The World Health Organization says northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to lack of fuel, staff and supplies. “There are actually no functional hospitals left in the north,” Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in Gaza, tells reporters via video link from Jerusalem, according to Reuters news agency. “Al-Ahli (Hospital) was the last […] The post Northern
Hezbollah and the Israeli army continue to exchange fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanese state media report that a woman was killed by Israeli strikes in a south Lebanon village early this morning, with fighter jets hitting targets some 20 kilometres from the border. The IDF said it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure. Meanwhile, Israel said […] The post Lebanese
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Liberia has reversed its vote against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza following a directive by President George Weah. Liberia was the only African nation among the 10 countries that voted against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the vote held on 12 December. Its diplomats who had voted against the motion had lacked the president’s […] The post Liberia to vote for ceasefire appeared
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. The Trump campaign called the […] The post Trump disqualified from 2024
At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters on Tuesday. On Monday, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked Kyabandara parish in Kamwenge district in Western Uganda at about […] The post Five people feared
Sixty-one people, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” the IOM […] The post 61
Meta’s social media app Threads has launched in the European Union, five months after its release in other parts of the world. It debuted to much fanfare as a rival to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. But it was not made available in the EU, which has strict rules around data and big tech. Meta […] The post Threads: Meta’s rival to Elon Musk’s X launches
Hundreds of airline passengers bound for Detroit spent Sunday night in a remote Canadian military barracks after their Delta Air Lines jet experienced mechanical issues, the airline said. Delta Flight 135, carrying 270 customers, three pilots and seven flight attendants from Amsterdam to the US, made the unexpected overnight detour to Happy Valley-Goose Bay in […] The post Diverted
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should be kept in prison, overturning a 2022 judgment by a lower court that ordered his release. The court also ruled that his terrorism trial at a lower federal court should continue. In October last year, the Appeal Court dropped all charges against him after […] The post Nigerian court orders Nnamdi
The leadership of Winners Chapel International Ghana has donated GH¢100, 000 towards the next phase of Citi FM/Cit TV’s relief campaign for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The #Relief4LowerVolta campaign took an ambitious turn from providing immediate relief items to affected residents to the construction of resettlement centres that are currently at various stages […] The post Dam
The African Union High Representative for Silencing the Gun, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, has admonished states in the sub-region to invest heavily in robust approaches to effectively deal with violent extremism and terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel regions. According to him, many of the measures or models employed by countries to ensure peace […] The post Ibn Chambas
The Queen Mother of Ho-Dome, Mama Atrato II, has asked the Ho-Dome EP Basic School management and pupils to participate in the talented Kids programme to give children exposure. According to her, she was prepared to help the children to participate in the talented kids programme to expose their hidden talents. The charismatic Queen mother […] The post Ho-Dome Basic School celebrates first homecoming
Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective. It follows a two year investigation into crashes which occurred when the tech was in use. The recall applies to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot feature was launched in […] The post Elon Musk’s
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has avoided defeat in parliament, surviving a rebellion by dozens of his own MPs that laid bare his party’s deep divisions. Sunak, who has pinned his reputation on the strategy despite warnings at every stage that it would […] The post UK’s Sunak
US President Joe Biden has said Israel is starting to lose global support over its “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza. His comments, made to donors at a fundraising event on Tuesday, marked his strongest criticism yet of Israel’s leadership. Mr Biden has offered unwavering public support to the country since Hamas launched its attacks on 7 […] The post Israel
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