Tshisekedi and Kagame Meet in Doha; M23 Boycotts Angola Talks

Tshisekedi and Kagame Meet in Doha; M23 Boycotts Angola Talks: The M23 militia has announced they are withdrawing from talks with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo because EU sanctions against Rwandan officials earlier in the day "undermined" negotiations. After a decade of refusing direct talks with the M23 fighters, DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi announced last week that he was ready to meet with the M23 group after a meeting with his Angolan counterpart, who has acted as a mediator in the conflict.

Obama on the campaign trail has one particularly tough crowd: Young Black men

TUCSON, Ariz. — If there’s a prototypical Kamala Harris voter it might seem to be Charles Johnson, a 23-year-old Black college student. read more

Exclusive: Inside William Ruto's 4-Day State Visit - What You Need to Know!

President William Ruto will depart for a 4-day state visit to the United States of America, starting on Monday, May 20.

Israel-Hamas war: 5 key developments on Sunday 10 December

Fighting has continued in Gaza despite international calls for a ceasefire following the end of a one-week truce in the war.

North Korea unveils first tactical, nuclear-armed sub, Kim Jong Un watches on

North Korea launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said. cont'd

Traders Up in Arms Against Sakaja's New Project

Starehe Member of Parliament Amos Mwago, has appealed to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja to intervene and stop county officials from evicting traders at the newly established Pumwani market. go here

Feature: Nobel laureate encourages more Chinese to "go to Africa"

Charting the Economy: Health Crisis Turns Global Recession

The deadly pandemic is steamrolling the economies of the U.S. and Europe as central banks and governments sweep into action to help lay the ground for a recovery from an almost-certain global recession. cont'd

Angola’s dos Santos family empire in the firing line

Mail & Guardian - Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on the high profile family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, accused of plundering revenues from the country’s vast oil wealth.

The weather that’s trapping New Delhi beneath a deadly, toxic haze

The air quality has been at extremely hazardous levels for days during peak smog season. read more

Astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori receives hero's welcome in UAE

He was received by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.

Hazzaa AlMansoori got a royal welcome as he returned to the UAE after becoming the first Emirati in space and the first Arab on the International Space Station (ISS). His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Hazzaa and his mission's backup astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi as they landed at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening.

Deutsche Bank starts cull of 18,000 jobs

The Irish Times - Lender embarks on most radical strategic overhaul in two decades

The Latest: Toronto Raptors are NBA champions for 1st time

The Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-110 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. The Raptors won the series 4-2, denying the Warriors what would have been a third straight championship.

Exclusive: Venezuela plans to fly central bank gold reserves to UAE - source

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will sell 15 tonnes of gold from central bank vaults to the United Arab Emirates in coming days in return for euros in cash, a senior official with knowledge of the plan said, as the crisis-stricken country seeks to stay solvent.

Plea for aid as heavy snow hits refugee camps in Lebanon

France 24 - Storm Norma has hit Lebanon, inundating refugee camps with heavy rainfall and completely blanketing some homes in thick snow. Volunteers and refugees have taken to social media to share videos and photos of the freezing conditions and to plead for humanitarian aid.

Trump's push for Space Force highlights serious vulnerability

But is creating a sixth military service branch the right way to counter emerging threats in space?: Our view

Watch: An Unfiltered Conversation About Abortions and Black Women

Politicians threaten to reverse Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood faces accusations of “genocide” and Black wombs are named the most deadly place for babies to live. But beneath the controversy are the painful and rarely recalled stories of the women who have experienced abortion personally.

SpaceX rocket explodes at launch site in Florida

Daily Nation - A dense plume of black smoke filled the air following the blast, television images showed.

U.S. Spies Root for an ISIS-Russia War

Daily Beast - Six U.S. intelligence and military officials tell The Daily Beast that they hope an apparent ISIS attack on Metrojet Flight 9268 would force Putin to finally take the gloves off.

Wikileaks Announces New Release Of Documents Exposing Military Industrial Complex

Wikileaks Announces New Release Of Documents Exposing Military Industrial Complex


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The Secret to Kerry Washington’s Balancing Act

How the Scandal star stays cool, calm and totally in control.