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PAKISTAN UN ambassador, Munir Akram has strongly advocated for the Security Council to reconsider and endorse Palestine’s application for full UN membership, aligning with the majority of global opinions. The Pakistani UN mission stated in a press statement that this move “would rectify the historic injustice against the Palestinian people …

THE death toll has risen to 36 following the collapse of a carriageway on a motorway in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. The agency reported that three more vehicles which went down with the collapsed road had been discovered. Chinese media had …

AMERICA’s repeated use of its veto on the Palestinian-Israeli issue is not commensurate with the role of a responsible power, said a Chinese envoy on Thursday. The United States has used its veto dozens of times on the issue. Since the outbreak of the current conflict in Gaza, the United …

ARIZONA lawmakers on Wednesday repealed the permanent reintroduction of a 160-year-old abortion ban in the U.S. state. In April, the state Supreme Court allowed the controversial 1864 law to be reinstated. The statute bans nearly all abortions, including those sought by survivors of rape or incest. Exceptions only apply if …

TURKEY is joining South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the announcement in Ankara on Wednesday. He said the legal details of taking part in the lawsuit were still …

IN a significant move targeting corruption in Uganda, Britain has sanctioned Anita Among, the speaker of the Ugandan parliament, along with two high-profile lawmakers, Mary Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu. This marks the first application of Britain’s sanctions regime aimed at combating corruption in the East African nation. Under the UK’s Global Anti-Corruption …

IN an exclusive interview with CNN recently, US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo emphasised America’s stance as a preferred partner for African nations, pledging cooperation without imposing conditions, amid growing competition from China and Russia. Raimondo’s remarks come amidst her inaugural official visit to Africa, where she attended the AmCham Business Summit and …

  UGANDA has inked a significant agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB), securing a $295 million loan to finance infrastructure projects, announced the country’s finance minister on Tuesday. This move underscores Uganda’s commitment to diversifying its sources of external funding amidst ongoing challenges in resuming lending discussions with …

AN Iranian billionaire convicted of stealing nearly three billion dollars has had his death sentence commuted to a 20-year jail term. Babak Zanjani was convicted in 2016 of pocketing money from the oil ministry to circumvent US sanctions on Iran. He said he had been unable to hand over the …

THE European Union is releasing another €68 million ($72.7 million) in humanitarian aid for Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, the European Commission said in Brussels on Friday. “In light of the continued deterioration of the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the steady rise of needs on …