A PhD student was snatched by masked officers in broad daylight.

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 14:43 EAT on Saturday 29 March 2025 Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was walking alone Tuesday night to meet friends at a dinner where they would break their 13-hour Ramadan fast when six plainclothes officers suddenly encircled her on the street near her apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, surveilence…

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Myanmar earthquake death toll rises to more than 1,000

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 14:16 EAT on Saturday 29 March 2025 The search and rescue is still ongoing. It’s very difficult now to validate any figure, and we know that it will continue to increase and (that) many of these eighteen million people are now without safe shelter, access to clean water,…

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Expelled South African envoy accuses Trump administration of racism

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 13:23 EAT on Saturday 29 March 2025 Ebrahim Rasool, 62, was ordered to leave the US last week after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him a “race-baiting politician who hates America”. This came after Rasool accused US President Donald Trump of trying to “project white victimhood as…

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Veteran Journalist Shaka Ssali Passes Away in the U.S.

Washington, D.C. – Veteran journalist and former Voice of America (VOA) broadcaster, Shaka Ssali, has passed away in the United States. He died approximately two hours ago after undergoing surgery, following months of battling an undisclosed ailment. Shaka Ssali, originally from Kigezi, Uganda, built an illustrious career in journalism while living in exile. He became…

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Race to save lives in South Korea as wildfires rage

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 21:19 EAT on Thursday 27 March 2025 Firefighters in South Korea are racing to save lives and ancient artefacts from the largest wildfire in the country’s history. At least 27 people have been killed so far, according to the country’s interior ministry – making the blaze also South Korea’s…

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VP’s Arrest Signals Collapse of South Sudan Peace Deal, His Party Claims.

The arrest of South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has effectively collapsed the 2018 peace deal that ended the country’s five-year civil war, according to his party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM/IO). According to the SPLM/IO, an armed convoy led by top security officials, including the country’s defence minister, stormed Machar’s residence…

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Germany Leads Resistance Against Trump’s Car Tariffs, Vows Firm Response.

     Germany has strongly opposed US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported cars and car parts, declaring that it “will not give in” to economic pressure. German officials emphasized that Europe must respond firmly to the tariffs, which they view as an unfair trade barrier. The move has sparked outrage…

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