Cameroon’s President Paul Biya’s month-long absence from the public eye is causing intense speculation about his health and raising fears of a post-Biya power struggle among political factions in the central African country. Biya, who has long faced health suspicions, often disappears for weeks on end, only to resurface again….
In recent days, US Democrats have fretted about polls showing soft support for Vice President Kamala Harris among Black voters, and especially among Black men — a development that some Democrats fear could imperil Harris’s chances to win in November. On October 14, Harris released an “Opportunity Agenda for Black…
Damage caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton is estimated to be more than $100bn. Two powerful hurricanes have devastated properties and businesses across the southeastern United States. Climate-linked weather events are becoming more frequent and costly in the nation, draining the federal government’s aid funds rapidly. That is why many…
Ukrainian president tells parliament it’s ‘possible to end the war no later than next year’ if his proposal is followed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his “victory plan” to end the war with Russia includes requests for specific weapons and an “unconditional” invitation to join NATO now. “If we start…
The war in Ukraine, a conflict that continues to expand, has been devastating, with civilian casualties this summer reaching an all-time high since 2022. Just how many people have been killed in the war since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022? Here’s what we know: How many…
Most food crises are ‘largely manufactured’, charity says in new report published on World Food Day. Hunger caused by conflicts around the world has reached record high levels, a new report by Oxfam has found, which accuses warring parties of weaponising food and blocking aid. Between 7,000 to as many…
From $180 a kg of tomatoes to $60 a kg of sugar, Al Jazeera examines the cost of basic food items as Israel’s assault on Gaza continues. Deir el-Balah, Gaza – For more than two weeks now, Israel has blocked nearly all food aid from entering northern Gaza, leaving some 400,000…
Tuchel is only the third non-British manager appointed to the position Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been named the new head coach of the England national team, the country’s Football Association said in a statement. The German, who is England’s third foreign manager, after Sweden’s Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio…
New Delhi, India — India-Canada bilateral relations touched a historic low this week when both countries expelled six diplomats each, in tit-for-tat moves, after Ottawa doubled down on its accusation that the Indian government masterminded the 2023 murder of a prominent Sikh separatist leader. While levelling serious conspiracy charges against…
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas was in his element when, on stage at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last month, he thanked 124 countries for voting yes on the first-ever resolution introduced by Palestine at the UNGA. He was back at the scene of one of the PA’s most…
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