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Photo credit: Democracy Now Human Rights Watch has alleged that the warring parties in Sudan are engaging in widespread gender-based violence in the capital, Khartoum. Aljazeera reports that both the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers have regularly carried out rape and, among other crimes, since the start of the civil war in…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Antonio Gutteres, the UN Secretary-General, and the Western powers, including the US, Britain, France and Germany have condemned the attack and appealed for calm, as Iran warned Israel that any new military operations in Lebanon could lead to “unforeseen consequences”. Dawn e-paper reports that on his own part, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav…

Photo credit: Emirates 24/7 Germany has introduced a new immigration law for specialized work personnel to attract more qualified workers from non-EU countries. Emirates 24/7 reports that the foreign office issued over 80,000 work visas in the first half of this year. Over half of the new visas were issued to skilled workers. It is…

Photo credit: Times of India Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had been a thorn in the flesh of the US authorities for decades. However, the Mexican drug cartel leader has been tricked into flying into the US with a son of arrested Joaquim “El Chapo” Guzman.  He took a plane to the US, believing it was…

Photo credit: the reporter Ethiopia A human trafficking network involving government officials, NGOs, and intelligence and military officers has escalated to new heights as tens of thousands of youth desperately grasp the prospect of a better life abroad. The Reporter reports that It stretches from Asmara to Addis Ababa via Tigaray. A large number of…

Photo credit: Premium Times Given the frequency of happenings in Nigeria, if you’re not a webhead, you’ll definitely not be able to catch up with the latest gist in town. The political scene is especially newsy. Just yesterday, the Senate did us a lot of favours by concluding the amendment of the constitution. They really…

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