By Anadolu Agency Russia’s dangerous “Hunger games” is solely responsible for the global food crisis, European Council President Charles Michel said at the G7 summit on Sunday. Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest nations gathered in Germany for talks on additional sanctions against Russia and the medium- and long-term reconstruction of Ukraine. During a press

By Reuters Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada will ban new imports of Russian gold as part of efforts to tighten the sanctions squeeze on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the British government said on Sunday. The ban will come into force shortly and apply to newly mined or refined gold, the government

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the Leaders’ Retreat, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at the Intare Conference centre in Kigali, Rwanda June 25, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Pool via Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he aims to remain in power until the middle of

By The African Exponent Food insecurity in Africa is not just a socio-economic problem. It’s also about human security, instead of wars and riots, riots and protests account for more than half of violent events in Africa today, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED) data. The recent violent protests sparked by domestic

Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor addresses Judge Kathryn Quaintance at the Hennepin County Government Center, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Minneapolis. Noor, who fatally shot a woman who called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home in 2017, is scheduled to be released from incarceration on Monday, June 27, 2022. (Elizabeth

In this photo provided by Egypt’s presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, greets Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani upon his arrival at Cairo airport, Egypt, Friday, June 24, 2022. Qatar’s emir arrived in Cairo to hold talks with Egypt’s president in his first visit since the two countries agreed to reset

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a visit to the GS Kacyiru II school on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda June 23, 2022. Dan Kitwood/Pool via Reuters By Reuters Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost two parliamentary seats on Friday, prompting the resignation of

The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, November 20, 2012. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By The African Exponent On Tuesday, a British affiliate of mining and trading giant Glencore pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in relation to oil operations in African countries. The bribery happened

Britain’s Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by Baroness Floella Benjamin, Windrush passengers Alford Gardner and John Richards and children pose for a picture next to the National Windrush Monument at Waterloo Station in London, Britain June 22, 2022. Reuters/John Sibley/Pool By Reuters Britain’s royals on Wednesday paid tribute to the ‘Windrush generation’

Afghans walk by a destroyed housein the village of Gyan, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone and mud-brick homes in the country’s deadliest quake in two decades, the state-run news agency reported. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Nooroozi) By The Associated