Benjamin Netanyahu to return as Israel Prime Minister after far right surge

Exit polls suggest veteran Likud politician will be able to form coalition with support of ‘Religious Zionism’, which plans major changes. By Orly Halpern – Updated at 0713 EAT on Wednesday 2 Nov 20222 Lydd (Lod), Israel – At the Lydd (Lod) branch of the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, six activists sat in a semicircle of plastic chairs…

Elon Musk takes over Twitter in $44bn deal

Tesla CEO’s purchase caps a six-month saga over the future of the social media giant. Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalising a $44bn deal to buy the social media network. In one of his first decisions at the helm of the social media giant, Musk, the world’s richest man, fired three…

Terrorist kills 11 at School of the Blind in Mukono

Police in Mukono are investigating a fire outbreak that killed 11 people at Salama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish, Mukono District, in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to a statement released by ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, the cause of the fire is yet to be…

Rishi Sunak wins race to become the UK’s new prime minister

The former chancellor wins Conservative Party leadership contest days after the dramatic resignation of Liz Truss as prime minister. ister after winning the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest, which was triggered by the resignation of Liz Truss last week. Sunak’s win on Monday came days after Truss’s resignation after her disastrous tax cuts plans and policy U-turns…

54 developing countries, including 25 in Africa, require urgent debt relief: UNDP

By Jerry Omondi At least 54 developing countries globally, including 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa, require immediate debt relief to avoid sliding into extreme poverty, according to the United Nations’ Development Programme (UNDP). The Agency published a paper on October 11 titled ‘Avoiding ‘Too Little Too Late’ on International Debt Relief’, which highlights the ripple effects of government…

Haiti faces a ‘cholera time bomb’, UN official warns

Haitian authorities confirm one death, 54 suspected cases as response to cholera outbreak in Port-au-Prince ramps up By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours Surging violence and insecurity have turned Haiti into a “time bomb for cholera”, the UNICEF representative in the country told media, as aid groups and local authorities ramp up their response to an outbreak in…

Iran schoolgirls remove hijabs in protests against government

By David Gritten Schoolgirls in Iran have been waving their headscarves in the air and chanting against clerical authorities, in an unprecedented show of support for the protests engulfing the country. Videos verified by the B showed demonstrations inside schoolyards and on the streets of several cities. They echoed the wider unrest sparked by the…