[Reporter] The Fund forecasts 6.2 percent 2024 growth rate for Ethiopian economy

[Africa CDC] Nairobi -- To strengthen regional cross-border Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) readiness during public health emergencies, Africa CDC, UNICEF, IFRC, and WHO (the Collective Service core partners) as well as IOM, READY and the UK-PHRST, organized a simulation-based training from 15th to 19th April 2024 in Mombasa, Kenya.

Leopard tanks had also been targets of Russian strikes and at least 30 of them had been destroyed, the newspaper said

Tensions flared in Spanish Town on Saturday morning as sympathisers of reputed Clansman gang enforcer, Sheldon Walters, otherwise known as Termite, reacted to news of his demise. Reports indicate that Walters, along with two associates, were...

He may face up to 20 years in jail

There were no casualties or damage

They were interested in this against the backdrop of the upcoming presidential election in the United States, Abdel Hafiz Nofal said

This positive development achieved through direct negotiations is an important step towards the signing of a final peace agreement, Foreign Ministry said

Xi Jinping has announced the creation of a new Army Information Support Force as part of military reforms Read Full Article at RT.com

Iranian top diplomat Hossein Amirabdollahian has refused to blame Israel for Friday’s attack on the country Read Full Article at RT.com

The G7 has rejected Russia’s insistence on a Kiev link in the Crocus City Hall terror plot as ‘baseless’ Read Full Article at RT.com

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Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appeared to step back from wider conflict stemming from the war in Gaza. But a deadly blast at an Iraqi military base emphasised the high tensions which persist, and witnesses in Gaza reported more strikes there. Fears of a wider Middle East war escalated this month. Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones one week ago in retaliation for a deadly April 1 air strike -- which Iran blamed on Israel -- that levelled the Iranian consulate in Damascus and killed seven Revolutionary Guards. The Israeli retaliation appeared to come on Friday, when Iranian media reported blasts in the central province of Isfahan. Fars news agency reported «three explosions» close to Qahjavarestan, near Isfahan airport and the 8th Shekari army airbase. «What happened last night was no attack,» Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told NBC News in a Friday interview. «It was the flight of two or three quadcopters, which are at the level of toys that our children use in Iran.» He added that, «As long as there is no new adventure on behalf of the Israeli regime against Iran's interests, we will have no response.» - No Israeli comment - Israeli officials have made no public comment on what, according to a senior United States congressional source who spoke to AFP, were retaliatory Israeli strikes against Iran. Tensions soared after the attack on Iran's consulate, but violence involving Iran-backed groups had already surged throughout the Middle East alongside the Gaza war. Officials in Iraq on Saturday said one person was killed and eight wounded in an explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Last weekend, Iran launched its first-ever attack directly targeting Israel. With the help of the United States and other allies, Israel intercepted most of the more than 300 missiles and drones it said Iran had launched. Only minor damage was reported and there were no fatalities. Iran said its attack was in retaliation for the April 1 strike on its Damascus embassy consular annex. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been under international pressure over the civilian toll in Gaza's war. According to Iranian political expert Hamid Gholamzadeh, Netanyahu needs «further escalation and another war to distract the world attention» from Gaza. However, foreign ministers of the G7 group of developed economies, meeting in Italy on Friday, kept up that pressure. The group said they opposed a «full-scale military operation in Rafah», where most of Gaza's population is sheltering, because it would have «catastrophic consequences» for civilians. Israel has for two months threatened to send troops in against Hamas militants in Rafah, but even without such an operation Rafah is under regular bombardment. On Saturday Gaza's Civil Defence agency said an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost point, killed nine members of a family including six children. - 'Hard night' in Rafah - «It has been a very hard night,» the agency spokesman, Mahmud Bassal, said in a statement that reported several other areas of Rafah hit. With mediator Qatar reporting that Gaza truce talks were «stalling,» Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to host Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday to discuss the conflict. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said «the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East» must end, and analysts said further tit-for-tat violence could be avoided. Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa programme at Britain's Chatham House think tank, said the reported Israeli strike had been «calibrated to avoid damage and further Iranian aggression». Gholamzadeh, the Iranian analyst, said the incident in Isfahan, while «insignificant», needs to be seen in the context of the «fight for balance of power» between the two countries. «The region is on fire and an all-out war can be ignited any moment and such activities are making it more imminent,» he said. There were mixed feelings on the streets of Tehran and Israel. «If Israel wants to attack our country, our goal is to defend it,» said Ali, a 48-year-old Iranian construction worker. Retired firefighter Behrouz, however, said: «We are against war.» In Jerusalem, antique dealer Amitay Bendavid, 37, said Israel's reported retaliation against Iran wasn't firm enough but rather, «a game of children». At the wheel of his taxi, driver Yossi Basher said he believes «Israel doesn't want war» with Iran. In Gaza, there was no letup to the war which began October 7 with Hamas's attack on southern Israel. The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures. Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel has responded with a retaliatory offensive that has killed at least 34,049 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the latest toll from the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory. The toll included at least 37 deaths over the previous 24 hours, it said. - Facing famine - Israel' military said it struck dozens of militant targets over the past day, including the site in north Gaza from which a projectile was fired into the Israeli city of Sderot. In Gaza, the population «faces famine, malnutrition, and infectious disease outbreaks», the International Rescue Committee charity said. Yet, a UN report on Friday said «multiple obstacles» continue to impede delivery of urgently needed aid. Over the past week, however, convoys facilitated by the World Food Programme were able to enter northern Gaza through the Erez crossing, other convoys entered Gaza via Israel's Ashdod port, and Israeli authorities facilitated an increased number of food missions into northern Gaza, the UN said. Despite some immediate improvement in access, the WFP cited «the real possibility of famine» there. Reflecting the dire situation, images on social media showed men in the sea off Gaza City trying to recover boxes of airdropped aid. © Agence France-Presse

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy have signed an agreement to work together on the establishment of a national One Health platform aimed at making the identification of potential diseases in Seychelles more effective.  The signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two ministries is described as a commitment to integrated approaches to human, environmental and animal health. «This MoU will create the platform for both parties to work closer together, where it can now be a more structured collaboration, which will allow us to share resources, being physical resources and human resources towards a common goal,» said Rodney Philo, the chief animal health and livestock officer.  Philo explained that research shows that 85 percent of diseases come from animals and therefore by working together, it will allow quicker decision-making for necessary action to take place.  «The inseparable links between agriculture, nutrition and health, those between health and climate change, those between health and bio-security, the growing health threats at the centre of animal and human ecosystems and the challenges to be met in terms of antimicrobial resistance, all require a common approach to which we are committed today, clearly and resolutely,» said the Minister for Health, Peggy Vidot, in her address, during the signing ceremony, which took place the Savoy Resort and Spa, Beau Vallon, on Friday.  She added that «Collaboration between our two ministries to safeguard human health, animal health and environmental health, means safeguarding our survival as a nation.» The Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy, Flavien Joubert said that the MoU signing is an important step towards strengthening the One Health approach.  «By working together, we more effectively address complex health challenges and protect the health of humans and animals...The One Health approach recognises the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and highlights the need for a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to addressing health challenges,» he added. The SEGA–One Health network is the health arm of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) in matters of public health, animal health and environmental health. It brings together more than 400 health professionals from ministerial departments of member states, reference training and research institutions in the region, and benefits from a strong partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OMSA). It has been supported since 2009 by the French Development Agency (AFD) via RSIE projects. In complementarity with the implementation of the third phase (RSIE3), the European Union (EU) also supports the SEGA –One Health network through a new project, RSIE4, implemented by the IOC since December 2020.

An Airbnb in Montreal's Verdun borough was the source of much frustration from neighbours who say there were constant parties at the location. It has been taken down from the app, but housing advocates remain upset about short-term rentals.

RCMP say the fire that prompted a state of emergency in a Labrador town is now under control.

[Premium Times] He originally set out to do 58 hours, Onakoya persevered for a grueling 60 hours.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues to carry out extensive campaigning using the nation's resources. Addressing a public meeting at Gajol in Malda district in support of Maldaha Uttar TMC candidate Prasun Banerjee, a former IPS officer, Mamata Banerjee, the party supremo, said polls have been scheduled from April 19 to June 1 so that Modi and his cabinet colleagues can travel on special planes across the country before every phase to «overwhelm the Opposition».

Jairam Ramesh mentions Elon Musk delaying India trip due to Tesla commitments. Musk faces challenges with Tesla's Model 2 and anticipates announcing investments in India. Previous meetings with PM Modi noted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that some influential people in India and abroad are trying to kick him out of power. He mentioned this at a big public meeting, where he also talked about the struggles of mothers and sisters in taking care of their families. He assured the crowd that despite these challenges, he's still standing strong because of the support of women and his efforts to help them.

A WZ-7 Soaring Dragon drone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was spotted flying in close proximity to the Philippines, ahead of preparations by the Southeast Asian country to receive the delivery of Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, The Eurasian Times reported. According to the report, the distinctive joined-wing shape of the WZ-7 drone caught the attention of Raffy Tima, a correspondent for Philippine news organisation GMA News, as it traversed the skies over the West Philippine Sea, an area within the South China Sea to the northwest of the Philippines.

The International Federation of Phygital Sports is expected to announce on June 1 where the next Games of the Future will take place, Igor Stolyarov said

Armand Duplantis bettered his previous world record of 6.23 meters

Units of Battlegroup Center have improved their tactical positions

Erdogan and Haniyeh touched upon the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the exchange of hostages with Israel and the humanitarian aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave

One suspect was arrested in connection with the threat

HARGEISA (HOL) — The Somaliland Electoral Commission announced on Saturday that presidential and political party elections are scheduled for November 13, 2024.

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Manples community of the Tanvasoko Area Council now have solar streetlights to increase residents’ safety, particularly at nights.

A citizen has been arrested and charged for making threats on social media.

Reconstruction of the Teouma Bridge on Efate will now officially begin following its ground-breaking ceremony yesterday.