South Africa sees steady tourism growth
The industry is a major contributor to the country’s economy and job creation, says sector minister Patricia de Lille South Africa’s tourism industry recorded a 5.1% increase in international arrivals…
Trump Signs Executive Order Calling for Review of U.S. Ties to U.N.
The move cast uncertainty on the leadership role of the United States in the global body. The president also withdrew from the U.N.’s Human Rights Council and stopped funding UNRWA.
Rape and torture: Will the West cover for Kiev’s war crimes?
Atrocities that happen on the inconvenient side of the barricades must not be swept under the rug Russia’s Investigative Committee has announced the initiation of a criminal investigation into the…
Iran working on faster way to create nuclear bomb
Tehran has repeatedly denied having any ambitions to develop atomic weapons Iranian scientists are working on a faster method to develop nuclear weapons, the New York Times reported on Monday,…
First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says
A U.S. official says the first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart Tuesday.
Greenland moves to ban foreign political funding amid Trump’s threats
A proposed bill would prohibit donations from abroad, tightening the rules ahead of a general election in April Greenland is pushing to ban political donations from abroad, amid concerns over…
EU state assists citizens eyeing mercenary roles in Ukraine
“Volunteering” to fight for Kiev is “not a crime in Finland,” its foreign ministry has said The Finnish foreign ministry has published official guidelines for its citizens who want to…
Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting…
NATO plans to oust Zelensky
The US-led military bloc sees the Ukrainian leader as an obstacle to peace talks, the SVR has claimed NATO is considering trying to facilitate the removal of Ukrainian leader Vladimir…
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Kremlin comments on bombing of Russian school
The attack in Sudzha was a “heinous provocation,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The recent Ukrainian missile attack on a boarding school in the Russian town of Sudzha was…