Read more about the article Southern Yemen crisis worsens as the leader’s Fate Stirs Tensions. By Carl Montel.
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the UAE-backed separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold a poster of Aidarous al-Zubaidi, the STC's leader, who, according to the Saudi-backed coalition, fled to an unknown destination, in Aden, Yemen, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman/File Photo © Thomson Reuters

Southern Yemen crisis worsens as the leader’s Fate Stirs Tensions. By Carl Montel.

We turn now to southern Yemen, where the political and security crisis is deepening amid growing uncertainty over the fate of a key separatist leader—exposing sharp tensions between Saudi Arabia…

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Read more about the article Minneapolis Tensions rise after ICE Shooting Death. By Kathy Moore
Police tape is seen around a vehicle with a bullet hole the windshield after a driver was shot in Minneapolis, on January 7, 2026. © Tim Evans, Reuters

Minneapolis Tensions rise after ICE Shooting Death. By Kathy Moore

Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after a deadly shooting involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a major federal immigration operation. A 37-year-old woman was fatally shot early…

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Read more about the article Museveni’s Authority Under Scrutiny in Heated Uganda Vote. By Ehud Jones.
A Ugandan police officer unloads ballot boxes from a truck at a polling station in Kampala on Thursday.Luis Tato / AFP via Getty Images

Museveni’s Authority Under Scrutiny in Heated Uganda Vote. By Ehud Jones.

Uganda has gone to the polls in a highly charged election widely viewed as a critical test of President Yoweri Museveni’s authority and staying power. Ugandans voted Thursday amid heavy…

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Read more about the article Cuban Killed in Maduro Capture Mission Returned to Havana. By Kathy Moore.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel recently blamed the U.S. government, and its longtime sanctions, as the catalyst for the island's recent protests. © AFP

Cuban Killed in Maduro Capture Mission Returned to Havana. By Kathy Moore.

The remains of Cuban soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have been returned to Havana, touching off national mourning and international controversy. Thirty-two Cuban…

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Read more about the article U.S. seizes Russian Oil Tanker linked to Venezuela. Kathy Moore.
The Marinera tanker, previously known as Bella-1, in the Singapore Strait in March 2025. [File: Hakon Rimmereid via Reuters]

U.S. seizes Russian Oil Tanker linked to Venezuela. Kathy Moore.

Rising tensions between Washington and Moscow after the United States seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in international waters, accusing it of violating U.S. sanctions linked to Venezuela. The vessel, known…

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Read more about the article Israeli strikes alleged Hezbollah, Hamas sites in Lebanon. Carl Montel
A fighter jet pilot takes part in the international "Blue Flag" exercise at the Ovda Airbase in southern Israel, on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The "Blue Flag" is an Israeli Air Force exercise and includes participants from the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, England, Greece and India. © Debbie Hill/UPI

Israeli strikes alleged Hezbollah, Hamas sites in Lebanon. Carl Montel

Israel has carried out a new wave of airstrikes in neighboring Lebanon, targeting what it describes as Hezbollah and Hamas military infrastructure. The Israeli military says its warplanes struck multiple…

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Read more about the article Bobi Wine Attracts Massive Crowd as NUP Office Opens in Ntungamo. By Ehud Jones.
National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu drew huge crowds in President Museveni’s home district, Ntungamo, where he opened a party office and held a rally in Rubaare, vowing to build “a new Uganda” and tackle economic hardship.

Bobi Wine Attracts Massive Crowd as NUP Office Opens in Ntungamo. By Ehud Jones.

We focus on a major development in Uganda’s unfolding presidential race, as National Unity Platform’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, makes a significant push into Ntungamo…

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Read more about the article Uganda Refutes plans for election internet shutdown Allegations. By Ehud Jones.
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 file photo, Ugandans wait to vote in the presidential election in Kampala, Uganda. © Jerome Delay/Copyright 2020 The AP. All rights reserved.

Uganda Refutes plans for election internet shutdown Allegations. By Ehud Jones.

Ugandan authorities are firmly rejecting allegations that the government plans to shut down internet access during next week’s national elections, dismissing the claims as unfounded and misleading as political tensions…

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