Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1140 EAT on Monday 19 January 2026 “At least 39 people have been confirmed dead and dozens more injured in a devastating train collision in southern Spain, marking the country’s deadliest rail accident in more than a decade, according to Spain’s Civil Guard. The incident occurred on Sunday…
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Greenlanders Reject U.S. Takeover: We Do Not Want to Be Americans
Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1446 EAT on Tuesday 13 January 2026 Copenhagen, Denmark – An international camera crew hurries out of Aaja Chemnitz’s office in the Danish parliament, making way for the next round of interviews. Politely but firmly, the journalists are ushered aside. Chemnitz, one of Greenland’s two MPs in the Danish parliament,…
The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: Jobs Suffer More Than Wallets
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1422 EAT on Saturday 10 January 2026 As President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs last year, many economists warned that both prices and unemployment could rise. With most of the 2025 economic data now in, their forecasts appear partially correct. While prices for certain imports — including beef,…
Court Rules Trump Illegally Blocked Clean Energy Grants to Democratic States
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1013 EAT on Tuesday 13 January 2026 A United States judge has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump acted illegally by cancelling $7.6bn in clean energy grants to states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. In a decision issued on Monday,…
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Under Criminal Investigation by U.S. Justice Department
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1050 EAT on Monday 12 January 2026 Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, he said on Sunday. In a video statement announcing the probe, Powell said the U.S. Justice Department had served the Federal Reserve with subpoenas and threatened a criminal…
Driver Detained After Truck Plows Through Anti-Iran Protest in Los Angeles
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1015 EAT on Monday 12 January 2026 A truck driver was detained in Los Angeles on Sunday after speeding down a street crowded with demonstrators rallying in support of protesters in Iran, authorities said. Marchers scrambled to get out of the way as a U-Haul box truck drove…
Protests in Iran Push Hospitals to Breaking Point, Medics Say
Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1449 EAT on Saturday 10 January 2026 As protests in Iran continue, hospitals are struggling to handle a growing number of injured demonstrators. Authorities have issued coordinated warnings to protesters, but medical staff report being stretched to the limit. A doctor at a Tehran eye hospital told the BBC that…
The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: Jobs Suffer More Than Wallets
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1422 EAT on Saturday 10 January 2026 As President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs last year, many economists warned that both prices and unemployment could rise. With most of the 2025 economic data now in, their forecasts appear partially correct. While prices for certain imports — including beef,…
