Photo by Levi Meir Clancy CounterPunch By Eve Ottenberg The American republic morphed well over a century ago into an empire of many endless wars. With U.S. troops still in Syria, Iraq, Somalia and numerous African countries, with over 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and a war budget of roughly one trillion

Croatia’s Prim Minister Andrej Plenkovic shakes hands with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Croatia switched to the shared European currency, the euro, and removed dozens of border checkpoints to join the world’s largest passport-free travel area. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) By The Associated Press The

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany November 29, 2022. Photographer Michele Tantussi By Reuters For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States,

The incident was caught on camera (@Tumii_Frost). Credit to The Independent The Independent By Andrea Blanco Three white men have been arrested over the alleged assault of two Black teens at a resort in South Africa. The incident on Christmas Day in the city of Bloemfontein was captured in video by a bystander, and shared

Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda: Credit Photo Daily Monitor By Daily Nation At least nine people were killed during a stampede at Freedom City Mall in Kampala, Uganda, as revellers ushered in the New Year during festivities, police have said. After fireworks, a stampede ensued resulting in the instant deaths of five people and

Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations, at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 31, 2022. Photographer Aline Massuca By Reuters The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine and a return

Aliko Dangote. Photo Source: Dangote Cement PLC By Face2Face Africa In the last decade and counting, Aliko Dangote has emerged as the richest businessman in Africa and the wealthiest Black man in the world, per Forbes and Bloomberg calculations. His story has inspired hundreds of Africans, African Americans and other minorities worldwide. According to Forbes,

Field Marshal of the Ethiopian National Defence Force and Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia Birhanu Jula, and Tadesse Werede Tesfay, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tigray forces, sign the implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces, laying out the roadmap for implementation of a peace deal, in Nairobi.

By Anadolu Agency Turkey on Friday reiterated its support for the Montenegro’s accession process to the EU. “We sincerely encourage and support the full accession of Montenegro, our NATO ally, to the EU,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a news conference with his Montenegrin counterpart Milo Djukanovic in Istanbul. Montenegro applied for EU membership

The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre received the Minister of Defense of Kenya, Aden Barre Duale, and discussed security cooperation and how to reopen the border between the two countries of Somalia and Kenya. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense have raised the importance of strengthening cooperation