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Kenya Secures Sh3.4B Israeli Loan to Boost Defence Budget

Kenya, July 2 -- Kenya is getting a loan of Sh3.4 billion from Israel to help fund about 70% of the Ministry of Defence's budget for the financial year 2025/26. This information comes from budget docu... Read More


The Ouster of Ganduje and 2027 Chess Game

Nigeria, July 2 -- "How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished" is a quotation from the Bible, specifically 2 Samuel 1:27. And so it was the end of an era for the National Chairman of t... Read More


BREAKING: Ex-Senate President David Mark Dumps PDP, Joins Opposition Coalition

Nigeria, July 2 -- Former Senate President David Mark has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending his decades-long membership and signaling a major political shift. In a letter dated ... Read More


Coalition Adopts ADC to Challenge APC in 2027, Names David Mark as Nat'l Chair

Nigeria, July 2 -- In a bold move to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027, a coalition of political heavyweights on Monday, July 1, adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) a... Read More


Political parties united on caretaker government restoration: Ali Riaz

Dhaka, July 2 -- Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, said on Wednesday that there is unanimous agreement among political parties regarding the restoration of the ca... Read More


Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Iranian military loaded naval mines onto vessels in the Persian Gulf last month, a move that intensified concerns in Washington that Tehran was gearing up to blockade the Strait o... Read More


Punjab's New Land Pooling Policy: Why Being Opposed?

Jammu, July 2 -- In a meeting chaired by the chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab cabinet on June 02 gave its nod to the new land pooling policy, which Initially being launched in 27 cities and to... Read More


A strike on Secessionist Eco-System Reopen of all closed terror cases deliberately buried: LG Sinha

Jammu Tawi, July 2 -- The Lieutenant Governor ofJammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, on Tuesday ordered the reopening of all cases that were deliberately closed to file First Information Reports (FIRs). Si... Read More


Govt to present 2026 Appropriation Bill in October, Budget speech in November

Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill to Parliament in October. According to the Cabinet paper presented by the President, in his c... Read More


'It's back to drug rationing': The end of HIV was in sight, then came the cuts

Dar es Salaam, July 2 -- THIS year the world should have been “talking about the virtual elimination of HIV” in the near future. “Within five years,” says Prof Sharon Lewin, a... Read More