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At 11am Monday, September 19, it is expected that the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey, according to official sources. The funeral is expected to be one of the biggest gatherings of royalty and politicians hosted in the UK for decades. According to the royal.uk The venue can hold up to 2,000 people and the… Read More

The death of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, brought back complex feelings to all those who were once part of the British empire. In Kenya, once a British colony, memories are still raw. Mathenge is a former Mau Mau fighter who fought the British troops. He says he explaines why he is not grieving for the Queen. “I myself,… Read More

Egypt’s president traveled on Tuesday to Qatar on his first visit to the gas-rich nation amid warming ties after years of frayed relations following the Egyptian military’s overthrow of an Islamist president backed by Doha. The two-day trip comes amid a rapid rapprochement between Egypt and Qatar after the end in 2021 of a yearslong boycott of Doha by four… Read More

The World meteorological organization unveiled Tuesday an alarming multi-agency report on climate. The UN chief called for urgent action. The world continues to face climate shocks. A new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), showed Tuesday that greenhouse gas concentrations were rising to record highs. According to the report, urgent action is needed to mitigate emissions and… Read More

Last updated: 10 hours ago Preparations were underway in Belfast on Monday ahead of King Charles III’s first visit as monarch in a national tour during his first days on the throne. The new king was expected to attend several commemorative events for his late mother Queen Elizabeth II in Northern Ireland’s capital on Tuesday. The status of the monarchy… Read More

The international community has praised Angola for the general elections and President João Lourenço for his re-election, after the constitutional court validated the results on August 24th. For many, the fact that countries such as Spain and the US recognize the elections in Angola increases the credibility of the electoral process. “The recognition of the international community came only to… Read More

For spring/summer 2023, LaQuan Smith embraced colour and texture, but always with the brand’s distinctive sensual edge.  Julia Fox, La La Anthony, Cassie and Lourdes Leon were some of the stars that came out to support LaQuan Smith at his latest NYFW show this season. “So I love LaQuan. He’s so edgy. He did my outfit for the Met Ball.… Read More

Thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday to press demands for a return to civilian rule following a military coup last year. Many carried posters criticizing the military; others showed pictures of some of the 116 people that pro-democracy medics say have already been killed in a previous crackdown on the anti-coup protests. “A… Read More

Last updated: 49 minutes ago Pope Francis was welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday with an honour guard ceremony at the presidential palace in the capital, Nur-Sultan. The pope, forced to use a wheelchair and cane because of his strained knee ligaments, is on a three-day trip to the former Soviet nation. On Wednesday and Thursday, he will… Read More

Egypt, the host of this year’s upcoming U.N.-led climate conference, is rejecting reports by a rights group saying that authorities in the Middle East country are stifling environmental activism as part of a broader crackdown on dissent. According to the report by Human Rights Watch, the Egyptian government’s restrictions amount to a violation of basic human rights and throw into… Read More