Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes.

Beledweyne (HOL) — Hundreds of Ethiopian troops have crossed the border shared by Ethiopia and Somalia's Hiiraan region for the second time this month.

Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance has quipped he’s “pissed off” he won’t have a chance to debate Kamala Harris Read Full Article at RT.com

Somalia has ratified a defense agreement with Egypt that was inked in January after Cairo vowed to defend Mogadishu against Ethiopia Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli prime minister is in Washington to meet with President Joe Biden and deliver a speech to Congress Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow will not leave the West’s “theft” of frozen Russian funds without a response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Vice President Kamala Harris made history Sunday as the first Vice President to be called upon in the 11th hour to step and try to campaign and win the election.

As the province enters the heart of wildfire season, British Columbia communities threatened by flames are under extreme stress and facing a range of emotions with the uncertainty of whether they’ll have to flee their homes, and whether they’ll have anything to come back to.

Multiple wildfires in Jasper National Park flared up with a vengeance late Monday night, forcing all park visitors along with the 4,700 residents of the Jasper townsite to flee west with little notice over mountain roads through darkness, soot, and ash.

Live updates on the 2024 presidential race after President Biden dropped out and endorsed Kamala Harris.

Harris made history as the country’s first female and first Black vice president. Now she has a chance to be many firsts in the White House.

The rise of e-commerce has required changes to the system of value-added tax (VAT) to ensure that the rules allow for smooth and fraud-proof transactions between customers and sellers. The major overhaul of the VAT rules for e-commerce in 2021 introduced a series of important simplifications for businesses, such as the creation of an import one-stop shop (IOSS). The IOSS allows businesses to declare and remit VAT on all their business-to-consumer (B2C) distance sales of imported goods across the EU (i.e. goods bought online and dispatched/transported from a third country to a customer in the EU) through one single VAT return, rather than in each country where they make a sale. However, at the moment, the IOSS operates with a threshold, whereby the distance-selling of imported goods with a value above €150 cannot be declared in the IOSS. Having assessed that the €150 threshold constitutes a burden to businesses, the Commission proposed on 17 May 2023 to further expand the IOSS by removing the threshold entirely. This change would open the use of the IOSS to a wider range of businesses, which would benefit from lower compliance costs. The proposal is subject to a special legislative procedure, requiring unanimous support in the Council, following consultation of the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee. Negotiations in the Council are on-going. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Vice President Dr. Michael Bizwick Usi this morning visited Blantyre Cultural Centre, formerly known as French Cultural Centre, to appreciate progress on the ongoing rehabilitation works. However, the Vice President expressed dismay over the slow progress, two years behind schedule. The Veep has since called on relevant authorities to get their act together and complete […] The post VP Usi pushes for reopening of Blantyre Cultural Centre: Agrees 4 months with contractor appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

[allAfrica] Munich, Germany -- «I want all human beings to be safe, to be treated with dignity, and to have equal rights,» said Jay Mulucha, a trans man from Uganda and the Executive Director of FEM Alliance Uganda, an organization formed in 2012 to promote fundamental rights and human dignity for a stigma-free Uganda.

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has reported $3.765 billion trade volume between Russia and Algeria in 2023 Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU will transfer €1.4 billion in accrued interest on frozen Russian reserves to Ukraine in August, Josep Borrel says Read Full Article at RT.com

The US president has not been seen in person since going into quarantine after contracting Covid-19 last week Read Full Article at RT.com

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell has confirmed that a high-level foreign affairs summit will be held in Brussels instead of Budapest Read Full Article at RT.com

The tourism industry’s peak season appears to be considerably weaker than expected in the spring, and it is likely that tourist numbers will be lower this year than in the previous year. This is reflected in Íslandsbanki’s analysis.

Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland has doubled down on its commitment to a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia, promising economic gains and international recognition while sparking fierce opposition from Mogadishu and regional players.

In Ethiopia, millions are suffering from malnutrition after repeated droughts and flash floods in recent years. The severity of the drought in some regions has communities learning new ways to adapt.

[allAfrica] Munich, Germany -- Since its discovery, HIV has become a global health crisis.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Economy and Planning Minister Faisal bin Fadel Alibrahim has been holding talks with officials from several nations on the state of the global economy at the G20 Development Ministerial Meeting in Brazil. On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, which began on Monday and ends on July 24, Alibrahim held discussions with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira on the latter’s agenda while holding the presidency of the G20.

The hideaway forestry village of Ceinws in the Welsh hills was once a thriving community of family homes with a church, a children's playground and a sports field.

On 8-17 July 2024, the UN high-level political forum on sustainable development assessed progress towards SDG 2: 'End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture'. It is unlikely this goal will be met by 2030. Instead, food insecurity, malnutrition and food prices have worsened globally. The primary causes of food insecurity are threefold: conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather conditions, which frequently intersect and exacerbate one another. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has hindered the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and worsened the worldwide food crisis. This has shown that several food systems are unsustainable, relying too heavily on vulnerable global chains. This unsustainability is also highlighted by the fact that a third of the food produced globally is wasted or lost. In the EU itself, food inflation owing to the impact of extreme weather events, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine has led to more than eight EU citizens in 100 being unable to afford a proper meal on a regular basis, while 50 in 100 are overweight. Better nutrition and agricultural sustainability are at the core of the EU's new common agricultural policy and the 'farm to fork' and biodiversity strategies. These are now being put to the test by the impact of COVID-19 and Russia's war on Ukraine. In poorer countries, the EU and its Member States act on food insecurity through humanitarian aid and development cooperation. The EU bases its external action towards SDG 2 on comprehensive strategies in conflict areas, substantial research capacities and the promotion of international cooperation. However, its impact is difficult to assess, while other EU policies, particularly on trade, have a spillover effect on other food systems around the world. This briefing updates a previous edition by Anna Caprile and Eric Pichon, published in January 2022. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Democrats view Vice President Harris as a more effective messenger on abortion than President Biden.

UAE’s president and Sudan’s army chief have held talks to defuse mutual tension over an escalating war in the African state Read Full Article at RT.com

The Indian Navy has ordered an inquiry into the incident Read Full Article at RT.com

More Canadians should receive their main health care through teams of professionals so their increasingly complex needs can be met while not paying privately for it, the Canadian Medical Association says in a new report.

Dozens of emails against drag storytime and 2SLGBTQ-inclusive education went to New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and Education Minister Bill Hogan just before they began a controversial review of a policy on gender identity.

Janice Strickland says her daughter Sarah Strickland is one of the dozens of bodies being kept at the Health Sciences Centre. The high costs of a funeral and lack of government support is keeping her from burying her daughter with dignity, she says.

Vice-President Michael Usi has sprouted from cocoon and openly challenged all naysayers that he is the bonafide UTM Party president following the death of his predecessor Saulos Chilima in a military plane crash on June 10. Usi made the stance on Sunday when he visited his home village Golden in Traditional Authority Chikumbu in Mulanje. […] The post I am the bonafide president of UTM, Usi says: “I will meet Kaliati soon to call for NEC meeting appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.