New US tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are accelerating a strategic realignment in Africa, pushing nations on the continent further into the economic and diplomatic embrace of China, according to economists and regional experts. The tariffs, which target exports from over 20 African nations with levies as high as 30%, have been met with…
Italy and Spain are deploying naval ships to assist an international aid flotilla that organizers say has come under repeated drone attack while attempting to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza. Activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) claim the attacks are a campaign of intimidation by Israel, which has vowed to block the vessels from…
Super Typhoon Ragasa, a monstrous storm packing winds of up to 295 kilometers per hour, slammed into the northern Philippines on Monday, setting off a chain of preparations for a direct hit on Southern China. The storm’s immense force has prompted the Chinese megacity of Shenzhen to initiate one of the largest peacetime evacuations in…
Brazilian authorities are investigating a plane crash in Coruripe, Alagoas, that left Australian pilot Timothy James Clark dead and uncovered a massive cocaine haul worth close to R1 billion. The wreckage, found in a sugarcane field, contained between 180kg and 195kg of cocaine, neatly packed into 187 bricks disguised with SpaceX branding. The discovery has…
