FIFA’s President Gianni Infantino has called for worldwide stadium bans for fans and “automatic forfeits” for teams whose supporters hurl “abhorrent” abuse, following racist incidents at club matches in Italy and England. The head of governing body the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) said on Sunday that there was …
Read More »In France, a Conviction for Police Brutality, but Little Expectation of Change
When a French police officer was found guilty on Friday of assaulting Théo Luhaka, a 22-year-old Black man, during a 2017 identity check that led to his arrest, lawyers on both sides left the courthouse claiming victory in one of France’s most publicized cases of police abuse. Mr. Luhaka, now …
Read More »Wike vows make FCT unbearable for bandits, kidnappers to operate
The Minister, a former Rivers State Governor, made this known during a town hall meeting with residents of Bwari Area Council of the FCT on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Speaking at the town hall, the Minister said President Bola Tinubu had instructed him to provide the security agencies with everything …
Read More »Protests erupt in Tunisian town as search continues for 37 missing migrants
Tunis, Tunisia – A boat said to be carrying some 37 migrants and asylum seekers has gone missing off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia. Relatives described receiving final phone calls at around 2:30pm on January 11, as the boat was setting out to sea. By around 10pm the same …
Read More »Israel-Hamas War: Displaced Gazans Flee Southern Hospital as Fighting Intensifies
The Biden administration plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, partly reimposing penalties it lifted nearly three years ago on the Iran-backed group whose attacks on Red Sea shipping traffic have drawn a U.S. military response. Beginning in mid-February, the United States will consider the Houthis a …
Read More »The Impact of Climate Migration on Developing Nations
A family displaced by prolonged drought in Ethiopia now live in a makeshift tent in Mogadishu, Somalia. June 2023. Credit: IOM/Muse Mohammed Opinion by Sudip Ranjan Basu – Chen Wang – Monica Das (bangkok, thailand) Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 17 (IPS) – As the world …
Read More »Mozambique Insurgency Significantly Decreased, Say Experts
Two years after the major attacks by non-state armed groups, a considerable number of forcibly displaced people have returned to Palma. Credit: UNHCR by Kevin Humphrey (johannesburg) Wednesday, January 17, 2024 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Jan 17 (IPS) – There is cautious optimism regarding the conflict that has been raging in …
Read More »Rivers Commissioner says Fubara promises conducive work environment for journalists
Journalists are urged to always portray the state in positive light. The Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joe Johnson, says the Gov Siminialayi Fubara’s administration is committed to ensuring a conducive environment for journalists in the state to discharge their duties.
Read More »China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again
Official data shows GDP was 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting a government target, but recovery looks uneven. China’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting the government’s official target, but concerns about growth momentum remain amid a protracted property crisis, sluggish consumer and business confidence, and weak global growth. …
Read More »Deadly Iranian Strikes in Iraq and Pakistan Inflame Regional Tensions
Iran hit its neighbors Pakistan and Iraq with missile strikes on Tuesday, prompting strong denunciations from both countries and raising fears that upheaval in the Middle East could spiral out of control. Since the war in Gaza began in October, Iran has used its proxy forces against Israel and its …
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