The African continent is home to a remarkable array of cultures, landscapes and histories. This vast land comprises 54 recognized African countries, each with its own distinct identity. Here, we’ll explore the countries of Africa, divided into the key regions: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. This list includes countries […]
Archaeologists have fully mapped a series of ancient rock art in Venezuela and Colombia, including the world’s largest monumental engraving, using photography and drone footage. The masterpieces, which feature both human and animal motifs, are prominently located along the Upper and Middle Orinoco River, which snakes through this region of South America. Researchers think the […]
The Arab League on Thursday called for the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. At a summit meeting of the 22-member organization, the group also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and strongly condemned the advance of the Israeli army into the city of Rafah in […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Israel must be brought to justice for “usurpation and oppression” of the Palestinian territories, if not there won’t be a guarantee that others would not do the same in other lands. Raisi was delivering a statement during his one-day visit to Sri Lanka on Wednesday. […]
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. Fidan was speaking in Istanbul on Saturday during a visit by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday announced the creation of two new Indigenous territories for Brazil, bringing the total number of new reserves during this term to 10. The Cacique Fontoura reserve will be in Mato Grosso state and the Aldeia Velha territory will be in Bahia state. They […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — He and his parents were among the last in their village to take a Russian passport, but the pressure was becoming unbearable. By his third beating at the hands of the Russian soldiers occupying Ukraine’s Kherson region, Vyacheslav Ryabkov caved. The soldiers broke two of his ribs, but his face was […]
The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a proposal that would designate property at Tyndall Air Force Base in Bay County and within the former boundaries of Homestead Air Force Base in Miami-Dade County as “spaceport territory.” ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Sponsor Alexis Calatayud, R-Miami, said the bill (SB 968) would help the state […]
The European Union considers Russia’s so-called presidential elections in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories to be a violation of international law and will not recognise their results. Source: Peter Stano, spokesman for the European Commission, as reported by European Pravda Details: Stano drew attention to the fact that Russia has begun early voting in the “presidential […]
“Early voting” in the so-called Russian presidential election has begun in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Details: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center stated that the Russians would be visiting the homes of residents of temporarily occupied oblasts for three weeks. They are currently conducting raids with security forces and […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine will only use the weapons provided by its partners on the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine but never against other states. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Zelenskyy during a press conference in Kyiv Quote: “As for the downing of the A-50 [Airborne Warning and Control System] and […]
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has described Russia’s plans for repressions against Ukrainian citizens in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and the FSB conducted searches in the Jehovah’s Witnesses community in occupied Mariupol. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Medvedev said that Ukrainian citizens in […]