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THE proposed legislation mirrors a House bill introduced earlier this year by Representatives Claudia Tenney, Randy Weber, and Anthony D’Esposito. If enacted, the measure would remove all references to “West Bank” from US government documents, replacing them with the biblical name. “The Jewish people’s legal and historic rights to Judea and Samaria …

A former Israeli reserve soldier who served in Gaza has revealed that army commanders instruct troops to open fire on any Palestinian regardless of whether or not they pose a threat. In a Haaretz article published on Wednesday, Israeli journalist Chaim Har-Zahav, who served an 86-day reserve mission in the enclave, detailed …

MALI military-led government has escalated its dispute with foreign mining companies, issuing an arrest warrant for Mark Bristow, Chief Executive of Barrick Gold Corporation. The charges include money laundering, underscoring growing tensions over mining revenues in the gold-rich nation. Abbas Coulibaly, general manager of Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto complex, is also targeted …

THE World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said she is eager to work with incoming US President Donald Trump and his trade team, despite uncertainty over his proposed tariffs on imports from China, Mexico, and Canada. Okonjo-Iweala’s comments came after WTO member countries voted unanimously to grant her a second …

SENEGAL’S President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced plans to end the long-standing presence of French troops in the country, marking a significant shift in the nation’s foreign policy. In an interview with French daily Le Monde, Faye declared, ‘There will soon be no more French soldiers in Senegal,’ underscoring his commitment …

FRANCE has officially recognised its role in the 1944 massacre of West African troops in Senegal, marking a significant step in addressing a long-standing historical grievance between the two nations. Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye confirmed the acknowledgment as both countries approach the 80th anniversary of the atrocity. The massacre …

THE death toll from devastating landslides in eastern Uganda has risen to 19, with more than 100 people still unaccounted for, according to police reports on Friday. Torrential rains triggered the landslides, which swept through villages in Bulambuli district, leaving destruction and grief in their wake. The affected villages—Masugu, Namachele, …

LIBERIAN senator and former warlord Prince Johnson has passed away at the age of 72, according to an announcement from the Liberian Senate. Described as an ‘irreparable loss’ in a Senate statement, his death was marked by the suspension of Thursday’s plenary session until the following Tuesday. ‘May his contributions …

FORMER former chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda has said she was subjected to “thug-style tactics”, threats and intimidation while in office. Bensouda, who held the post between 2012 and 2021, said that when she was working on some the court’s most politically sensitive cases she …

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information and passed it to Tehran and was found to have gathered the names of special forces soldiers. He was cleared of a charge of perpetrating a bomb …