Strategically located in the Red Sea, Tiran and Sanafir have a complicated history in a geopolitically turbulent part of the world. These uninhabited islands have been a source of much tension between Egypt and Saudi Arabia for decades. Today, with Tir…
Sri Lanka president says not time for Rajapaksa to return
Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, said on Sunday it was not the right time for his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, The Wall Street Journal reported. “I don’t believe it’s th…
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency for six more months
Myanmar’s junta chief has won approval to extend a state of emergency for six more months, state media reported on Monday. Min Aung Hlaing, who led last year’s coup, requested the military government to “allow him to serve for an additional 6 months”, …
US: Kansas man arrested in connection with 2 fatal shootings
A 51-year-old Kansas man was arrested on Sunday morning in connection with two fatal overnight shootings in Lawrence in the United States after fleeing police and firing on officers during the chase. Lawrence Police spokeswoman Laura McCabe said in a n…
England women’s football team have changed society: coach
England have changed society with their win in the Women’s European Championship, coach Sarina Wiegman said after leading the Lionesses to their first ever major title on Sunday, which sparked scenes of jubilation up and down the country. Wiegman’s sid…
Mali: At least 16 killed in 2 attacks in country’s northeast
At least 16 people were killed in two midweek attacks in northeastern Mali by suspected jihadists on encampments of nomadic tribesmen, local sources told AFP on Sunday. “The killings took place in the evening between Wednesday and Thursday with the sam…
António Guterres ‘outraged’ by UN shooting in DR Congo
UN chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was “outraged” by a deadly incident involving UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the Uganda border and demanded “accountability”. Guterres was “saddened and dismayed” to learn of the shoot…
Iraq: Sadr urges others join protest amid parliament sit-in
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr on Sunday urged other factions to support a protest that has seen his supporters occupy Baghdad’s parliament in a dispute over who should name the next prime minister. Nearly 10 months after elections, the oil…
Guinea junta urged hold dialogue after deadly banned demos
Civil society organisations, political parties and diplomats on Sunday condemned the junta’s use of force in Guinea and called urgently for a national dialogue after banned demonstrations that left several people dead. A coalition of political parties,…
Uganda: Nine perish in floods, many more ‘feared dead’
Nine people have lost their lives and more are feared dead in flooding in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale after two rivers burst their banks, leaving a trail of destruction, officials said on Sunday. Police and the military have been called in to hel…