India CJP protests: Young women face online harassment and abuse
I’m in my mid-20s. I had been posting about the protests from the beginning, but 20 July was the first time I attended one. After the baton charge that day and the internet shutdown around the protest site, I went home and started sharing…
US revokes Brazilian ambassador’s visa amid escalating diplomatic dispute
The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil‘s ambassador, a State Department official said Tuesday, in a mounting diplomatic row just months before elections in Latin America‘s largest nation. The move would be reversed, the official…
'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'
In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted. Fuente: Leer la noticia original
Armed man arrested outside Trump’s Los Angeles golf course before presidential visit
A man carrying ammunition and with a gun in his car was arrested Sunday at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course after appearing to monitor security preparations two days ahead of Trump’s fundraiser there, authorities said Tuesday. The…
Russia launches ballistic missile and drone strike on Kyiv
Russia has attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing one person and leaving at least 12 others injured after strikes across Kyiv and the surrounding area, authorities say. The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Timur…
US says Iran Hormuz deal could come ‘today or tomorrow’ as oil prices plunge
A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck «today or tomorrow», sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of increased shipments through the vital waterway. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC…
Armed man arrested at Trump’s golf course ahead of president’s visit
Authorities in California have arrested a man who was seen near a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in the Los Angeles area, ahead of the president’s visit for a fundraising dinner there. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was found with a pistol…
‘World’s largest humanitarian crisis Thirty five million Sudanese need humanitarian assistance’
Camille Knight is pleased to welcome Dirk Segaar, IFRC Special Envoy for Sudan. Sudan’s humanitarian crisis has become one of the defining yet least visible crises of the twenty first century. Segaar argues that the conflict can no longer be…
Kenya elephant deaths: Behind the poisoning and the pesticide mystery
News that the recent deaths of 15 elephants may have been caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops surrounding Amboseli National Park has raised concerns and questions in Kenya. Last week, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said that some of the…
Up to 20 years in jail for cocoa land repurpose in Ghana – Eye on Africa
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