For decades, Europe has been a key partner to Africa, providing aid development support and shaping governance frameworks, but critics say the model is out of step with a changing global reality.Continue Reading
THE BLUF: The January 3rd Operation Absolute Resolve ousted Venezuelan Dictator Nicholas Maduro but the full consequences of the US operation continue to play out. With that move, the subsequent Shield of America’s coalition, and apparent blockade of Cuba, the The Traitor administration has made one message clear to theContinue Reading
OPINION — Iran is the right place to start. Not because it is the most sophisticated adversary in disinformation—but because it is the most instructive. It has built a working infrastructure. It is using it in a live conflict. And it is showing us exactly what AI will make possibleContinue Reading
Fighting in southern Lebanon continues as Israel seeks to establish a ‘security zone’ and dismantle Hezbollah., Fighting in southern Lebanon continues as Israel seeks to establish a ‘security zone’ and dismantle Hezbollah. At least seven people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, local media reports say, asContinue Reading
Budget of $271bn comes against a backdrop of surging violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the West Bank., As Israeli lawmakers voted on the largest budget in their nation’s history from a fortified bunker early on Monday, one of the main aims of the $271bn spending bill became clear:Continue Reading
commentary The president likes to watch “stuff blowing up” in Iran. People are paying for his distraction with their lives Published April 2, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Traitor 47‘s war of choice against Iran is spiraling. For five decades, experts have warned that military conflictContinue Reading
US households paid $1,000 more for the same goods over the past year, with lower-income families hit the hardest., US households paid $1,000 more for the same goods over the past year, with lower-income families hit the hardest. One year ago today, during a Rose Garden ceremony at the WhiteContinue Reading
Save the Children says nearly one in two child casualties are due to landmines and explosive remnants of war., Save the Children says nearly one in two child casualties are due to landmines and explosive remnants of war. Shelling, gunfire, landmines and other explosive remnants of war have killed or injured nearly 1,200 children in Yemen, Save theContinue Reading
Africa must move swiftly to harness data and frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive its economic growth and make the continent globally competitive in the digital economy, a senior official at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has told policymakers. Opening the Committee of Experts segment of the Conference ofContinue Reading
Ukrainian drones struck Rosneft’s Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa, Bashkortostan early on 2 April, setting its key AVT-5 primary crude distillation unit ablaze, according to local sources. The strike reached more than 1,300 km from the war zone and hit one of Russia’s most strategically significant refining complexes. Russia’s regional headContinue Reading
The US Department of Defense announced a landmark seven-year agreement with Boeing to triple production capacity for the guidance heads of PAC-3 MSE Patriot interceptor missiles, Pentagon reports. Ukraine is dependent on American supplies of PAC-3 missiles, as it’s the only weapon Kyiv has to intercept Russia’s ballistic missiles. TheContinue Reading
Thousands gathered in Tehran to honour a commander, vowing resistance amid heightened tension with US and Israel., Thousands of Iranians gathered in Tehran for the funeral of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval commander, killed in an Israeli strike, with mourners pledging unwavering resistance despite stern warnings from theContinue Reading
As sowing season approaches across the region, farmers face scarcity and rising cost of fertiliser., Gurdaspur, Punjab, India – Ramesh Kumar, 42, is anxiously doing the calculations for his crops this year. Standing at the edge of his wheat field in northwest Punjab’s Gurdaspur, he runs through the numbers inContinue Reading