Ethiopia aims to seize airports and other key infrastructure in the north of the country currently under the control of Tigray regional forces, the government said even as it stated it wanted a negotiated solution. The Ethiopian government and its allies, who include neighbouring Eritrea’s […]
Global volleyball superstar Paola Egonu’s comments this weekend about quitting the Italian national team over racist abuse has prompted a wave of solidarity on social media as well as a debate over racism in the country’s sports community. In a video posted online by a […]
Gaza City – It has been nearly eight months since Yara Eid returned to Gaza after six years in the United Kingdom to study international relations. Not once could the 22-year-old return home during her studies to visit her family in Gaza because of the […]
The startup union that clinched a historic labour victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again, aiming to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating table. This time, the Amazon Labor Union […]
Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for the first time in his career, edging out Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne for the top football prize. Benzema, who played a pivotal role in Real’s run to the […]
The United States Congress is investigating a crisis that left 150,000 people in Mississippi’s capital city without running water for several days in late August and early September, according to a letter sent to Governor Tate Reeves by two Democratic legislators. Representatives Bennie Thompson and […]
The city government of Vienna is setting up an energy crisis team due to the energy crisis and rising energy prices announced Economic Councillor Peter Hanke (SPÖ). The energy supply in Vienna is secured, but forward-looking action is necessary, Hanke emphasized. Statistically, Viennese citizens are […]
The german labor union for pilots, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), has called on its members at Eurowings Germany to go on strike for three days. Only flights operated by Eurowings Deutschland are affected by the strike call, not those operated by Eurowings Europe. Eurowings Discover, which […]
It’s been five years since ISIL (ISIS) was defeated in Raqqa. The city in northern Syria served as its base. Yet many of the conditions that made Raqqa vulnerable to an ISIL takeover in 2013 still exist today. Governance is weak, and attacks are common […]
The head of the United Nations has called for “armed action” in Haiti, warning that residents face a “nightmarish” situation, especially in the capital, Port-au-Prince. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he believed such action was necessary to ease the grip gangs have […]
