Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem May 20, 2024. Photographer Ronen Zvulun By Reuters The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said on Monday he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief and three Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in

Workers laying tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa section in Narok, Kenya By The East African Kenya has secured a commitment from China’s Exim Bank for the funding of the standard gauge railway line from Naivasha to the Uganda border. Kipchumba Murkomen, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Roads and Transport, said that

By Anadolu Agency Tehran on Monday confirmed the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province. Read: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says location of president’s crashed helicopter identified Wreckage of helicopter carrying Iran’s president located as rescue efforts continue Turkey’s Akinci

Medical and rescue teams from Iranian town of Verzegan arrive at the accident site after one of the helicopters in Iranian President Raisi’s convoy crashed following the inauguration of a dam on the border along with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Jabrayil district of Azerbaijan on May 19, 2024. By Anadolu Agency Iran’s East Azerbaijan

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi takes off, May 19, 2024. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA/Wana via Reuters By Reuters A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of

The former president of the federal government of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has described the issues that came out of the meeting of the National Consultative Council as increasing the political tension in the country. Read: James Swan has been appointed as the United Nations envoy to Somalia Farmajo expressed concern about the absence of

By Anadolu Agency Amnesty International has called on French authorities to respect the rights of the indigenous Kanak people amid unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia. “The state of emergency declared by the French government and the deployment of the French army, coupled with a ban on the social media app TikTok,

Boxing – Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk – Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – May 19, 2024 Tyson Fury in action against Oleksandr Usyk Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge By Reuters Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom

People visit the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17, 2024. As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars of looted antiquities in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion. Photographer Khalil Dawood By Xinhua News Agency As the world celebrates International Museum Day on Saturday, Iraq

Credit Photo Reuters/Rwandan President Paul Kagame Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday officially declared his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for July 15. Read: The oldest African dictators Rwandan President Paul Kagame who has served as president since 2000, was nominated as the candidate. Read: The oldest African dictators Kagame, who has served as