US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns | Weapons News

US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns | Weapons News

Biden administration approves $1.3bn in military aid for Egypt, despite reports that rights abuses remain widespread. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it will provide Egypt with $1.3bn in military assistance, overriding concerns about ongoing rights abuses by the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Normally,…

Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leaves country for Spain | Elections News

Venezuela opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez leaves country for Spain | Elections News

Edmundo Gonzalez is seeking asylum in Spain after he challenged the re-election of Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela has said that opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez has left the country after a day of rising diplomatic tensions and is seeking asylum in Spain. “After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish embassy in Caracas…

In its presidential elections, Algeria prepares for ‘business as usual’ | Politics News

In its presidential elections, Algeria prepares for ‘business as usual’ | Politics News

As Algerians head for the polls to vote in a presidential election, analysts say they do not expect big changes. Of the 15 hopefuls who said they would run against incumbent president, 78-year-old Abdelmadjid Tebboune, only two received the requisite 600 signatures of support from elected officials, or the 50,000…

UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests | Protests News

UAE pardons 57 Bangladeshis jailed for anti-Hasina protests | Protests News

The Bangladeshi nationals were sentenced to long prison terms for protesting against the unrest in their home country. The president of the United Arab Emirates has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens jailed for holding protests in the Gulf country against their own government. The decision, announced on Tuesday, by President Sheikh…

DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison | Prison News

DRC says 129 killed in attempted escape from country’s biggest prison | Prison News

Interior Minister Shabani Lukoo says 24 people were shot dead while others suffocated in the crowd. Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have said at least 129 people were killed while trying to escape from the central Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa. In a statement posted…

US says it seizes Venezuela leader Maduro’s plane, citing sanctions breach | Nicolas Maduro News

US says it seizes Venezuela leader Maduro’s plane, citing sanctions breach | Nicolas Maduro News

Justice Department says $13m aircraft bought through shell company, ‘smuggled’ out of US for Maduro’s use. United States authorities say they have seized a $13m aircraft allegedly bought for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in violation of sanctions. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic on Monday and…

Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for | Israel-Palestine conflict

Unspoken bonds: Gaza’s forcibly displaced and the homes they yearn for | Israel-Palestine conflict

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – An insight I gained over the past two decades is that trauma is not only experienced, it is encoded in our genes, passed down through generations, shaping our collective memory, identity and attitude. About 17 years ago, I received my first laptop as a family gift….

Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration

Kicked out at 18 to live on the streets – a teenage migrant in Spain | Migration

Barcelona, Spain – The morning he turned 18, the Spanish children’s centre that Ilyas* had been sheltering in for two years since he arrived across the border from Morocco unceremoniously kicked him out. He wasn’t even permitted to stay for breakfast. Now that he was an adult, the authorities said;…

‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes | Protests

‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes | Protests

Dhaka, Bangladesh – In the early afternoon of July 19, four-year-old Abdul Ahad was on the balcony of his family’s toy-strewn, rented apartment in Rayerbag neighbourhood when he saw a commotion on the street. Abdul, loud, curious and always asking questions, called out to his father. “Dad, look. Look what…

Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row | Social Media News

Brazil moves to block access to Musk’s X amid disinformation row | Social Media News

The decision comes after a months-long feud between a judge and X’s owner Musk over censorship and disinformation. Telecommunications regulators in Brazil have begun the process of blocking X after the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of the social media platform for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a…