Category: Latest News

Oct 29
Which world leaders are visiting Qatar to pay their condolences?

Sheikh Hamad, who ruled the country from 1995 to 2013 and revolutionised modern-day Qatar, died on Thursday aged 74.

Oct 29
‘Why foreign airlines rule Nigeria’s skies’

By Dickson Omobola  Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Mr Adedayo Olawuyi, has fingered the dominance of foreign carriers in Nigeria’s aviation market to the weakness of domestic airlines, saying the country lacks strong local and regional o…

Oct 29
‘Rule-Taker into Rule-Shaper’: PM Modi proposes 10 governance reforms for Global South for next BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed ten global governance reform proposals for BRICS members. These proposals aim to transform the Global South from a rule-taker into a rule-shaper. He stressed the need for greater representation and responsiveness from g…

Oct 29
Britain: Leaflet with…rules of good behavior teaches illegal immigrants not to abuse women, “sex without consent is rape”

Particular emphasis is also placed on protecting children, as the leaflet makes clear that it is illegal to have sexual contact with anyone under the age of 16 – The failure of England’s immigration policy has left both the government and British citizens at …

Oct 29
‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran?

Iran's foreign minister has dismissed Trump’s latest threats, calling them a “diversion" from America’s own crisis."

Oct 29
“Far more than necessary to win”: Trump again takes credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire in Nobel Prize claim

US President Trump asserted that he has resolved eight international conflicts, including the India-Pakistan situation. He claims that these achievements merit consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed support …

Oct 29
Trump’s Iran war supercharged EV sales everywhere except the U.S.

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Electric vehicle sales are a surprising beneficiary of the Trump presidency – at least outside of the United States. The Iran conflict caused global oil prices to surge above $100 per barrel in March, April, and…

Oct 29
Netanyahu expected to berate New York’s Mamdani in ‘campaign speech’ of UN address

Benjamin Netanyahu is set to deliver a speech at the UN where he plans to address Mayor Zohran Mamdani's accusations. As Israeli elections approach, Netanyahu's campaign is perceived as increasingly desperate amidst mounting criticism of the Gaza war. He is m…

Oct 29
Somali Piracy Rebounds With Hijackings Amid Wider Turmoil

Somali piracy is making an unwelcome return, with two ships hijacked in four days and at least six now held, Somali officials say. The latest target: the SIBU 1, an Eritrean-flagged oil tanker believed to be part of Iran's covert "shadow fleet," seized on Thu…

Oct 29
Netanyahu’s isolation and the West’s shameful part in it

The irony is shocking: Bibi was forced to enter the United States almost in secret, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian walked around unchallenged (apart from protests by the Iranian diaspora). Opinion.