Rwanda has said international sanctions will reduce the likelihood of peace with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after the United Kingdom said it would pause some bilateral aid and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali. “The punitive measures announced today by the UK government in response to the conflict in…
Doctors Without Borders has said it is suspending its work in a famine-stricken camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur region, as an increase in violent attacks has made it too dangerous to operate. In a statement on Monday, the medical charity – known by its French-language acronym MSF – said fighting in and…
The administration of United States President Donald Trump is moving to fire or place on leave nearly all employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). All USAID employees, with the exception of “designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially designated programs”, will be placed on “administrative leave globally” from 11:59pm…
Undaunted by playing at the home of Manchester City, Liverpool produced a performance worthy of champions to move 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League. A 2-0 win at the Etihad on Sunday extended Liverpool’s lead over second-placed Arsenal and consigned four-time defending champions City to another humbling defeat in an ever-worsening…
Sinn Fein leaders say they will not attend St Patrick’s Day events at the White House in protest over United States President Donald Trump’s position on Gaza. “We are all heartbroken as we witness the suffering of the Palestinian people and the recent comments of the US president around the mass expulsion of the Palestinian…
The leaders of seven Arab countries have held talks in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to hash out a plan for the future of Gaza. The gathering on Friday in Riyadh was meant to respond to a plan raised by US President Donald Trump for the US to “take over” Gaza, permanently forcibly displace its…
Hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky was found not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, stemming from a 2021 shooting incident involving a former friend. The verdict, delivered by a Los Angeles jury, spared the 36-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, a potential prison sentence of up to 24 years….
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s bid for the position of African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson ended in defeat after a tightly contested election held on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Despite a strong start, with Odinga leading the first two rounds of voting, he ultimately lost to Djibouti’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf in…
Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after defying an order from the Trump administration to drop a corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Sassoon’s decision to refuse the order has triggered a wave of resignations from other high-ranking officials, marking the sharpest rebuke…
Pope Francis, 88, has been admitted to Rome’s Policlinico Agostino Gemelli Hospital for diagnostic tests and continued treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican confirmed on February 14. The pontiff’s hospitalization follows reports that he was struggling to speak during his meetings earlier in the day, due to breathing difficulties related to his ongoing illness. The Vatican…
