Tue 02 June 2026: A new Memorandum of Understanding between Rwanda and Russia, focused on cooperation in nuclear technology, medicine and energy, may appear technical on the surface. But beneath the language of scientific collaboration, there’s a deeper story about power, sovereignty and Africa’s place in an increasingly multipolar world. Journalist and editor at Kigezi News, […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: Exports from Israel’s defence sector grew nearly 30 percent in 2025 to a record $19.2bn, led by missile, rocket and air defence systems, the Defence Ministry says. It said Israel’s defence export record was broken for a fifth consecutive year, more than doubling in five years and quadrupling in a decade. […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes targeting Kyiv and several other Ukrainian regions early Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials. In the city of Dnipro, several residential buildings were struck by missiles and drones, killing at least eight people and […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: At least 929 homeless people died in France in 2025, according to a provisional count by the Les Morts de la Rue (The Dead of the Street) collective. “The number continues to increase year after year,” Adele Lenormand, a member of the collective, said, noting that 912 deaths were recorded in 2024. The collective said […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: You unlock your phone with your face, your fingerprint sends your laptop whirring into action, you pass airport security by glancing at a camera. Biometric technology has become so woven into the daily routine that for many people, it barely registers any more. That invisibility is part of the point. These […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: An exclusive investigation by Middle East Eye last week revealed that both US and Israel were coordinating to remove Jordan’s custodianship over Islam’s third holiest site. This is not a diplomatic manoeuvre. It is the culmination of a systematic campaign to erase the Islamic presence in Occupied Jerusalem and a direct […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday called for strict punishment of individuals who deliberately spread false claims online that the government would force citizens to sell their US dollars. In a post on US social media platform X, Lee responded to reports that police had identified 10 suspects accused of […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: Rwanda’s $134m claim has been thrown out, which bodes ill for other governments seeking ‘return hubs’. An international court has ruled that the United Kingdom does not need to pay Rwanda more than 100 million British pounds ($134m) in compensation over a scrapped migrant deportation deal. The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: The decision was split, allowing the Trump administration to continue barring transgender people from enlisting in the military. A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution. But Monday’s decision was a split […]
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Tue 02 June 2026: Ousted PM says his party, which holds the parliamentary majority, will not participate in new government. Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced a new government featuring several members and allies of a party led by sacked prime minister and estranged ally Ousmane Sonko, who has pledged his group would not […]
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