Kenya ‘disassociates’ with DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row | Elections News

Kenya ‘disassociates’ with DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row | Elections News

Kenya’s foreign ministry says it ‘strongly disassociates’ with a DRC opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi. Kenya has “strongly disassociated” itself from a Congolese opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi, spurring a diplomatic row with Kinshasa. The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Chad holds referendum on new constitution amid opposition protests | Elections News

Chad holds referendum on new constitution amid opposition protests | Elections News

For the voters, the referendum marks a long-awaited return to civilian rule since the April 2021 military takeover. Chadians have started voting on a new constitution as a stepping stone to next year’s election that aims to mend political and community division in the oil-producing, yet impoverished and fragmented country….

Outrage after Israeli forces kill Israeli captives in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Outrage after Israeli forces kill Israeli captives in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed Thousands of people have protested in Tel Aviv after Israeli forces killed three Israeli captives in Gaza who were shirtless, waving a white flag and calling for help in Hebrew. Demonstrators are demanding the gov’t reach a deal for the safe return of remaining captives. Published On 17 Dec…

Nur Shams refugee camp in West Bank reels from deadly Israeli raids | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Nur Shams refugee camp in West Bank reels from deadly Israeli raids | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem on Sunday morning, taking the toll in Israeli raids, including drone strikes, in the occupied territories to seven in the last 24 hours. Two of the victims were killed in drone strikes while several others were injured…

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West | Arts and Culture

Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi’s spiritual poems and perpetual wisdom have transcended time and cultures. Seven hundred and fifty years after his death, the celebrated Persian thinker remains a best-selling poet in the West, revered as an Islamic dervish in the East, while his sagacious thoughts rule the internet. When he died…

‘Nonsense’: Putin rejects Biden claim that Russia plans to attack NATO | NATO News

‘Nonsense’: Putin rejects Biden claim that Russia plans to attack NATO | NATO News

The Russian president says Moscow has ‘no interest … to fight with NATO countries’. The Russian president has dismissed the United States’s claims that Moscow could attack a NATO country in the future as “complete nonsense”, saying such a conflict would run counter to his country’s interests. Vladimir Putin made…

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

France condemns killing of its worker in Israeli strike in Gaza’s Rafah | Gaza News

The killing comes as French top diplomat Catherine Colonna in Israel to appeal for truce and lasting peace. The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah that killed one of its staff in a region previously declared a safe…

Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

While President Aleksandar Vucic is not on the ballot, the contest is seen as a referendum on his government. Serbians have begun voting in parliamentary and local elections that will test the strength of the country’s governing party amid unrest over high inflation, corruption, and gun violence. The snap elections,…

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces kill two Christian women in ‘cold blood’ inside Gaza church | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Two Christian women – an elderly mother and her daughter – were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic church in Gaza City, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem has said. “Around noon [10:00 GMT] today … a sniper” of the Israeli army “murdered two Christian…