By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1403 EAT on Wednesday 16 April 2025 Former United States President Joe Biden has delivered his first major speech since leaving office, defending retirement aid that he says is threatened by President Donald Trump’s sweeping administrative reforms. Speaking to disability advocates in Chicago, Biden said the Trump administration’s…
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Red states forge ahead with proof of citizenship voting requirements with Trump’s efforts likely going nowhere
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1336 EAT on Wednesday 16 April 2025 states are barreling ahead in a push to require voters to show documents proving of their citizenship when registering, as efforts by President Donald Trump and his congressional allies to enact the mandate nationwide show little likelihood of success. Twenty-two states…
UK Supreme Court rules legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1306 EAT on Tuesday 16 April 2025 This has been a really, really long road, says Susan Smith, the co-founder of For Women Scotland. She says: “Today the judges have said what we always believed to be the case, that women are protected by their biological sex. Sex…
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1148 EAT on Tuesday 15 April More than 1,000 people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said. One official in Muthanna province says at least 700 cases of what they said was suffocation….
Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1139 EAT on Tuesday 15 April 2025 Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine. The US president said the Ukrainian leader shared the blame with Russian…
Trump suggests tariff exemption for China-made smartphones could be short-lived
By Faith Barabara N Ruhinda updated at 1144 EAT on Monday 14 April 2025 The price of clothing – a major export for Vietnam – will not go up automatically in line with tariffs, Sitkoff says, as it’s all linked to where the materials come from. But, he adds, there’s “no doubt these tariffs are…
Zelensky urges Trump to visit Ukraine ahead of deal with Russia
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1123 EAT on Monday 14 April 2025 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Donald Trump to visit his country ahead of any deal with Russia to end the war. Trump described the attack as a “horrible thing” while Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, accused Russia of committing a war…
Woman gives birth to stranger’s baby in Australia embryo mix-up
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1846 EAT on Thursday 10 April 2025 A woman in Australia has unknowingly given birth to a stranger’s baby, after her fertility clinic accidentally implanted another woman’s embryos into her. The mix-up at Monash IVF in Brisbane, Queensland has been blamed on human error, Australian media reports. “On…
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