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The Final! – Adewale Sobowale
The match between Poland and Columbia was, to me, a final before the eventual final. I was coming back from church and I had absent mindedly noticed some people dressed in yellow jerseys gravitating towards a bar. But my mind was at home, so I didn’t think much of them. However, the bus driver was…
Zimbabwe’s Senate approves bill to extend president’s tenure
Photo credit: ABC News Zimbabwe’s Senate on Wednesday approved constitutional amendments that would remove direct presidential elections, delay the next one and extend the tenure of the country’s 83-year-old leader whose signature is the final step for them to become law. The Associated Press reports that seventy five senators voted in favour of the bill that would…
Mississauga food bank counted 13,000 children among its clients last year : report
Photo credit: CBC A Mississauga food bank says its clients included nearly 13,000 children last year and it is calling on all levels of government to address food insecurity. CBC reports that Vipin Saini, executive director of Seva Food Bank, said Tuesday that he thinks current economic circumstances are leading to an increasing number of children needing…
Counselling centres report surge in anti-Muslim hatred across Germany
Staff at counselling centres for Muslims affected by hate crimes are reporting a growing loss of inhibition and increasing brutality in anti-Muslim incideents, according to a new situation report by the Claim network released on Wednesday. DPA Internationaal reports that of the 4,096 anti-Muslim incidentsd documented by the Claim network last year, 214 involved bodily harm. The network said…
Israel committed genocide in Gaza, deliberately targeted Palestinian children: UN report
Photo credit: Aljazeera A new report by the United Nations Human Rights Council says Israel “deliberately” targeted Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. CBC reports that the report, published on Tuesday, was based on work by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel,…
World Cup brings pan-African vibe to life in Toronto
Photo credit: CBC Africa is leaving a colourful mark on Canadian soccer during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. CBC reports that in Vancouver, Egyptian legend Mohamed Salah helped the Pharaohs to their first-ever World Cup win Sunday, then celebrated on the West Coast city’s streets with members of the Egyptian diaspora. But the Energy may be stronger in…
Niger leaves ICC
Photo credit: the Punch Niger has formally left the International Criminal Court. It accused the judicial body in The Hague of selective justice. The Associated Press reports that the West African country submitted a letter to the United Nations on Monday, triggering the withdrawal process from the court’s foundational treaty, the \Rome Statute. “While the court had raised great hopes…

