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Chuck Schumer lauds Senate’s ‘greatest achievement in years’ as foreign aid bill passes – video

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e21a651b2921099f653c7241d8511c76673afcc5/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3dbf6a9bc0786fe8b4798629f4790975The US Senate has voted resoundingly by 79 to 18 to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super-majority united to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature. The bill was approved after proceedings that were hailed by the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, as ‘one of…

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America’s Next Soldiers Will Be Machines

Around the World, Foreign Policy FeedBy Jack Detsch April 6, 2024 Leave a comment

https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/us-military-robot-training-war-machine-california-8295793.jpgIn future wars, U.S. generals want to send robots to face the enemy’s first bullets.

30 Years After Rwandan Genocide, Ruler Holds Tight Grip

Headline, UncategorizedBy Declan Walsh April 6, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/06/multimedia/06rwanda-kagame-2-zflk/06rwanda-kagame-2-zflk-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgThirty years after a devastating genocide, Rwanda has made impressive gains. But ethnic divisions persist under an iron-fisted president who has ruled for just as long.

It’s Debatable’s Greatest Hits

FactCheck, Foreign Policy FeedBy Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig April 5, 2024 Leave a comment

https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/taiwan-navy-ship-tsai-GettyImages-2105340826.jpgIn their 100th column, Matt and Emma revisit clashes over Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran—and how to deter an alien invasion.

‘Building an authoritarian axis’: the Trump ‘envoy’ courting the global far right

https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8b95ad310629a54ebee28d0c2a65dfd4caaaff59/1_0_2998_1800/master/2998.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=89ad15768ed224dd410b042a8702c762Richard Grenell’s shadow foreign policy campaign is unsettling diplomats and threatens to collapse US interests For Donald Trump, he is “my envoy”, the man apparently anointed as the former US president’s roving ambassador while he plots a return to the White House. To critics, he is seen as “an online pest” and “a national disgrace” –…

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Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Takes Office and Promises Change

African News Review, UncategorizedBy Ruth Maclean April 2, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/04/02/multimedia/02senegal-1-qgfz/02senegal-1-qgfz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgSenegal’s new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, took the oath of office in Tuesday’s ceremony. Close behind him sat the popular opposition leader who had clinched the win.

How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec

African News Review, UncategorizedBy External Source March 30, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/26/world/00Canada-Africa-promo/00Canada-Africa-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgHundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town.

Senegal’s New President Was Unknown, but ‘This Family is Not New to Ruling’

In-depth, UncategorizedBy Ruth Maclean March 28, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/27/multimedia/27senegal-add4-tgkp/27senegal-add4-tgkp-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpgHow did Bassirou Diomaye Faye, age 44, go from obscurity to a resounding win in Senegal’s presidential election? At the family homestead, one relative explained, “This family is not new to ruling.”

Senegal Votes in an Election That Almost Didn’t Happen

FactCheck, Uncategorized, West AfricaBy Ruth Maclean and Mady Camara March 24, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/24/multimedia/24senegal-election-bcwh/24senegal-election-bcwh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgThe top opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, is barred from running. So Sunday’s vote is widely seen as a choice between his handpicked candidate and the departing president’s designated successor.

Uganda President Museveni Appoints His Son as Top Army Commander

African News Review, East Africa, UncategorizedBy Abdi Latif Dahir March 22, 2024 Leave a comment

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/22/multimedia/22uganda-1-mthw/22uganda-1-mthw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpgGen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who has a reputation for provocative late-night tweets, has been working to position himself as heir apparent to his father, President Yoweri Museveni.

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