JAKARTA, Aug 31 – Indonesian political parties have agreed to reverse some state-funded perks their politicians receive in a bid to quell nationwide protests, the country’s president has said. Several cities in the southern Asian nation including the capital, Jakarta,…
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 – The Trump administration has moved to terminate almost 500 employees of federally funded news organisation Voice of America (VOA). The step is the latest in President Donald Trump’s drive to strip back the outlet, which the…
CHICAGO, Aug 31 – The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration. “We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of…
SYDNEY, Aug 31 – Thousands of Australians have turned out for anti-immigration rallies across the country that were condemned by the government as having far-right links and “spreading hate”. March for Australia rallies took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other…
SIAYA, Kenya Aug 31 – President William Ruto has ruled out any reversal of the government’s electronic procurement system, insisting it will remain in place despite growing opposition. Ruto defended the platform as the most effective tool to eliminate corruption…
TIANJIN, Aug 31 – The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China’s President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the…
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 31 – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged President William Ruto to deploy the Kenya Defence Forces to Mandera to expel Jubaland forces allegedly operating within the town. Gachagua warned that the presence of the foreign…
Societal, sociopolitical and economic issues only become recognised as public problems when they are talked about—when discourse frames them as urgent and in need of solutions. In a country where political competition too often descends into hostility, how leaders frame…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 – Kenya’s Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui and his Ugandan counterpart, Wilson Mbasu, met in Mbale, Eastern Uganda, on Friday and resolved to fully align all trade-related commitments with the East African Community (EAC) Treaty and related…
SHANGHAI, Aug 31 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China. Ahead of the annual gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the…