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Photo credit: Businessday It’s no longer news that Mr Keir Starmer has resigned his position as Prime Minister of Britain. I pity the practice in the Western world. That’s because heads of government there neither take steps to perpetuate themselves in power nor seek to play on the people’s intelligence, at least in most cases….

There were times in which prime ministers seemed to be on their way as soon as they’d arrived. The big strategic decisions the country faced were ducked  or postponed. The public finances repeatedly wobbled, yet efforts to rationalize the tax system faltered in the face of vested interests, including farmers. Reforms to social security were trumpeted before being…

Photo credit: Indian Express Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a European Union move to increase cooperation with Libya to stem migration despite an intensifying crackdown on migrants in the country. Gulf News reports that Libya is one of the main North African departure points for migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean sea to reach Europe. Amnesty said…

Photo credit: Aljazeera South Africa is preparing to tighten security across the country ahead of the June 30 deadline set by anti-migrant protest groups for undocumented foreigners to leave. Al Jazeera reports that the police minister said on Monday that the force is deploying extra security nationwice. South Africa has been plagued by weeks of xenophobic attacks…

Photo credit: Thr Guardian “Positive and constructive” talks between the US and Iran in Switzerland have wound up after a tense opening marked by Tehran’s announcement it had again closed the Strait of Hormuz  and US President Donald Trump repeating his threats of more attacks on Iran. The New Daily reports that a joint statement on Monday…

Photo credit: Kurdistan24 An explosion at a factory in Qatar injured 54 people and left 18 missing, the Gulf state’s interior ministry said Monday. Gulf News reports that according to the ministry, a “technical incident” caused the blast on Sunday in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial zone. The ministry added that authorities were searching for the…