Tempers remain high in the Horn of Africa seven months after a New Year’s Day deal saw the self-declared republic of Somaliland agree to lease part of its coastline to its landlocked neighbour Ethiopia. Somalia is not happy about the maritime agreement, details of which remain murky. Firstly, it believes the deal is unlawful and […]
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Idaho AG Raúl Labrador retracts arguments in ITD campus lawsuit after rift with Gov. Little
Conflict over the state’s sale of the Idaho Transportation Department’s 44-acre campus in Boise continued in new legal filings Friday, when the Attorney General’s Office asked that the Board of Examiners retract previous statements made by its attorneys and that the board be removed from the case. The state of Idaho, another plaintiff in a […]
Spain’s prime minister says Cabinet to recognize a Palestinian state as EU rift with Israel widens
MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the Spanish Cabinet will recognize a Palestinian state at its Tuesday morning meeting as a European Union rift with Israel widens. Ireland and Norway were also to make official their recognition of a Palestinian state later in the day. While dozens of countries have recognized a Palestinian […]
Floods unite Brazilians in solidarity despite political rift
At a former railway station in Rio de Janeiro, a fast-growing mountain of food, bottled water and clothes donated to Brazil’s thousands of flood victims testify to a rare unity of purpose in a country marred by deep political enmity. In solidarity with residents of the water-ravaged southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilians […]
Rory McIlroy denies Tiger Woods rift despite differing views on golf’s direction
Rory McIlroy admitted he and Tiger Woods have differing views on the direction of men’s golf but denied suggestions of a rift with the 15-time major champion. The pair, plus 2013 Masters winner Adam Scott, are part of a newly-formed seven-person “transaction subcommittee” by the PGA Tour to hold negotiations with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV […]
Xi lands in Hungary as EU security rift deepens
icon Semafor Signals Supported by Microsoft logo Insights from Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Növekedés, and Royal United Services Institute Arrow Down Title icon The News Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Budapest on Wednesday, the final stop of his week-long visit to Europe that many experts consider a strategic play to deepen ideological […]
Turkey halts trade with Israel in latest Gaza rift
What happened Turkey said late Thursday it has indefinitely suspended all trade with Israel over the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in Gaza. On Wednesday, Turkey’s foreign minister said Ankara will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and Colombia became the third Latin American country to sever diplomatic ties with […]
Trio of multicolor lakes look otherworldly in Africa’s Great Rift Valley
Quick facts Where is it? Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia [7.518881, 38.650099]. What’s in the photo? From left to right: Lake Shala, Lake Abijatta and Lake Langano. Which satellite took the photo? Landsat 8. When was it taken? March 29, 2022. The trio of lakes in this striking image each have a different color thanks to […]
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Political Rift Forces France to Drop Law for Energy Targets
(Bloomberg) — France dropped a plan to write medium-term energy targets into law amid a political rift between opponents of nuclear and renewable energies in the nation’s parliament. Most Read from Bloomberg “I want to put an end to the war of religion between the pro-nuclear and the pro-renewables,” Industry and Energy Minister Roland Lescure […]
Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to the war is a mistake, deepening a rift between the two allies
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza a mistake and called for his government to flood Gaza with aid, ramping up pressure on Israel to reach a cease-fire and widening a rift between the two staunch allies that has worsened as the […]