Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday to topple the new government, a day after the country’s longest-serving ex-leader was ousted by an eight-party diverse coalition government. Netanyahu made the remark during a meeting of the opposition parties, which he convened for the first …
Read More »UN chief reiterates solidarity with persons with albinism
UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged all nations and communities to protect and fulfil the human rights of all persons with albinism and provide necessary support and care United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his solidarity with persons with albinism on Sunday, which was the International …
Read More »End of the Netanyahu era
Jerusalem, Israel | XINHUA | Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year reign comes to an end after Israel’s Parliament approved a new coalition government with Naftali Bennett the new Prime Minister. Netanyahu now becomes the leader of Israel’s opposition, as he has been forced out of office after 12 consecutive years, making him the country’s …
Read More »WHO: As COVID-19 rages, Polio bounces back
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has launched a new strategy to eradicate polio amidst setbacks caused by immunization interruptions that came with COVID-19. In a statement released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, the strategy set to be implemented between …
Read More »Diplomatic rift between Morocco, Spain widens into agricultural sector
Rabat, Morocco | XINHUA | The ongoing diplomatic rift between Morocco and Spain, beginning with issues of illegal immigration, has now widened into the agricultural sector. In mid-May, around 9,000 illegal immigrants, many of whom were thought to be minors, crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, a Spanish enclave bordered by …
Read More »Biden to host Merkel in mid-July
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House on July 15, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday. “Chancellor Merkel’s visit will affirm the deep bilateral ties between the United States and Germany,” Psaki said in a statement. “The …
Read More »Putin says Russia-U.S. ties at lowest point in years
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC News on Friday said that Russia-U.S. relations are at their lowest point in years. “We have a bilateral relationship that has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years,” Putin said in the interview via translation. Meanwhile, …
Read More »World COVID-19 death toll this year already tops that of 2020
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | More people have died from COVID-19 this year than in 2020, despite progress of vaccination in the rich world, reported The Wall Street Journal on Friday. “It took less than six months for the globe to record more than 1.88 million COVID-19 deaths this year,” …
Read More »Trump’s return to spotlight highlights possible 2024 White House run
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has returned to the spotlight, underscoring the possibility that the bombastic billionaire will make a run at the White House in the next U.S. elections. On Monday’s Varney & Co. on Fox Business News, Trump spoke on a wide range of …
Read More »UK, US agree to work to reopen travel as Johnson, Biden meet
Falmouth, Britain | XINHUA | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday agreed to work to resume travel between the two countries and signed a new Atlantic Charter, as they met ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit. “They agreed to work to reopen …
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