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Last updated: 2 hours ago They were joined by UK Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani and British Ambassador Julian Reilly. The visit preceded a U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the genocide. The resolution, backed by Germany and Rwanda, faces opposition from Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who deny the genocide despite… Read More

Last updated: 1 hour ago The Constitutional Court’s decision comes ahead of a critical election on May 29, raising political tensions. Zuma, who led the African National Congress (ANC) until 2017, resigned as president in 2018 amid corruption allegations. He re-entered politics last year with a new party, criticizing the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa. The upcoming election is seen… Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was “a very reliable partner.” “He was a man of his word and it was a pleasure to work with him,” Putin said at a meeting with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who will reportedly represent Russia at Raisi’s funeral in Tehran. Putin asked Volodin to… Read More

The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, more than seven months after the start of the war between the two camps, on the basis of a request from the Attorney General of the Court. Karim Khan said he believed Mr Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and… Read More

Data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria’s financial service sector contributed N3. 8 trillion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023, an increase of 26.5% from N3. 01 trillion in 2022. The contribution was made by financial service providers like the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc. The bank prides itself as Nigeria’s biggest bank… Read More

Morocco’s 29th international book fair kicked off in Rabat last week, drawing book lovers and intellectuals from across the country. The cultural event features books on literature, science, history and art, among other subjects, presented by 743 exhibitors from 48 countries. The guest of honor at this year’s fair is the the U.N.’s educational and scientific organization, UNESCO. The fair… Read More

At least nine Egyptian women and children died Tuesday when a small bus carrying about two dozen people slid off a ferry and plunged into the Nile River just outside Cairo, health authorities said. The accident, which happened in Monshat el-Kanater town in Giza province, injured nine other passengers, the Health Ministry said in a statement. Giza is one of… Read More

Thousands of Iranians began gathering Tuesday (May. 21) for 5 days of public mourning. A vehicle driving slowly through the northwestern City of Tabriz, carried the bodies of late president Ebrahim Raisi, the Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, a senior cleric, a Revolutionary Guard official and three crew members. Tabriz is the closest major… Read More

Israel’s communications minister ordered the government to return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from the The Associated Press, reversing course hours after blocking the news organization’s live video of Gaza. The government seized the AP equipment from a location in southern Israel after accusing it of violating a new media law by providing images to the satellite… Read More

The foreign ministers of Greece and Egypt extended their condolences to Iran on Monday for the loss of the country’s president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash. “I would like to express my condolences to Iran’s government and the Iranian people for the loss of the President and the Foreign Minister of the country,” Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis,… Read More