Month: January 2020

Pretoria (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday asked South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in a long-running dispute with Egypt over a massive dam being built on the Blue Nile River. Ethiopia’s ties to Egypt have soured since the east African country launched the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam in…

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister has asked South Africa’s president to intervene in his country’s dispute with Egypt over a massive dam project on the Nile River, set to be Africa’s largest hydraulic dam. During a visit to South Africa on Sunday, Abiy Ahmed said President Cyril Ramaphosa as the incoming chair of the…

Il a suffi d’une simple paire de boucles d’oreilles portée par Queen B. lors du festival Made in America, à Philadelphie, le 4 septembre dernier, jour de ses 35 ans, pour que les internautes s’inquiètent à nouveau pour le couple star. En ligne de mire, les bijoux d’oreilles Shut Up (comprenez Tais-toi !). Il n’a…

Since the Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s most important general, the Trump administration has offered shifting rationales for the attack. Here are some of the administration’s evolving justifications. Jan. 3 The “decision to eliminate Soleimani” was “in response to imminent threats to American lives.” — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on…

By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday its military had shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard in a “disastrous mistake”, saying air defenses were fired in error while on alert after Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Iran had denied for days after Wednesday’s…

(Reuters) – The man accused of stabbing at least five people in a machete rampage at the home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration is due to face federal hate crime charges in White Plains, New York, on Monday. A federal grand jury indicted Grafton Thomas, 37, late last week with additional counts…

TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images A volcano in the Philippines began spewing lava on Monday local time after a sudden eruption a day earlier sent ash flying half a mile into the sky.  The Taal volcano began emitting huge plumes of smoke on Sunday, leading thousands to evacuate and causing flights at Manila’s international to…

Manila (AFP) – The Philippines was on alert Monday for the “explosive eruption” of a volcano south of Manila, which officials said could be imminent after a massive column of ash forced a halt to flights at the capital’s main airport. Taal volcano, a popular tourist attraction set in the centre of a picturesque lake,…

House Democrats will get the ball rolling again on impeachment at a meeting Tuesday morning, deciding Tuesday or Wednesday on which House lawmakers will serve as managers at the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. Assuming the House sends its two impeachment articles to the Senate on Wednesday, Trump’s trial will likely start next week,…

Associated Press/Evan Vucci Fifty-six percent of American voters say they disapprove of how Trump has handled the situation with Iran, according to a poll conducted by Ipsos. Fifty-two percent of Americans say the airstrike ordered by President Trump to assassinate Iranian General Qassem Soliemani has made them less safe. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more…