Category: Global Politics
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🇺🇸 Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
The president has ordered the Pentagon to use the armed forces to carry out what in the past was considered law enforcement. President Trump has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels that his administration has deemed terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with…
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The UN says 68 African migrants were killed when a boat capsized off Yemen
CAIRO – A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen’s coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.’s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off Yemen that have killed hundreds of African migrants fleeing conflict and poverty in hopes of reaching the wealthy Gulf…
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🇳🇪Niger: ISIS Claims Killing of 31 Pro-Government Militiamen in Tillaberi
The Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS-SP) has claimed responsibility for killing 31 pro-government militiamen in the Anzourou area of Niger’s Tillaberi region on Thursday. This ambush follows a previous attack in which 28 similar fighters were reportedly killed elsewhere in the country. According to the group’s statement, the targeted militias are accused of…
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🇩🇿 Algeria Replaces Morocco as Chair of AU Peace and Security Council
In August, Algeria assumed the rotating chairmanship of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC). Elected for a three-year term during an extraordinary AU Executive Council session in Ethiopia, Algeria secured 34 votes from member states — defeating Libya, which received only 15. This marks a turnaround from February 2025, when Morocco narrowly blocked…
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🌍 Prison sentence for advertising migration
The British authorities continue to “fight” illegal migration. This time, the government plans to introduce a new criminal penalty – up to 5 years in prison – for online advertising of illegal migration routes or services that facilitate violation of the country’s immigration rules. The new legal norm is contained in the draft law on…
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🇰🇪 Kenya: New Victims Tied to Mackenzie Cult
Eight bodies were found near Malindi, Kenya, buried in shallow graves. Authorities report death by starvation and asphyxiation. The case is linked to the “Good News” cult, led by pastor Paul Mackenzie. In 2023, over 400 bodies were discovered in Shakahola Forest — all victims of extreme fasting, believed to secure eternal life before the…
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230,000 pages on Martin Luther King Jr assassination released by Trump admin
President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Monday that it was releasing more than 230,000 pages of files pertaining to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prior to the release of the files by the Trump administration, the documents had been sealed since 1977. In a Monday press release, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that…
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🇪🇺 This is the week Scotland was forced to confront its role in slavery, and say: ‘Yes, that was us’
Race is a social construct. But we must now confront the fact that it was constructed, in part, here, by so-called “great men” – our great men – whose legacy continues to shape our country and institutions. And their legacy still causes us harm. This harm is not abstract. In 2024 alone, Police Scotland recorded 4,794…
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🇱🇾🇪🇬 18 Migrants Dead, Dozens Missing Off Libyan Coast
A boat carrying migrants sank near Tobruk, Libya, leaving 18 dead and around 50 missing. According to Egypt’s diplomatic mission in Benghazi, all those on board were Egyptian nationals. Ten bodies have been identified and are being repatriated. Survivors were transferred to a detention center for undocumented migrants. Libya remains a major transit point for…
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🇺🇬 Uganda’s leading opposition figure said the political climate has “gone from bad to worse” before presidential polls set for early next year.
Bobi Wine said there have been more threats on his life and other activists mobilising against Uganda’s longtime president. Wine, a singer-turned-lawmaker whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, said the threats he faces as President Yoweri Museveni’s main opponent “come in no unclear terms.” Fears for Wine’s safety have grown in recent months, fueled by…
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