Day: May 29, 2023
Nepal marks 70th Anniversary of Everest conquest
Nepal marks 70th Anniversary of Everest conquest
Pencil purported to have belonged to Adolf Hitler to go under hammer in Belfast
A silver-plated pencil purported to have belonged to Adolf Hitler is set to go under the hammer in Belfast. It is believed to have been given to the former Nazi dictator by his long-term partner Eva Braun as a gift for his 52nd birthday on April 20, 19…
How U.S. tech is helping Ukraine fend off mounting Russian attacks
Russia’s ramping up its air war on Ukraine with both low-tech drones and modern missiles. Thanks to its Western partners, Ukraine can shoot down both.
Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts
Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed into law the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the death penal…
Interior minister says situation at Iran-Afghanistan border normal after Taliban attack
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said on Monday that the country’s border areas with Afghanistan is tranquil following the recent skirmishes between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces.
With Tunisia, the EU and the West are experiencing a crisis of value-based solidarity
Brussels and its partners should urgently stand with democracy activists and support democratic institutions that, together, hold Tunisia’s leaders accountable, Ikram Ben Said and Nicole Rowsell write.
Erdogan rants against ‘LGBT forces’ as Biden congratulates him on Turkey election win
Erdogan secured more than 52 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s run-off, two weeks after he fell short of scoring an outright victory in the first round
Uganda’s President Museveni approves tough new anti-gay law
UNAids and the US warn that Uganda’s progress in tackling HIV is now in “grave jeopardy”.