Category: Global Politics
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🇦🇬🇧🇧 Antigua and Barbuda: Rastafari granted authorization to grow herb
For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. I (was) born within the Rastafari community. My mother and father are Rastafari,” says Ras Kiyode Erasto, a priest with the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari. Erasto suffered bullying and discrimination growing up. At one…
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🇰🇪‘Holy Herb’: Kenya’s Rastafarians Fight To Decriminalize Cannabis
Kenya’s Rastafarian community returned to the High Court in November, pressing for the decriminalization of cannabis in religious worship. They argue that the country’s narcotics laws violate their constitutional rights to privacy and faith. Despite cannabis’s central role in Rastafarian worship, adherents face persistent criminalization rooted in colonial-era laws that branded the herb as a…
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🇨🇳🇺🇸Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks
A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extraditedto the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between February 2020 and June…
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🇧🇫Ibrahim Traoré, Media Narratives, and the Urgent Call for Genuine Pan-African Leadership
Ibrahim Traoré, Media Narratives, and the Urgent Call for Genuine Pan-African Leadership
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🇺🇸Trump’s Close Call: Gunfire at Presidential Gala Signals Fractured U.S. Security Amid Polarized Politics
President Donald Trump was swiftly escorted from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, 2026, after gunfire erupted outside the Washington Hilton ballroom. Secret Service agents rushed him and First Lady Melania to safety as attendees ducked for cover, marking the latest security breach targeting the leader.[1][2] Incident Breakdown A lone gunman, identified…
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🇿🇦Xenophobia’s Bitter Pill: South Africa’s Hospital Clashes Fracture Pan-African Dreams
South Africa’s ongoing xenophobic tensions have escalated into direct confrontations at public hospitals, where anti-migrant activists are expelling African nationals seeking care. Viral videos from Johannesburg show groups like South Africans First, led by Victoria African, ordering foreign patients— including from the Democratic Republic of Congo—to leave, directing staff to discharge them after stabilization.[1] Recent…
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From Promises to Progress: Rep. Clarence Banks Deploys $500K Equipment Boost for Grand Bassa’s Development
In a significant move aimed at accelerating grassroots development, Representative Clarence Banks has unveiled a fleet of equipment valued at over $500,000 for District 2 in Grand Bassa County, Liberia. The initiative marks one of the most tangible infrastructure interventions in the district in recent years, signaling a shift toward practical, community-centered governance. The equipment,…
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Wadagni claims landslide victory in Benin election amid calls for unity and reform
Presidential frontrunner Romuald Wadagni claims a landslide victory in Benin’s 2026 election with 94% of the vote in provisional results. Supporters urge him to unify the nation, release political detainees, and address poverty affecting over 30% of the population, despite his expected continuation of President Patrice Talon’s economic policies. Challenges remain as rising jihadist violence…
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🇲🇬 Suspects Named After Foiled Coup Attempt Against Government
Authorities have announced the arrest of more than a dozen individuals linked to an alleged plot to assassinate Michael Randrianirina and destabilize the government, in what officials describe as a serious but ultimately thwarted coup attempt. According to security sources, the suspects were detained following a coordinated intelligence operation that uncovered plans to target key…
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Operation Masquerade: How the FBI Disrupted a Russian GRU Cyberespionage Network
In early April 2026, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice announced Operation Masquerade, a court-authorized technical operation that disrupted a Russian military intelligence cyber network used to steal government, military, and critical infrastructure information [1][3]. The operation targeted compromised small office and home office routers that Russian GRU actors had turned into tools…
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