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Amid Red Sea Drama, Europe Imports More Chinese Cargo Via Rail
[ad_1] The ongoing onslaught of Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea led to soaring ocean freight rates throughout much of 2024 as ocean carriers rerouted ships around...
Turkey hosts another round of talks to ease tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia
[ad_1] ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey hosted a second round of talks on Monday between east African neighbors Ethiopia and Somalia to try and resolve a dispute over Ethiopia's deal...
Ukraine claims to control 1,000 sq kms of Russian territory
[ad_1] Ukraine's top commander has said Kyiv's forces control 1,000 square kilometres of Russian territory as they press their biggest cross-border incursion in two-and-a-half years of full scale war.Commander Oleksandr...
Greek government calls for EU disaster response mechanism over blaze
[ad_1] EU member states are sending aid to Greece to help battle the massive wildfire burning across woodland north-east of Athens.The assistance comes as the Greek government requests the activation...
‘Hashtags for hire’: How paid digital mercenaries meddled in Kenyan and Nigerian polls
[ad_1] Influential bloggers in Kenya and Nigeria said key political players regularly hired their services to operate fake accounts, sway public opinion and fan tensions during elections.Kenya went to the...
Putin vows to ‘squeeze out the enemy’ as Ukraine pushes deeper into Russia
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Monday to drive Ukrainian troops from his country’s territory as more civilians were urged to flee the surprise cross-border assault that has left the...
Putin orders Russian army to drive Ukrainians from Kursk region
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday called on his country's armed forces to push back Ukrainian units after their surprise offensive deep into the southern Kursk Region."The main task...
Nigerian woman summoned for ripping up husband’s passport
[ad_1] The Nigeria Immigration Service has summoned a woman for questioning after she was filmed apparently tearing up her husband's passport at Lagos airport in a video which has been...
Post falsely claims to show protests over cost of living in Ethiopia
[ad_1] Ethiopia has recently embarked on significant macroeconomic reform that includes market-based foreign exchange trading, in a departure from its past policies. Although this has been welcomed by major international...
Tanzania opposition figure Tundu Lissu arrested in crackdown
[ad_1] Tanzanian police have arrested prominent politician Tundu Lissu and two other opposition Chadema officials, the party has said.It says the three were detained on Sunday in the south-western town...
ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
[ad_1] THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors said Monday that they are “actively monitoring” events in Venezuela, where security forces have launched a crackdown on the opposition...
