‘Ghana was the crime scene’ – the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
Photos: Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul – Al Jazeera
- Photos: Patriotic music and flags mark Taliban rule anniversary in Kabul Al Jazeera
- Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNN
- What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years Al Jazeera
- 'I'll keep believing in my right to a future': Afghan women share stories of life under Taliban rule BBC
- Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power The New York Times
Liechtenstein Changes Its Law to Allow Women to Ascend the Throne – The New York Times
Thailand has a gun problem – 10 million of them
Recent shootings have highlighted the country's troubled relationship with guns, with laws doing little to curb the violence.
Jared Kushner meets with Hamas ahead of talks with Netanyahu on Gaza
Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on ceasefire
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared Kushner, held a rare meeting with Hamas’s political chief on Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, US-backed road map.
The talks aim to salvage the plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from the Palestinian territory shattered by war.
Continue reading...Former ABC News correspondent admits network is liberal, claims ‘nobody’ voted for Trump – Fox News
Former ABC News correspondent admits network is liberal, claims ‘nobody’ voted for Trump – Fox News
Deadly storms in Hawaii and Indiana and Blanche open to legal fight over voter rolls: Weekend Rundown – NBC News
What could stop Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians?
Violence in the occupied West Bank has intensified under Israel's far-right Netanyahu government.
Hundreds of migrants arrested near Ceuta border in latest crackdown
Nearly 300 migrants and 61 alleged facilitators detained during mass migration attempt.
Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of Irish motorway
Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say police
Five teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, police said.
Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle collision, which happened at about 3am on Sunday on the M9 in County Kildare.
Continue reading...Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysia between the superpowers
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim joins Sreenivasan Jain on justice, trade, and a middle power holding superpowers to account.
US commander says mental health a ‘priority’ on USS Lincoln
Adm Cooper acknowledges service at sea for long periods is "uniquely challenging", after visiting the warship.
Death toll rises to 84 from capsized ferry in Zimbabwe
The boat overturned during heavy winds near the Zambian border.
Israelis harass Palestinian-owned cafe in Iceland, tear down Palestine map
CCTV from a Palestinian-owned cafe in Iceland shows what appear to be Israeli tourists ripping a framed map of Palestine
Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut
Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’
Reform UK has been accused of excluding the most vulnerable from society and punishing non-Britons living in the UK as it prepared to outline £50bn of cuts to benefits for disabled people and foreign nationals.
Robert Jenrick, Reform’s finance spokesperson, will detail the plans for £20bn of cuts to disability benefits overall, as well as another £21bn from stopping foreign nationals – including EU citizens with settled status – claiming almost any benefits, among other cuts.
Continue reading...Erdogan says Hamas acted sincerely, criticises Israeli attacks
Erdogan said Hamas has shown all possible sincere solidarity, while Israel continues aggressive attacks on Gaza.
US admiral praises USS Lincoln crew amid reported mental health concerns
Politicians voiced alarm over mental health struggles on carrier, with reports of sailors attempting to jump overboard.
Woman leaps from 11th-floor ledge into firefighter’s arms as Berlin high-rise burns – NBC News
Putin Accused of Fleeing as Drones Torch Moscow – The Daily Beast
- Putin Accused of Fleeing as Drones Torch Moscow The Daily Beast
- Insecure Putin hopes tour of Russia will boost waning popularity The Times
- Lara Marlowe: Putin’s pact with the Russian people is fraying and his paranoia is deepening The Irish Times
- Putin now avoids trips to Russian regions hit by Ukrainian drones The New Voice of Ukraine
- Putin has started traveling by armored train and sending out "fake presidential motorcades" to hide from Ukrainian UAVs — NYT Українські Національні Новини (УНН)