Russian troops could disappear as Kremlin touts ‘invisibility cloak’

Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s President, responded to the World Bank’s decision not to fund the African nation in light of a contentious law against homosexuality. The country has introduced an anti-LGBT law, with the death penalty being applicable in some cases. It stipulates capital punishment for “serial offenders” against the law and transmission of a terminal […]

In 2023, Brazil’s U.S. Embassy and Consulates shortened interview and processing waits, resulting in a historic issuance of 1.125 million visas. São Paulo, leading the states in visa issuance, issued 517,000, with Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Porto Alegre, and Recife following at 230,000, 173,000, 118,000, and 87,000, respectively. On the U.S. Department of State’s website, […]

By Stephen Ndegwa* (Opinion) The 15th summit of the group of major economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is taking place from August 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This time, things will be a little bit different, though. In addition to BRICS leaders, selected leaders, and representatives of pan-African […]