Views: 3 Pope Francis has warned against using religion to fuel conflict on his last day of his visit to Indonesia, the first stop in his tour around the Asia Pacific region. At the Istiqlal mosque in the capital Jakarta, the Pope signed a declaration on religious harmony and environmental protection with the mosque’s grand […]
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Views: 4 The Justice Department on Wednesday announced several steps to push back against Russian efforts to sway U.S. politics ahead of the 2024 election, including the indictment of two Russians accused of illegally funneling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. The founders of the unidentified company, widely reported to be Tenet Media, knew
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Views: 13 African nations seek more flexible approach from Beijing to relieve crippling ‘debt distress’ Leaders of African countries will head to China this week for the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, where they’ll meet President Xi Jinping to discuss strengthening economic relations. In the “anticipated high-level meeting” in Beijing, President Xi will hope
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Views: 6 Agency famous for secrecy offers new details on 10-year quest in podcast. The National Security Agency revealed new details on Thursday of its pivotal role in tracking the most wanted terrorist in American history: Osama bin Laden, including how it helped finger the courier who led to the al Qaeda leader’s hideout and
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Views: 4 At the invitation of UNIDO, a delegation from Xicheng District, Beijing, visited the UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna with the accompaniment of ITPO Beijing. They held discussions with ZOU Ciyong, Deputy to the Director General and the Managing Director of the Directorate of Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Industrial Development at UNIDO, among others. LIU
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Views: 5 Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has tragically died from injuries sustained after being set alight by her ex-partner. The 33-year-old athlete had been in intensive care since Sunday (September 1), having suffered burns to over 80 per cent of her body. The horrifying attack took place in Kenya shortly after her return from the
Views: 8 NAMIREMBE 5th September 2024: Church of Uganda Higher Education Leaders Association (COUHELA) Symposium has entered Day 2 this morning at the Provincial Secretariat in Namirembe, chaired by the Chairman, Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi, the Vice Chancellor of Uganda Christian University. The Symposium began with a Holy Communion Service led by Rev Andrew Agaba, the
Views: 4 Moscow has decried the West’s support for Ukraine’s ongoing incursion into its territory, following the tacit endorsement of the operation by NATO’s top brass, and warned that the country will respond in a fierce manner. The Kursk raid, which began on August 6 and continues to make headway into Russia’s border regions, has continued to drawn significant condemnation
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Views: 10 Just over a year ago, I argued in The National Interest that the Russian victory against Ukraine’s 2023 summer counteroffensive would grant the Kremlin tremendous political capital. Moscow would be able to continue mobilizing Russian society and the economy to prosecute the war to the utmost. A Russian military that returned to maneuver
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Views: 6 The Ukrainian military commandant’s office is ensuring ‘strict observance’ of international humanitarian law in the areas of Russia’s Kursk Oblast under Kyiv’s control, the Ukrainian Ground Forces said in a statement on Sept. 4. “A significant number of civilians, whom the Russian authorities have abandoned without any means of subsistence — food, light, water,
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