Why the US can’t find enough troops to feed its imperial ambitions

Robert Bridge-Correspondent Amid hopes that the 2024 US National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) would lead to an uptick in troop strength, just the opposite has occurred, as military brass fear…

China slashes tariffs on Rooibos imports

The South African government has welcomed the decision by China to substantially reduce tariff rates on imports of South African Rooibos tea, the Department of Trade and Industry said in a statement.

‘Ukrainians will benefit from Zelensky’s fall’

President Volodymyr Zelensky has antagonised all his allies, both domestic and foreign, and is doomed to be ousted this year, exiled Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk has said. But his…

With Africa’s carbon sinks up for grabs, offset debate heats up

As African countries line up to cash in on the global carbon offset market, concern is growing that the multimillion-dollar deals to keep their forests intact could threaten the land rights and way of life of people who live there.

SA drags Israel to UN court over Gaza genocide allegations

THE HAGUE, Netherlands.  — A legal battle over whether Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza amounts to genocide opens today at the United Nations’ top court with preliminary hearings into…

50 countries to hold polls this year

LONDON. – More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right…

World breaks annual heat records

BRUSSELS. – Last year, Earth broke annual heat records, flirted with the globally agreed warming threshold and showed other signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency has said.…

Middlesbrough shock Chelsea in League Cup semi-final

MIDDLESBROUGH, England. — Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 loss to second-tier Middlesbrough in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Tuesday with Hayden Hackney’s goal giving Mauricio Pochettino’s…

Africa: Reparations bid takes firm shape

Onyekachi Wambu-Correspondent The contemporary global order, currently under immense stress on multiple fronts, remains shaped by the historical impact of Western imperial expansion, which manifested itself through trafficking and enslavement,…

Court confirms Tshisekedi’s re-election

KINSHASA. –  The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected two legal challenges to the provisional results of a contested presidential election last month and declared President Felix…

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