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Israel’s Ben Gvir advocates killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza nightly
Photo credit: ABC News An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night. The comments were quickly shared by Palestinian media on Sunday. AP reports that Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made the statement while speaking to a former Gaza-held hostage, Ron…
12 more bodies recovered in Zimbabwe’s ferry disaster, bringing death toll to 84
Photo credit: The Hill Zimbabwean authorities on Sunday searched for more bodies from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe last week as the death toll in the disaster rose to more than 80 people. The Associated Press reports that the ferry capsized in strong waves on Tuesday. Police on Sunday said the…
A $50 million hostage ransom funded al Qaeda’s Mali offensive, UN says
Photo credit: The New Arab An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025 has helped to fund their advances across West Africa and the group’s global network, UN experts say. https:/ region, /youtu.be/2fjJurzdUuM?si=wW3ie5iiMJn5Fb9P Reuters reports that a new UN report detailing the use of the ransom did…
Morocco blocks 111 migrants from entering Ceuta
Photo credit: Reuters Dozens of migrants were detained in Morocco on Saturday as they attempted to cross into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. UPI reports Moroccan officials as saying they intercepted some 111 people near the town of Fnideq, about 2 miles from the border. Local police chartered buses to return them to other parts of the country,…
From stomach to gun, the brutalization of Nigerian politics
Photo credit: The Guardian There was a time when the Nigerian politician needed your vote. Those were the good old days. That was when there was accountability. You could see the average politician was doing something worthwhile with your vote in his kitty and your tax in his “care”. The politician was your neighbour. He didn’t…
Danish PM says migrants with “Islamic background” the greatest threat to Europe
Photo credit: Colorado Springs Danish Prime Minister Mette-Frederiksen, a centre-left politician who rose to power with a platform decrying mass immigration, told members of her parliament that Europe is facing an existential threat from “people who sympathize with some of the darkest forces in the world.” The Washington Examiner reports her as saying that, “If we talk about the…
Chaos erupts in Zambia as vote counting is halted
Photo credit: The Independent Zambia’s electoral authority suspended the counting of votes in the country’s presidential election on Friday following reports of physical attacks against polling officials and the theft of ballot papers. The Independent reports that the Electoral Commission said it was halting the count immediately “in view of the security situation and continued threats of violence.”…