Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda | ISIL/ISIS News

Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda | ISIL/ISIS News

The ADF has carried out multiple attacks in Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo in the last decade. At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday,…

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP | Climate Crisis

There is a way out of the climate crisis – but it is not through COP | Climate Crisis

There have been a total of 28 United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) on the climate crisis to date, but only the last one, convened earlier this month in the United Arab Emirates, has ever mentioned ending fossil fuels in its final agreement. COP28 secured a commitment from nations to…

Q&A: DR Congo election chief on ‘unfair’ criticism and vote preparedness | News

Q&A: DR Congo election chief on ‘unfair’ criticism and vote preparedness | News

Kinshasa, DRC – This Wednesday, millions of Congolese citizens vote in one of the most anticipated elections of 2023. The high-stakes vote could represent the second peaceful civilian-to-civilian transition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s history since independence from Belgium in June 1960. There have been mounting concerns about…

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava, smoke after weeks of earthquakes | Volcanoes News

Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava, smoke after weeks of earthquakes | Volcanoes News

A volcano in southwest Iceland has erupted, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area weeks after nearly 4,000 residents of a nearby town were evacuated amid intense seismic activity. The eruption started at about 10:17pm (22:17 GMT) on Monday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the country’s…

Bombs to buzzing beaches: Sri Lanka sees tourism surge after long crisis | Tourism

Bombs to buzzing beaches: Sri Lanka sees tourism surge after long crisis | Tourism

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Devmith Kaggodarachchi’s beachfront hotel in the southwestern coastal town of Hikkaduwa, a tourist hotspot 136km (85 miles) from the capital Colombo, is nearing full capacity. The three-star hotel, with air-conditioned rooms and private balconies looking into the Indian Ocean, is busy serving tourists visiting for the Christmas…

US announces 10-nation force to counter Houthi attacks in Red Sea | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US announces 10-nation force to counter Houthi attacks in Red Sea | Israel-Palestine conflict News

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin says coalition will include Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, UK and other countries. The United States has announced the launch of a multinational force to protect trade in the Red Sea after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels forced several shipping companies to suspend…

India’s Manisha Kalyan: From a village in Punjab to European football | Football

India’s Manisha Kalyan: From a village in Punjab to European football | Football

Mumbai, India – In the quiet embrace of a small Indian village, where dreams are often whispered against the backdrop of simplicity, emerged a football prodigy destined for greatness. Meet Manisha Kalyan, the young Indian football sensation whose long journey from the narrow lanes of Muggowal in Punjab to the…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 664 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 664 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 664th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi said the situation on the front line was not at a stalemate, after suggesting last month that it was a possibility. He…

More than 100 people killed in earthquake in northwest China | Earthquakes News

More than 100 people killed in earthquake in northwest China | Earthquakes News

The shallow 6.2 magnitude quake struck during the night near the border of Gansu and Qinghai provinces, sending people rushing out onto the street. More than 100 people have been killed after an earthquake hit northwestern China while many people were asleep. The earthquake, measured at 6.2 according to state…

Philippines’ billions in climate funds face scrutiny over green credentials | Environment News

Philippines’ billions in climate funds face scrutiny over green credentials | Environment News

Manila, the Philippines – After typhoon Doksuri battered the Philippines earlier this year, pastor Thaad Samson waded through waist-high waters while going door to door to check on his neighbours. Seventeen towns in his home province of Bulacan were paralyzed by days of flooding after the typhoon hit the archipelago…