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Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Sunday
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Tottenham v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (12pm (UK) kick-off). The game kicking off 8pm local time in Seoul. The Newcastle...
Exposing China's Military & Media Push In Africa
Authored by Antonio Graceffo via The Epoch Times, China’s growing control of African ports, particularly along the Atlantic, combined with deepening military ties and an aggressive propaganda campaign, poses an emerging threat to U.S. national...

Somalia, Djibouti sign deal for additional troop deployment
Somalia and Djibouti signed an agreement on Wednesday for the additional deployment of Djiboutian Armed Forces personnel on Somali territory. “This agreement will govern the additional deployment of, in accordance with the priorities agreed...

APC honours local and Arab media professionals
Acknowledging the "Unknown Soldiers" of media Al-Barout praised the efforts of journalists and media workers, describing them as the “unknown soldiers” behind spreading awareness of the Parliament’s work since its establishment in 2019. Their role...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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Japanese Defense Minister Visits Turkey as Tokyo Looks to Expand Drone Fleet
Japan and Turkey have set the stage for future defense commercial ties as Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met his Turkish counterpart and toured Turkish military industrial facilities on Aug. 19, 2025. While neither the Japanese MoD nor...

Somaliland risks tensions with plan to accept displaced Palestinians from Gaza
On a warm evening in the bustling streets of Hargeisa, the capital of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, Mohamed* chews the popular regional stimulant qat while scrolling through his Facebook feed. A striking headline catches his attention,...

14 with ties to WA deported to ‘third countries’ and Guantánamo Bay
SEATTLE — As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday documents Washington has more extensive ties than previously known to migrants sent to a notorious prison in El...

14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay
As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday documents Washington has more extensive ties than previously known to migrants sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the...

New Digital App to Link Over 60 Catholic Radio Stations in East Africa
The Department of Social Communications of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) recently celebrated the launch of a new digital app for Catholic radio stations. The new platform will bring together 66 radio...

The US has China surrounded with bases, and yet is still fixated on 'deterrence'
At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore at the end of May, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that “we are reorienting towards deterring aggression by Communist China” and that “China’s behaviour towards its neighbours and the world is a...

Uganda reaches agreement with United States Government to take in migrants
Uganda has entered an agreement with the United States to take in nationals from third countries who may not get asylum in the U.S. but are reluctant to return to their countries of origin, the foreign affairs ministry said on Thursday, August 21....

Reclaiming African identity: Grounding Pan-African Unity in cultural and ethnic authenticity
By Ben Brako Pan-Africanism, as a political and cultural ideal, has long sought to unify the continent’s diverse peoples under a shared vision of liberation, development, and solidarity. Yet despite decades of effort, the dream of continental...

Time for Lamu port to shine in Mombasa decongestion plan
A container being off loaded from a cargo ship at Lamu Port.9th November 2022.[FILE/Standard] From next month, French shipping giant CMA CGM will shift all its transhipment cargo from Mombasa to Lamu. This will mark the first large-scale...

Jude Anthany Joseph to direct 'MV Kairali-The Enduring Mystery'
New Delhi, Filmmaker Jude Anthany Joseph, best known for "2018", is set to direct "MV Kairali—The Enduring Mystery", a film from Confluence Media. Jude Anthany Joseph to direct 'MV Kairali-The Enduring Mystery' "MV Kairali—The Enduring Mystery"...

Love or hate Abiy Ahmed, you can’t ignore his work
COMMENT | MAHLET AYELE BEYECHA – CONNECT2AFRICA | On the occasion of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s 49th birthday (August 15), Ethiopia’s leader finds himself as one of the most praised and criticized figures in contemporary Africa. Few African...

Beyond borders: Global migration crisis
The complexity of international relations and law in the 21st century presents a dilemma in migration governance. While many continents are dealing with the issue of refugee and migration crisis, there are certain regions where the refugee crisis...

The real reason the West is warmongering against China
In the opinion piece below, originally published in Al Jazeera, Jason Hickel and Dylan Sullivan argue that Western hostility towards China is not driven by serious concerns over China’s putative threat to the “international rules-based order” but...

UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on Trump's return and Al Shara's debut at UN
World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....

SECAM Official Lauds Eastern Africa Catholic Bishops for Innovation in Unveiling New Communication Policy, Digital App
He expressed hope that the newly launched AMECEA communication policy 2025-2035 and the digital App would bear abundant fruits for the Church and society across member and affiliate countries. According to AMECEA, the 10-year policy document “sets...