WMO warns of growing water crises amid record heat

The world’s water resources are under growing strain from climate change, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organisation.

Crimean platform an affront to world peace

Mutero Nguga-Correspondent AS the United National General Assembly beckons, the world waits with bated breath for the peace deal especially in Ukraine, where serious manoeuvres have been made between powerful…

Russia, China and India on the offensive as the West drifts

Timofey Bordachev Mass politics has vanished from world affairs — and that may be no bad thing. One of the defining features of our time is the retreat of mass…

JWE all dream of shaping our own future, but many overlook a powerful

The recent Constitutional Court judgment allowing men to legally assume their wives’ surnames undermines African cultures, traditions and spirituality as it affects family lineage, which usually follows the paternal line.…

Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison

The former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison after being found guilty of plotting a military coup.

UN assembly backs solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Friday to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and urge Israel to commit to a Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently opposes.

BILLIONAIRES SWAP TOP PLACES IN US$800b DUEL

SAN FRANCISCO. – TWO billionaires, with a net worth of about US$800 billion swapped positions twice on Wednesday in a see-saw battle for the title of the world’s richest man.

Trump considers strikes in Venezuela

United States President Donald Trump is considering carrying out strikes against drug cartels on Venezuelan soil, CNN reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Xi and Kim meet in Beijing, pledge deeper ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged mutual support and enhanced cooperation during talks in Beijing after a commemoration of the end of World War II, the countries’ state media said.

Israel hostility denounced

PALESTINIAN Ambassador to Zimbabwe Tamer Almassri has strongly condemned Israel’s recent actions and statements from its leaders, which threaten to dismantle the Palestinian authority and destroy the possibility of a Palestinian state.

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