Drought in Kenya killed 205 elephants and numerous other wildlife between February and October as much of East Africa endures its worst drought in 40 years, tourism minister Peninah Malonza…
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Qatar: Foreign minister slams ‘hypocrisy’ of World Cup criticism
Qatar’s foreign minister has denounced the “hypocrisy” of people calling for a boycott of the football World Cup to protest against alleged human rights in the Gulf country. Minister of…
Canada: Thousands of education workers in Ontario launch strike
Approximately 55,000 education workers have walked off the job in Canada’s most populous province, after the Ontario government passed legislation this week imposing contracts on them and banning strikes. Ontario…
USA: Twitter to begin layoffs after Elon Musk takeover
Twitter will tell employees by email on Friday about whether they have been laid off, temporarily closing its offices and preventing staff access, following a week of uncertainty about the…
Israel: Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu makes a dramatic return to power
A coalition led by the right-wing former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won a majority of seats in the 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, allowing the controversial figure to return…
Myanmar: Military diverts civilian jet fuel to air force
Amnesty International has called on suppliers of aviation fuel to suspend shipments to Myanmar to prevent the military government from using such supplies to conduct air attacks on civilian targets.…
Tunisia: New electoral law ‘eliminates’ gender parity
A new law introduced by Tunisian President Kais Saied’s government in September has “eliminated the principle of gendered parity” in elected assemblies, the United States-based group Human Rights Watch has…
Palestine: Israeli fighter jets hit Gaza after reports of rocket fire
Gaza City – Israeli fighter jets have launched several air attacks in the blockaded Gaza Strip, leading to a power outage in some areas, according to local sources. Among the…
China: Germany’s Olaf Scholz meets President Xi Jinping to boost economic ties
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the first visit by a leader of the Group of Seven (G7) nations to China in three years.…
South Africa: Pretoria gets $497m from World Bank for clean energy sourcing
South Africa, one of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters, has been granted financing of $497m to decommission one of its largest coal-fired power plants and convert it to renewable energy,…