Iran, Qatar sign deals on relations, trade, energy, culture
Feb 24, 2022 05:19 am UTC| Politics
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Qatar this week, where he met with the Qatari emir. Raisis two-day visit ended with both countries signing major deals surrounding energy, culture, trade, and diplomatic relations,...
Fears of election rigging may fuel further abuses in Kenya: democracy could be the loser
Feb 23, 2022 22:39 pm UTC| Politics
As Kenyans approach a general election in August 2022, many lack confidence in the electoral process. According to a national opinion poll conducted by Afrobarometer in 2019, only 29.2% of Kenyans thought that the...
Nixon-Mao meeting: four lessons from 50 years of US-China relations
Feb 23, 2022 22:35 pm UTC| Politics
It was the week that changed the world. On February 21 1972, Chinese leader Mao Zedong and US president Richard Nixon met in Beijing to reset their countries relations, which had been frozen for the previous two...
Feb 23, 2022 10:32 am UTC| Politics
The congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is making more progress as it zeroes in on those close to former President Donald Trump. The panel has now requested one Trump aide who...
Jim Jordan accused of putting party over country for refusing to testify to Jan. 6 committee
Feb 23, 2022 10:16 am UTC| Politics
In the Jan. 6 congressional committees investigation into the Capitol insurrection, among the Republican lawmakers that emerged in the probe is Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan. As Jordan has refused to testify out of not wanting to...
Afghanistan: Taliban to create a 'grand army' with troops from previous Afghan government
Feb 23, 2022 10:00 am UTC| Politics
When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the countrys national army dissolved, with many of its officials fleeing the country. As the insurgent group looks to rebuild, it announced that it will create a...
Joe Biden Supreme Court: Legal expert weighs in on inevitable fight on future SCOTUS nominee
Feb 23, 2022 09:31 am UTC| Politics
US President Joe Biden is set to unveil who he is going to nominate to become the next Supreme Court Justice. Legal expert Laura Coates recently weighed in on the inevitable Senate battle on Bidens Supreme Court pick,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight