Man convicted of killing 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas will still be executed, but president said ‘people would rather not watch him die’
Author: Chris Anu
There is a question Africans must begin asking the West without apology: Do you really want democracy in Africa—or do you simply want African regimes that serve your interests? Because increasingly, Western policy toward Africa presents a contradiction that has become very visible and impossible to ignore. In Washington and European capitals, the immigration debate has hardened. Africans who crossed oceans and deserts running from sit-tide dictatorships and searching for safety and opportunity are increasingly told: Go home. Fix your countries. Respect immigration laws. Fair enough. But then there is a question within the immigration context or debate that nobody…
Yemen’s Houthis vowed on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) to press on withattacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike thatiant Saudi Aramco
Oct 13, 2026 COMMENTARYPhoto credits: ADEK BERRY / AFP Georg RiekelesAssociate Director and Head of Europe’s Political Economy Programme Ian HernandezPolicy Analyst SEE MORE ECONOMIC SECURITY EUROPEAN COUNCIL EUROPEAN UNION CHINA
Market snapshot: Yash Highvoltage Limited announced that its US subsidiary, YASH HV USA INC., executed a 36-month representation agreement with EHV Solutions LLC. The partnership adds 5 new states across the Western and South-Central regions, taking the company’s US representation network from 22 to 27 states.
Over twenty years ago, YouTube began with a simple, powerful idea: that everyone, everywhere, deserved a global stage. In 2025, this creative ecosystem contributed over €8.4 billion to the EU’s GDP and supported more than 220,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
The head of Germany’s largest bank warned that foreign investors may be driven away following victories in state elections last month by parties on the political extremes. The AfD, which wants to restrict immigration and send asylum seekers home, scored some of its biggest-ever wins in eastern Germany last month. At the same time, the…
Several thousand pro-Palestinian protesters have marched through European capitals, demanding an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution Press Release: 9 October 2026 |
The story so far: In late August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies of a roughly €27-billion hole in his country’s defence budget for the year. On October 1, after weeks of technical talks with Kyiv, the European Commission declared that Ukraine’s financial and military needs for 2026 were now “fully covered.” Yet the manner…
