Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1337 EAT on Wednesday 7 January 2025 While most of the world celebrates Christmas on December 25, millions of Orthodox and Eastern Christian believers mark the holiday on January 7. This difference in dates is rooted in the use of the Julian calendar, which is currently 13 days…
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Children in Gaza Face Sniper Danger to Reach Tent Schools
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1149 EAT on Tuesday 6 January 2026 In a small tent, overshadowed by the sounds of nearby gunfire, seven-year-old Tulin prepares for her first day of school in two years. For most children, this would be a moment of excitement. For Tulin and her mother, it is a…
Seven Police Officers Hurt in Turkish Operation Against ISIL
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1049 EAT on Monday 29 December 2025 Seven Turkish police officers were wounded in a shootout during an operation targeting suspected ISIL (ISIS) fighters, local media reported. According to broadcaster TRT Haber, police conducted a raid at a residence in Elmalik village in Yalova province, south of Istanbul, on Sunday,…
China Stages Military Exercises Near Taiwan as ‘Stern Warning’ to External Actors
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1022 EAT on Monday 29 December 2025 China on Monday launched live-fire military drills around Taiwan, deploying air, naval and rocket forces in exercises that its military said were intended to test combat readiness and issue a “stern warning” against what it described as separatist elements and external…
US Launches Military Strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1640 EAT on Friday 26 December 2025 The United States has launched airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants in north-western Nigeria, targeting camps in Sokoto state near the border with Niger, where the group has been attempting to establish a foothold. The US military said an “initial assessment”…
Trump’s New Envoy Signals Support for Incorporating Greenland into the US
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 2127 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Donald Trump has sparked a fresh diplomatic row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland, the vast Arctic island he has previously said he would like to annex. Trump announced on Sunday that Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, would…
Fighting Breaks Out in Aleppo Between Syrian Army, Kurdish-Led SDF
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 2059 EAT on Monday 22 December 2025 Clashes have been reported between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo, as high-level talks continue over the integration of the SDF into Syria’s state institutions. Syria’s state-run SANA news agency said on Monday that SDF…
India Sees Outrage After Bihar Chief Minister Accused of Pulling Down Muslim Woman’s Hijab
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1547 EAT on Thursday 18 December 2025 A video showing a senior government official pulling down the hijab of a Muslim woman during a public event has sparked widespread outrage and condemnation across India. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of the eastern state of Bihar, was seen in the footage…
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