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…

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…

Why Trump is hitting China on trade and what might happen next

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1830 EAT on Thursday 10 2025 Rather than a fight on all fronts against the world, this now looks far more like a fight on familiar Trumpian territory: America v China. The 90-day pause on the higher “retaliatory” tariffs levied on dozens of countries still leaves a universal…