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US expands blockade against Iran on global scale

WEB DESK, April 24 -- The United States said today that its expanding naval blockade of Iran was tightening by the hour. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tehran now faces a stark choice. He said Ir... Read More


Oil refusal to hit $100 reveals confidence against disruption

Jammu, April 24 -- Oil's refusal to break decisively towards $100 a barrel, despite a tense geopolitical backdrop and repeated threats tied to the Strait of Hormuz, says something important about how ... Read More


Lebanese journalist killed in Israeli strike

India, April 24 -- A Lebanese journalist was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Her body ... Read More


Lebanon condemns Israeli demolition of homes post-ceasefire

India, April 24 -- In areas of southern Lebanon, it has occupied since agreeing last week to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Israeli army has been destroying homes it says were used as outposts by the... Read More


Can the UN be revived for the world's sake?

India, April 24 -- Even as the Gulf war slowly turns into a war of egos and a load of baloney from everyone involved, one reality stands out - the diminished relevance of the United Nations in the ent... Read More


From Farm to Fortune: Two African Agri-Firms win first-ever UN-Bayer loans to fight hunger

Uganda, April 24 -- For Iganachi Razaki Omia, the math was simple and brutal. In war-scarred Northern Uganda, a tomato left in the sun for two days is a tomato lost. For the 90,000 smallholders his co... Read More


Babweetera challenging systems that fail women

Uganda, April 24 -- When Rona Babweetera speaks about her work, she does not describe it as a career. She calls it a calling, rooted in pain, shaped by experience, and driven by a desire to transform ... Read More


How Kenyan girls are shaping the future of ICT

Nairobi, April 24 -- When Angel Gabriella followed her mother into the kitchen one evening about five years ago, she expected nothing more than to watch dinner being prepared, maybe help with the toma... Read More


Motorists in Tanzania turn to gas after increase in fuel prices

Tanzania, April 24 -- Dar es Salaam. Rising fuel prices are rapidly reshaping the country's transport energy mix, triggering a surge in demand for compressed natural gas (CNG) and opening fresh invest... Read More


Defence Secretary meets UN official in New York

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) met with Khaled Khiari, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and P... Read More