US has sanctioned four officers of Uganda Police Force (UPF) for gross violations of human rights. From left: Alex Mwine, Elly Womanya, and Bob Kagarura/Daily Monitor By The East African The US Department of State on Wednesday announced travel sanctions on four officers of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) on allegations of gross violation of

By Anadolu Agency Russia said Tuesday that the US is responsible for the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, calling the Biden administration’s efforts in the region “a complete failure.” Commenting on Iran’s retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah by Israel, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Telegram that

Credit Photo/Anadolu Agency By Reuters Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, and Israel vowed a “painful response” against its enemy. Alarms sounded across Israel and explosions could be heard in Jerusalem and the Jordan River valley after Israelis piled

By Anadolu Agency The Israeli army announced early Tuesday that it launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. A military statement said that “in accordance with the decision of the political echelon, a few hours ago, the IDF (army) began limited, localized and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah targets and infrastructure

The entrance of the European Court of Justice is pictured in Luxembourg, January 26, 2017. Picture taken January 26, 2017. Photographer Francois Lenoir/File Photo By Reuters Denmark must answer accusations at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Monday that its policy of demolishing minority-heavy neighbourhoods to promote integration amounts to racial discrimination. The Nordic

File Photo/Somali Times Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh reports suggesting was critically ill after being hospitalized on Saturday. Social media reports had claimed the Djibouti dictator Ismail Omar Guelleh is critically ill was flown to Paris due to a critical illness, with internet outages in Djibouti allegedly aimed at preventing the spread of news about

By Anadolu Agency Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi informed Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Cairo’s support Saturday for Beirut and directed the immediate deployment of aid during a telephone call, according to the Egyptian presidency. Al-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s “full support for Lebanon and confirmed standing by its side during these critical circumstances, and rejecting

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a secure location inside Iran amid heightened security, sources told Reuters, a day after Israel

Smoke billows following Israeli strikes over Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, September 28, 2024. Photographer Mohamed Azakir By Reuters The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 27, 2024. Netanyahu on Friday said at the United Nations General Assembly that there would be no immediate truce in his country’s rapidly