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United States has urged China to increase pressure on Myanmar following the military junta's execution of four democracy activists. State Department spokesperson Ned Price, noted that China could influence Myanmar more than any other country. Price called on all countries to ban sales of military equipment to the country and refrain from lending the regime any degree of international credibility. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian said China did […]

At least thirty-four people have died after their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, in central Kenya. The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Tharaka Nithi County, when the bus travelling from Meru to the Port City of Mombasa veered off the Nithi Bridge, and fell into the valley 131 feet below. According to Tharaka Nithi Country Commissioner, Nobert Komora, the Country has lost 14 […]

Droupadi Murmu has been sworn in as India’s new President making her the first person from a marginalized tribe to serve as the Head of State. Murmu and State Governor were elected to the largely ceremonial position last week with 64 percent of the vote by members of India’s parliament and state assemblies. India’s Prime Minister wields executive power but the President can send back some Parliamentary bills for reconsideration and also […]

Seventeen people have died after a boat carrying dozens of Haitian refugees capsized off the coast of the Bahamas. Bahamian Prime Minister, Philip Davis, who disclosed this on Sunday, said that Rescue teams recovered 17 bodies and 25 people were rescued. According to Davis, the speedboat which was heading for Miami, had 60 people on board, adding that more people were presumed missing

Sri Lanka has sworn-in Dinesh Gunawardena as the Country’s new Prime Minister. Gunawardena, an ally of the Rajapaksa Political family, took the oath of office on Friday. This comes just hours after Soldiers and Police cleared an anti-government protest site in Colombo.

Angola’s former President, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second-biggest oil producer for 38 years, has died at age 79. The Angolan Presidency who made this known disclosed that Dos Santos’s death was reportedly confirmed on Friday by the Medical Team in Barcelona, after being in coma for about a week. According to reports, Late Dos Santos has been in exile in Barcelona since late 2017, when he formally […]

Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi has submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella after key coalition Parties withdrew their support for his government. In a statement issued on Thursday, the President’s office disclosed that Mattarella has taken note of the resignation and asked Draghi’s government to remain on in a caretaker capacity.

Mali has expelled the Spokesperson, Olivier Salgado, of the United Nation’s Peacekeeping Force in the Country over posts he made on Twitter. This was disclosed by the Country’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the issue over Salgado relates to 49 troops from Ivory Coast who were detained after landing at Bamako airport on July 10. The Ministry accused Salgado of declaring without any proof that the Malian […]