Professor Mesfin Araya, Chief Commissioner, Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (Photo: Ethiopian Press Agency) Addis Abeba – The National Dialogue Commission has reported the successful completion of a week-long agenda gathering and consultation meetings in the capital Addis Abeba. On Tuesday, the commission said participants representing various community sections, government bodies, political parties, associations and institutions as well as influential individuals from 119 woredas of the city consolidated and submitted to the commission agendas that have been proposed over the past seven days. The agendas identified during the Addis Abeba consultations will be forwarded to the dialogue set to take place…
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia CNN — US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled to Cambodia on Tuesday to meet with the country’s prime minister and defense minister, as Washington becomes increasingly concerned that Phnom Penh may grant China’s military exclusive access to a key naval base.Austin’s trip to the Cambodian capital marks his second visit to the Southeast Asian country as Secretary of Defense but is the first time a United States defense chief has traveled to Cambodia specifically to hold a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Defense Minister Tea Seiha.The outreach reflects the US’ desire to forge a better relationship with…
Uddhav Thackeray said that the alliance was formed to end the “dictatorship” in the country.Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday informed that the Opposition INDIA bloc would decide on its Prime Minister candidate today adding that the alliance was formed to end the dictatorship in the country and save the Constitution.He also accused the BJP government of harassing Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, ahead of a scheduled meeting of the INDIA alliance on Wednesday.”The day our INDIA alliance was formed, we had decided that we wanted to end the…
On June 4 people across the globe, including within China, commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre. Between June 3-6, 1989, the People’s Liberation Army indiscriminately killed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Beijing residents to crush a student movement that had occupied Tiananmen Square in wide-ranging protests for democracy, freedom of expression, and against corruption. Commemorations of the anniversary and memorials to the victims are routinely censored on the Chinese internet. June 4 is among the most sensitive dates on the Chinese political calendar. Online, the breadth of censorship is breathtaking. A selection of censored terms uncovered by a Citizen…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dozens of people gathered in front of the Russian Embassy in The Netherlands on Tuesday to commemorate late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on what would have been his 48th birthday. “It’s crucial that the name of Navalny continues to be spoken, as every mention ensures that his legacy lives on,” Vladimir Nechayev, the demonstration’s organizer and member of a local team of Navalny supporters, told The Moscow Times. Navalny, a fierce opponent of President Vladimir Putin who galvanized mass opposition protests in Russia, died in February in an Arctic penal colony under unclear circumstances. His family and…
In the bustling Brazilian stock market, SLC Agrícola (SLCE3) stole the spotlight today with remarkable performance. With a hearty endorsement from Citi—upgrading their rating from “neutral” to “buy” and boosting their price target from R$22 to R$24—SLC’s shares perked up notably. This bullish shift anticipates favorable agricultural conditions for the 2024/25 growing season. SLC Agrícola (SLCE3) is a top Brazilian agribusiness firm producing soybeans, corn, and cotton, crucial to Brazil’s agriculture and global food supply. Despite concerns about declining global grain prices, SLC stands poised to weather the storm. The company’s adept risk management, especially in the face of potential…