Direct flights between India and China are set to return this month after being suspended for more than five years. The first route will reconnect Kolkata and Guangzhou, with IndiGo airlines beginning operations on 26 October. The move is being hailed as an important step in restoring ties between
I, Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela, add my voice to the global outcry against the unlawful and inhumane interception by Apartheid Israel of the humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza. Among those unjustly detained are Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, grandson of President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the courageous climate activist Greta Thunberg, and nearly
At least 69 people have lost their lives and dozens more are injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday. The province of Cebu, which bore the worst of the destruction, quickly declared a state of calamity as thousands of residents spent the night outdoors,
For the fifth straight day, streets across Madagascar have filled with protesters demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. What began as anger over crippling water shortages and rolling power blackouts has swelled into one of the largest waves of unrest the country has seen in years. Demonstrators, many
Rescue teams in East Java are racing to save dozens of students still trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school. The tragedy struck during evening prayers on Monday, when the Al Khoziny school building in Sidoarjo gave way. At least three people have been confirmed dead
A new peace proposal for Gaza has been unveiled by US President Donald Trump, who presented the plan at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The 20-point plan outlines an immediate end to fighting, the release of Israeli hostages, and the creation of an international “Board of
Guinea will head to the polls on December 28 for its first presidential election since the 2021 military takeover. The announcement marks a major step in the country’s political transition and opens the door for junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to potentially run for office. The vote follows the approval of
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has dissolved his government after days of nationwide protests driven largely by young people frustrated with chronic water shortages and power cuts. Speaking in a televised address, Rajoelina admitted that the government had failed to deliver on basic services. “We acknowledge and apologise if members of
Four people have died and eight others were injured after a gunman drove a vehicle into a Michigan church, opened fire, and set the building on fire. The attack occurred at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, a town northwest of Detroit, during a Sunday
President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon, authorizing the use of “full force” if necessary. In his announcement, Trump said the move was aimed at protecting the city and federal facilities from what he described as attacks by Antifa and other groups he labeled
