 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 82,777 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October […] todayJune 3, 2024 15
insert_link South Africa Uncertain times for South Africa’s foreign policy as country heads for coalition government By Bhaso Ndzendze, University of Johannesburg After South Africa’s 29 May election, the African National Congress has lost the electoral majority it held for 30 years, but remains the party with the highest number of seats in parliament. This makes it a key partner in the formation of a coalition government. For 30 years the ANC had a comfortable majority which allowed it to […] todayJune 3, 2024 18
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
