Headlines
  • A new round of peace talks was reportedly scheduled to take place in Pakistan with Vice President JD Vance and other American diplomats.
  • The US will host new talks between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday with the aim of encouraging an agreement.
  • US President Donald Trump has stated that unless an agreement is made with Tehran, the US will not lift its embargo of Iranian ports.
  • Data from the Defense Department shows that at least 415 American troops have been injured in the war with Iran.
  • US On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to leave for Pakistan in preparation for the upcoming round of peace talks with Iran.
  • On Monday, US President Donald Trump claimed on social media that Israel "never talked" him into going to war with Iran.

Year: 2021

October 17, 2021

Burkina Faso Organises the First Pan...

The Ouagadougou Pan-African Film Festival, which was cancelled last year due to the epidemic, will return to Burkina Faso on Saturday. One Burkinabe director explains the necessity of telling African tales through cinema after making a film about a nursery for the children of sex workers

October 12, 2021

Businesses Looted During the Riots in...

Ransacked businesses say they are still waiting for government assistance to get back on their feet 100 days after South Africa was rocked by the greatest unrest since the end of apartheid. Frustration over the delayed clean-up is putting the ruling African National Congress party’s future to the test as a local election approaches

UN Secretary-General Attends G20 Extraordinary Leaders’...

The G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Meeting on Afghanistan is addressed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

Food Ventures in India During COVID-19...

The COVID-19 outbreak in India, as in other countries, had a serious impact on numerous restaurants, forcing hundreds to close. Despite this, some entrepreneurs persevered and started new food enterprises during the pandemic

Is Poland on the Verge of...

Officials from the European Union have warned that the bloc is “at risk of collapsing” if it does not appeal a verdict by Poland’s highest court on the supremacy of EU law. As Henry Ridgwell explains, large rallies in favour of EU membership were organized across Poland over the weekend

China Plans Ban on Private-Sector Involvement...

The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set out plans to ban private investment in the media, amid an ongoing program of regulatory changes aimed at tightening state control over the private sector

October 11, 2021

Murder Trial of Former Burkina Faso...

A trial for the death of Burkina Faso’s former president, Thomas Sankara, begins on Monday, nearly three decades after he and 12 others were killed in a coup in 1987. Former President Blaise Compaoré, who lives in exile in Ivory Coast and is the primary defendant in the case, will not be present

Iraq’s Elections A Litmus Test for...

Iraqis voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that had been postponed until 2022 due to huge protests in 2019. Some think the elections are a new test for Iraq’s democratic system, but many activists say they are marred by corruption and sectarianism and represent little progress

October 10, 2021

Is Apple’s Steve Jobs’ Legacy Fading?

Steve Jobs died of pancreatic cancer ten years ago, at the age of 56. He was instrumental in creating Apple one of the world’s most successful companies. But, what does the future hold for Apple?

October 9, 2021

2021 Nobel Peace Prize: RSF Hails...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is very pleased that the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov, two eminent and courageous journalists. This prize rewards all those who work with determination for free and independent information

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