Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Award winning professor shows how Queen’s expands its global health impact
A new two-million-dollar project puts Queen’s at the forefront of research on hidden harms in humanitarian work. Faculty and researchers investigate health, justice, and equity in global contexts, and a recent multimillion-dollar award to Dr....

Supreme Court shows signs of frustration after lower court overreaches
The Supreme Court has been away from Washington, D.C. for two months, since its final regular decision day, but as its emergency docket has continued to fill up during the summer, the justices are showing growing frustration over lower courts’...

Civil Society calls on parties to commit to dialogue
Dabek Mabior Arok, Civil Society Activist (photo: Courtesy) By Lodu Willim Odiya The South Sudan Civil Society Alliance organization has yesterday called on the parties to the 2018 peace agreement to commit to dialogue in order for peace to avail...
AfroBasket roundup: Quarterfinals stage set as Cameroon, Cape Verde advance
NAIROBI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The qualification round to the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket quarterfinals concluded on Tuesday in Angola's capital Luanda, as Cameroon knocked out the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 77-68, clinching the final spot in...

Campaign period begins in Tanzania
Campaign period begins in Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania -- The official campaign period has started for Tanzania's October general elections, with incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday introducing her party's parliamentary...

Reject Christian nationalism and White supremacy in NH: BeaudoinLisa Beaudoin
It seems like ages ago yet, be reminded, on Aug. 2, 2025, members of the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribeappeared on the steps of the State House in Concord. They came masked and militant, in sharp contrast to NH 50501’s permitted, nonviolent protest...

Omot leads star players of Game-Day 3
LUANDA - MOÇÂMEDES (Angola) - On the day that Senegal fell to Egypt, South Sudan set the bar high and Angola sent a statement out, five players grabbed the limelight with astonishing individual performances. This article highlights five individual...

World News | Rwanda Receives 7 Deportees from US Under Trump's Immigration Crackdown
Kigali [Rwanda], August 29 (ANI): Rwanda has announced it received seven people deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration, Al Jazeera reported. A Rwandan government spokesperson said on Thursday...
The Most Marketed Political Product Does Not Always Translate to Voter Acceptability
There are several instances where the Most Marketed Product does not sell. Commercially, there are several examples of “Most Marketed-Product Failures”, however for the purpose of this article let me just give ten (10) examples: 1. Kasapa Mobile...

Museveni: NRM ready to tackle corruption in districts
The new CEC NRM delegates conference closes with Museveni emphasizing war on corruption at district level Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni closed the NRM Delegates Conference Thursday with a strong call to leaders at...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Journey From Maryland Man To Uganda Man: The Definitive Timeline
The Left’s favorite misunderstood illegal alien gang member and alleged wife-beater, “Maryland man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia, may soon find himself deep in Africa, courtesy of a Trump-sponsored one-way ticket to Uganda. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran...

AP News Summary at 3:51 p.m. EDT
Investigators look for a motive in a deadly mass shooting at Minneapolis church MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators are poring over the videos, writings and movements of the shooter who fired through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis,...

An open letter to Adut Salva Kiir Mayardit Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programs
By Dr. Sunday de John, Juba, South Sudan Saturday, 23 August 2025 (PW) — Dear Sister Adut Salva, you can right the wrong by doing right! In June 2025, I wrote you an open letter encouraging you to support President Salva Kiir Mayardit in...

UN-backed Gaza City famine determination may be flawed by reliance on incomplete data
The United Nations-backed organization that declared a famine in the Gaza Governorate appeared to have relied on incomplete data that is key to making its assessment of the effects of Israel’s ongoing war against the Hamas terrorist group in the...

SSFF president visits Rumbek, vows to modernize sports sector
SSFF president Augustino Maduot Parek (L) met Lakes State governor, Rin Tueny Mabor in Rumbek on Wednesday August 13th, 2025 | Courtey Photo By Alan Clement The President of South Sudan Football Federation (SSFF), Augustino Maduot Parek, has met...

International News Briefs for Thursday, August 14, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, August 14, 2025. Israel Kills Over 100 Palestinians in a Day and Presses South Sudan to Resettle Gaza’s Population Aug 14, 2025 The...

E3 Nations Begin Process to Reimpose Snapback Sanctions on Iran
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at sanctions on Iran’s nuclear activities, Hong Kong wrapping up its landmark national security trial, and accusations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza. T-Minus 30 Days The E3—France, Germany,...

Third African Nation to Accept Deportees from US Under Trump Admin
By Billal Rahman is an immigration reporter based in London, U.K. He specializes in immigration policy and border security. He has uncovered allegations of misconduct among border agents under investigation and exposed claims of abuse at ICE-run...

Israel demands retraction of ‘fraudulent’ Gaza famine report
Israel is demanding the retraction of a “deeply flawed” UN-supported agency report that declared a famine in Gaza City and claimed conditions are likely to spread to Deir al‑Balah and Khan Younis in coming weeks. On Friday 22 August, The...

Israel said in talks with Indonesia, Libya, 3 more countries about taking in Gazans
Israel is in talks with five countries or territories — Indonesia, Somaliland, Uganda, South Sudan and Libya — about potentially accepting resettled Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 reported Wednesday. “Some of the countries are...