Exclusive: Indian regulator probes Adani’s links to investors as Modi’s office is briefed

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Photographer Amit Dave By Reuters India’s market regulator is investigating Adani Group’s links to some of the investors in the conglomerate’s aborted $2.5 billion share sale, two sources said, amid growing concern in New Delhi

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Turkey extends mandate of naval forces’ mission in Gulf of Aden

By Anadolu Agency Turkey’s Parliament approved a motion on the extension of the mandate of the Turkish Armed Forces naval elements in the Gulf of Aden, offshore and off the coast of Somalia, the Arabian Sea and adjacent regions for one more year as of Friday. The motion recalled that UN Security Council resolutions were

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Why the only Black designer in Italy’s esteemed fashion chamber has dropped out of Milan Fashion Week

Stella Jean. Photo: Credit/AP By Face2Face Africa Black Italian fashion designer Stella Jean has dropped out of Milan Fashion Week, claiming that organizers have failed to support diversity and inclusion. Italian-Haitian Jean, who is the only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber, withdrew Wednesday from the event scheduled to begin on February 21. Five

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Eritrean leader dismisses as ‘fantasy’ alleged Tigray abuses

Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, left, is welcomed by Kenya’s President William Ruto, right, as they arrive to speak to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi) By The Associated Press Eritrea’s president in rare public comments has dismissed as “a fantasy” allegations that his country’s forces carried

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Djibouti’s opposition says dictator Ismail Omar Guelle of giving military support to SNM militia

Credit to Photo Associated Press/ Djibouti’s dictator Ismail Omar Guelle The Democratic Party of Djibouti, an opposition party based in Djibouti, said it has learned that the Hargeisa SNM militia has arrived in Djibouti. A press release opposition said that the officials who went to Djibouti were carrying a message from SNM militia leader Muse

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At least 12,870 died from powerful earthquakes in southern Turkey

By Anadolu Agency At least 12,873 people were killed and 62,937 others were injured by two strong earthquakes which jolted southern Turkey on Monday, the country’s disaster agency said on Thursday. The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, were felt by 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir,

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UK housing market hit by widest prices falls since 2009 – RICS

Property estate agent sales and letting signs are seen outside an apartment building in Lichfield, Britain. Photographer Andrew Boyers By Reuters Britain’s housing market suffered the most widespread price falls since 2009 last month as the run of interest rate increases over the past year weighed on would-be buyers, according to a survey published on

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UN Human Rights Committee has called for an investigation into the killings in Las Anod

A Photograph appears on the Internet /Volker Türk The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged the Somali government to investigate the killing spree committed by Hargeisa SNM militia in the SSC area Las Anod Somalia. Volker Türk, the chairman of the committee, suggested that the Somali government investigate and bring to justice the people

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Somalia’s warlords Muse Bihi, Mohamed Kahin committed genocide in Las Anod

Credit Photo Facebook/Warlords Muse Bihi, Mohamed Kahin Warlords Muse Bihi and Mohamed Kahin with their Hargeisa SNM militia are bombing mosques in Las Anod. Bombing houses of worship is a classic example of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Muse Bihi and Mohamed Kahin with their militia must be held accountable for massacring women,

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Kenya landlords setting rent in dollars

A number of prime office space landlords in Nairobi are now setting rent prices in dollars/Shutterstock By Business Daily Africa A number of prime office space landlords in Nairobi are now setting rent prices in dollars, joining a growing number of businesses that are pegging daily sales prices on the movement of the greenback in

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