Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday said the African Union’s entry into the G20 will “give African interests and perspectives voice and visibility in this important body”. “With Africa poised to grow in the coming years, a seat will allow it to shape the decisions of G20 to ensure the continent’s interests are advanced. The…
President-elect Donald Trump has officially named 27-year-old Karoline Leavitt as the new White House press secretary, marking a significant milestone in her career. Leavitt’s ascent has been swift, beginning as a student assistant for Fox News during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Following her role as assistant press secretary during Trump’s first term, she will now…
More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said. Dongyu made this known during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for a Better Life and a Better Future”. ‘Foods’, in…
The enactment of a new immigration law in Florida has triggered fear and anxiety among undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. Photo Credit: USA today At the crack of dawn, amidst the darkness, workers with backpacks gather in a parking lot adjacent to the Azteca market in Immokalee. Arriving on bicycles or on foot,…
Escalated Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed 16 members of four Syrian families, including women and children, a war monitor reported. The death toll among Syrian refugees, who had fled the war in Syria seeking safety in Lebanon, continues to rise as the conflict intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah, a Britain-based war monitor said. With Monday’s…
Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Tuesday by a large majority to ban the Russian-linked Orthodox Church. According to lawmakers, the controversial bill received a broad majority in the parliament, or Rada, in Kiev at the second reading. Out of 322 lawmakers present, 265 voted in favour of the law. In Ukraine’s fragmented religious landscape, around 10,000…
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities for an agreement to release around 100 hostages held by Palestinian Islamist Hamas on Saturday. “We must not sacrifice any more lives; we must not sacrifice them [the remaining hostages],” said a relative of a hostage who died last week, at the…
Elon Musk, a multifaceted entrepreneur, is known for his diverse roles and responsibilities. One such role is being the head of marketing for his companies and their groundbreaking products and services. In a recent annual meeting, Musk made an intriguing announcement that caught the attention of Tesla (TSLA) – Get Free Report enthusiasts and…
The global market for clean energy technologies is set to grow from 700 billion dollars last year to more than 2 trillion dollars by 2035. This is according to analysis published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday. Trade in clean energy technologies such as photovoltaics, wind turbines, electric cars, batteries and heat pumps…
No less than 18 people were killed, and four others wounded on Monday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential apartment in Aitou. A village in Lebanon’s North Governorate, the Lebanese Red Cross said in a post on X. Lebanese TV channel LBCI reported that the building targeted in the airstrike was rented by displaced…
