Botswana’s outgoing High Commissioner to Namibia, Phemelo Mbi Rankoro said he appreciates the support he received while serving in Namibia. He paid a courtesy visit to International Relations Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi today as his tenure comes to an end. The Minister lauded the warm relations between the two states and expressed her gratitude for the...
TEHRAN – Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday likened recent anti-government protests to a “coup”, warning that any US attack on the Islamic republic following Washington’s military deployments in the Middle East would trigger a regional war. The Iranian authorities’ deadly response to the protests sparked threats of intervention from US President Donald Trump, who dispatched...
JERUSALEM- Israel said yesterday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organisation failed to provide a list of its Palestinian staff. “The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism is moving to terminate the activities of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in the Gaza Strip,” the...
NAIROBI – Manenos Selanyika could only receive a symbolic burial. His family never found his body after the violent unrest of Tanzania’s election three months ago. The 40-year-old journalist was shot dead by security forces on 30 October 2025, neighbours told the family. He had ventured out for food amid protests that had engulfed Tanzania...
UNITED STATES – The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to terminate a mission that sought to enforce a ceasefire in Yemen’s war-torn port city of Hodeida. “Houthi obstructionism has left the mission without a purpose, and it has to close,” said Tammy Bruce of the US delegation, one of 13 on the 15-member council...
JERUSALEM – Israel said yesterday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory. Reopening Rafah, a vital entry point for aid into Gaza, forms part of a truce...
MINNEAPOLIS – Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls on Sunday for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos.” The Trump administration has faced intensifying pressure over its mass immigration crackdown, particularly...
ABUJA – The US military is increasing materiel deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, Africom’s deputy commander told AFP, as part of a broader American push to work with African militaries to go after Islamic State-linked militants. The Pentagon has also kept open lines of communication with militaries in the junta-led Sahel countries of Burkina...
MINNEAPOLIS – The US citizen shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a local veterans’ hospital who “wanted to make a difference in this world,” family members said. Alex Pretti (37), was shot and killed while scuffling with immigration officials on an icy roadway in the...
KARIWA – The world’s biggest nuclear power plant was restarted yesterday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents. The governor of Niigata province, where the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant is located, approved its resumption last month, although public opinion remains sharply divided. After receiving the...