Month: June 2022
Google Sign Up Protest
Google is facing action from a coalition of ten European consumer organisations over the company’s account sign-up process. A Google account is essential in order to use a number of its products and services. The company said that consumer trust depended on honesty and transparency and it had “staked our future success on building ever
NATO in the Middle East
Israel’s defense minister, Benny Gantz, said Israel had joined a new US-led network that he called the Middle East Air Defense Alliance, or MEAD. The US, a primary guarantor of security in the Middle East, has been slowly withdrawing from the region for several years now, Ahmed el-Sayed Ahmed, an expert at the Al-Ahram Centre
Dr Congo hero- Lumumba’s tooth buried
It is the only part of his body that exists after his remains were dissolved in acid. The Belgian policeman who oversaw the disposal took the tooth as a trophy. It was returned to the family last week and has toured several parts of DR Congo in a coffin. President Félix Tshisekedi, Lumumba’s family and
Pakistan Foreign Minister: Ease Afghanistan Sanctions
The Taliban takeover last year prompted foreign governments, led by the United States, to cut development and security aid, and the strict enforcement of sanctions has debilitated the country’s banking sector. Pakistan’s foreign minister called for an easing of Western sanctions against Afghanistan under the Taliban government, saying the basic functioning of the Afghan economy
Vladimir Putin blasts NATO ‘imperialism’
The alliance has also approved membership applications from Finland and Sweden and announced a massive boost in troop numbers along its eastern flank. But speaking during a visit to Turkmenistan, the Russian president blasted the West’s attitude. “The leading countries of NATO want (…) to assert their hegemony, their imperial ambitions,” he said. “The call
European Union Climate Talk
The 27 European Union members found a common agreement on draft legislation aimed at slashing European Union greenhouse gases by at least 55% in 2030 compared with 1990 rather than by a previously agreed 40%.The agreement on the five laws proposed by the EU’s executive arm last year paves the way for the final negotiations
NATo Strategy Against Russia
NATO countries are sitting down in Madrid for the second day of a summit that Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said will be “historic and transformative,” as the alliance revamps its strategy in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The military alliance is expected to unveil a new strategic concept at this summit on Wednesday,
Sudan, Ethiopia army clash
The escalation of tensions between the two African countries who are also embroiled in a dispute over Ethiopia’s filling of a mega hydroelectric dam along the River Nile has raised concerns over security and stability in the east African region where the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are increasing rhetoric of a potential clash
UK Refuses to Add Abortion to new Bill of Rights
The issue of access to abortion care has jumped up the agenda following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn legal protections across the Atlantic. Millions of women in the US are losing their right to abortions, with over half of US states expected to restrict or ban the medical procedure. Abortions are still by
Russia wants to “dictate” future world order
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told NATO leaders on Wednesday his country needed more advanced weapons and money to defend itself against Russia, warning that Moscow’s ambitions did not stop at Ukraine. “This is not a war being waged by Russia against only Ukraine. This is a war for the right to dictate conditions in Europe