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Ethiopia's lower house of parliament has approved a resolution to lift a state of emergency ahead of its expiry date, citing an improved security situation and the economic costs of the decree as the reasons for its decision. It follows the proposal by Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed's cabinet last month to end the emergency period.The emergency decree was passed in November last year for six months when an alliance of […]
Russia and Belarus have started 10 days of joint military drills amid ongoing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US has called the drills believed to be Russia's biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War, an "escalatory" move while Ukraine says they amount to "psychological pressure". Russia has repeatedly denied any plans to invade Ukraine despite massing more than 100,000 troops at the border but the US […]
Arsenal midfield, Jordan Mceneff, has left the club to join Ireland Premier Division side Shelbourne FC on loan. Arsenal revealed this in a statement via their website ahead of their Premier League tie with Wolves at Molineux Stadium on Thursday.MCENEFF joined Arsenal in the summer of 2017.
Mark Zuckerberg has threatened to shut down the META social media apps including Facebook and Instagram from the United Kingdom and in Europe as a whole, following a dispute over data protection laws with Europe. Meta has quietly issued a warning saying that it could shut down the services if Europe does not let it perform the transatlantic data transfers, a means of transferring people's private data from secure servers […]
Hollywood star, Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from ABC and The View after her controversial Holocaust comments on Monday's episode of the daytime talk show. The actress and TV personality had said on ABC's The View that the Nazi genocide of the Jews was "not about race, however, she later apologized but then caused further offence while attempting to explain her remarks on a late-night show.In a note to staff on last night, ABC News president, Kim […]
The United States says it will install a guided-missile destroyer and state-of-the-art fighter jets to help defend the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels. The US embassy in the UAE said the deployment to support the UAE against the current threat, follows a phone call between Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Zayef Al-Nahyan. The UAE, part of […]
US Ambassador, Linda Thomas -Greenfield said the mobilization was the biggest Europe had seen in decades, while her Russian counterpart accused the US of fuelling panic and unacceptable interference in Russia's affairs. Meanwhile reports say a number of European leaders are travelling to Ukraine today for talks. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is flying to Kyiv after promising to work with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky to find a diplomatic solution to […]
The Pharaohs of Egypt came from behind to earn a dramatic 2-1 win against Morocco after extra-time, in yesterdays quarter-final tie at the AFCON 2021. Liverpool forward, Mohamed Salah inspired the seven-time African champions to the win after scoring and providing the assist for the winner. Following the last win, the Pharaohs now hold the record for the most semi-final appearances ever made, and have surpassed Nigeria to reach the […]
France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops. The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa - before the 23 January coup. The French military said it took part in four operations alongside Burkinabè troops between 16 and 23 January, noting that the objective of these assaults - […]
