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By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
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By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
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By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
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Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Read MoreWhat Lula’s reelection means for Brazil, Latin America
By Xinhua News Agency Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C), candidate of the ruling Workers’ Party, delivers a speech following his victory in the presidential runoff
Read MoreFormer Somalia spy chief says i met leaders of Puntland, Jubaland, and Somaliland in the UAE
File Photo/Somali Times Read: Eritrea reveals UAE’s alarming plans for Somalia The former Somalia spy chief of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali
Read MoreBus crash in Kenya kills 22 near the site of a previous fatal accident
By The Associated Press A bus collided with a truck on Kenya’s main highway on Sunday, killing at least 22 people, police said. The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in another accident
Read MoreTop 10 biggest defense budgets in Africa in 2026
By The African Exponent 5 Key Facts Algeria is Africa’s biggest military spender by a huge margin. It spent $25.4 billion in 2025, which is more than the other nine countries on this list
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Featured ArticlesIsraeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
Israeli opposition leader says Netanyahu’s political career is over
By Anadolu Agency Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retire from politics, saying voters had rejected his continued leadership and warning him
EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEKSecurity Council regrets Somalia’s expulsion of UN envoy
The U.N. Security Council is expressing regret at Somalia’s decision to expel a U.N. envoy who questioned the arrest of an extremist group defector-turned-political candidate. The council issued
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreCan Tensions Between Somalia, Ethiopia, and Egypt be Tempered?
Photo illustration by John Lyman International Policy Digest By Nick Kimble In recent months, tensions have flared dramatically across the Horn of Africa, with the arrival of Egyptian troops in
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Security Council regrets Somalia’s expulsion of UN envoy
The U.N. Security Council is expressing regret at Somalia’s decision to expel a U.N. envoy who questioned the arrest of an extremist group defector-turned-political candidate. The council issued
Read MoreUS says it will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran
A woman walks by a mural depicting Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. Photographer Majid Asgaripour By Reuters U.S. Treasury
Read MoreCan Tensions Between Somalia, Ethiopia, and Egypt be Tempered?
Photo illustration by John Lyman International Policy Digest By Nick Kimble In recent months, tensions have flared dramatically across the Horn of Africa, with the arrival of Egyptian troops in
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Blog PostsUAE spy network in Turkey disclosed, links with CIA revealed
By NAZIF KARAMAN Exposed by the testimonies of two arrested spies who came to Istanbul after the controversial murder of journalist Jamal Kashogghi, a CIA-backed UAE spy network operating in
World Economic Forum launches Africa growth platform for entrepreneurs
The World Economic Forum on Tuesday announced the launch of a new initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, to help the continent’s community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in
Global markets mixed on uncertainty about US-China trade war
Photo (AP) Global shares were mixed Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China.
Ethiopia’s opposition parties criticise election law changes
Photo/Reuters Ethiopian lawmakers on Saturday revised election laws to pave the way for polls next year, but some opposition parties said the changes would make it more difficult for them to
Kenya: Two chiefs arrested in Wajir for inflating census figures
Wajir County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara Two chiefs have been arrested in Wajir South for allegedly engaging in irregularities in the ongoing national census. The chiefs were identified as Mr
Why the CIA doesn’t spy on the UAE
Photo/ Reuters The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognised government in Libya. It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic
It’s Time the Pentagon Finds an Alternative to Djibouti
By Michael Rubin The United States need not leave Djibouti, but it is time to consider a Plan B for otherwise a single whisper from Beijing to Djibouti’s president could cripple America’s ability
Twin bomb blasts kill at least 2 in Somali capital
Somali-based insurgent group al-Shabaab takes responsibility for attack killing former regional administration secretary At least two people including the former secretary of the Banadir regional
Glasgow University To Start Paying Back Black Slave Trade Profits It Benefited From
Photo/ Atlanta Black Star University of Glasgow has decided to come clean about its role during the slave trade. Slavery and slave trade remain some of the biggest atrocities ever committed on
Trump backs Johnson, sends mixed signals on China at G7
Photo/AFP / Nicholas Kamm /UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump were on obviously friendly terms as they sat down for a working breakfast in the French resort of Biarritz
UAE spy network in Turkey disclosed, links with CIA revealed
By NAZIF KARAMAN Exposed by the testimonies of two arrested spies who came to Istanbul after the controversial murder of journalist Jamal Kashogghi, a CIA-backed UAE spy network operating in
World Economic Forum launches Africa growth platform for entrepreneurs
The World Economic Forum on Tuesday announced the launch of a new initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, to help the continent’s community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in
Global markets mixed on uncertainty about US-China trade war
Photo (AP) Global shares were mixed Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the U.S. and China.
Ethiopia’s opposition parties criticise election law changes
Photo/Reuters Ethiopian lawmakers on Saturday revised election laws to pave the way for polls next year, but some opposition parties said the changes would make it more difficult for them to
Kenya: Two chiefs arrested in Wajir for inflating census figures
Wajir County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara Two chiefs have been arrested in Wajir South for allegedly engaging in irregularities in the ongoing national census. The chiefs were identified as Mr
Why the CIA doesn’t spy on the UAE
Photo/ Reuters The United Arab Emirates finances the military leader trying to topple a United Nations-recognised government in Libya. It helps lead a coalition of nations imposing an economic
It’s Time the Pentagon Finds an Alternative to Djibouti
By Michael Rubin The United States need not leave Djibouti, but it is time to consider a Plan B for otherwise a single whisper from Beijing to Djibouti’s president could cripple America’s ability
Twin bomb blasts kill at least 2 in Somali capital
Somali-based insurgent group al-Shabaab takes responsibility for attack killing former regional administration secretary At least two people including the former secretary of the Banadir regional
Glasgow University To Start Paying Back Black Slave Trade Profits It Benefited From
Photo/ Atlanta Black Star University of Glasgow has decided to come clean about its role during the slave trade. Slavery and slave trade remain some of the biggest atrocities ever committed on
Trump backs Johnson, sends mixed signals on China at G7
Photo/AFP / Nicholas Kamm /UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump were on obviously friendly terms as they sat down for a working breakfast in the French resort of Biarritz