Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1615 EAT on Wednesday 4 February 2026 Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure are “particularly depraved,” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday, condemning attacks that have left millions without power amid winter months. Starmer’s comments come as Ukraine continues to grapple with targeted missile and drone…
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Is There Still Time for U.S.–Iran Diplomacy? A Look at the Narrow Opening
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1408 EAT on Wednesday 4 February 2026 Tehran, Iran — In Tehran, the focus is no longer on whether diplomacy has begun, but on whether it can move fast enough to prevent further escalation. An Iranian official told Al Jazeera that Oman will host the next round of…
U.S.-India Trade Breakthrough Sparks Optimism, Signals Shifting Geopolitical Alignments
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1632 EAT on Tuesday 3 February 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18% has been welcomed with cautious optimism in India, Asia’s third-largest economy, even as the specifics of the agreement remain vague. India had been facing the…
Russia Warns It Will Respond to Any U.S. Weapons Deployment in Greenland: Ryabkov
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1607 EAT on Tuesday 3 February 2026 Moscow Ready to Take Action If U.S. Deploys Weapons in Greenland, Russian Official Warns Moscow has signaled it is prepared to respond militarily if Washington proceeds with plans to place weapons on Greenland. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated that Russia…
Amazon Confirms 16,000 Job Cuts After Email Error
Created by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1931 EAT on Wednesday 28 January 2026 US technology giant Amazon has confirmed it will cut 16,000 jobs, hours after an internal email—apparently sent in error—alerted staff to a new round of global redundancies. The email, seen by the BBC and sent late on Tuesday, indicated that employees…
Russia Seeks to Safeguard Syrian Military Bases as Putin Holds Talks With Al-Sharaa
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1846 EAT on Wednesday 28 January 2026 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Kremlin moves to preserve its influence in Syria, including its military footprint, more than a year after al-Sharaa toppled Russia’s longtime ally, Bashar al-Assad, at…
Immigration official linked to Trump crackdown to exit Minneapolis role
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1625 EAT on Tuesday 27 January 2026 A senior U.S. immigration official who became the public face of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minneapolis is expected to leave the city, marking a possible shift in federal policy after the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen by federal agents…
U.S. ICE Agents to Assist With Security at Italy’s Winter Olympics
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1443 EAT on Tuesday 27 January 2026 Agents from the United States’ controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will help support U.S. security operations during the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told AFP. In a statement, ICE said its Homeland Security Investigations unit…
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