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SUNDAY CHANDA CONCEDES KANCHIBIYA DEFEAT, VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ONE ZAMBIA, ONE NATION Details in the statement  My fellow residents of Kanchibiya, The people have spoken, and I accept the outcome of the 2026 General Elections with humility and respect. I congratulate the incoming Member of Parliament for Kanchibiya and wish […]

WHEN FALSEHOOD BECOMES A POLITICAL STRATEGY: THE GUNPOWDER I SAW FROM MY GRANDFATHER One of the most disturbing features of our present politics is the deliberate construction of political narratives around rumour, superstition and falsehood. Some recent political formations have perfected the art of packaging misinformation on social media, particularly Facebook and TikTok, until repeated […]

Iran Develops New Missile Technology Designed to Make Interception Harder Iran is accelerating development of a new generation of ballistic missiles, focusing on higher terminal-phase speed and greater maneuverability to make interception more difficult for U.S. and Israeli missile-defense systems. Recent Iranian reporting has highlighted missile configurations combining different booster and warhead technologies, while other […]

Ukraine Strikes Key Roscosmos Rocket Center Deep Inside Russia Ukraine has carried out a deep strike against the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Russia’s Samara region, one of the key enterprises under state space corporation Roscosmos. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the facility was hit by Flamingo missiles, with the target located approximately 900 […]

Is the Trump–Netanyahu Alliance Starting to Crack? The political relationship between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing growing scrutiny as Israel’s elections approach, raising questions over whether Washington is preparing for a possible post-Netanyahu era. Netanyahu continues to seek strong backing from Trump, but signs of political distance have […]

Iran Displays Captured U.S. and Israeli Drones as Reverse Engineering Begins Iran has showcased what it describes as captured American and Israeli drones inside one of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force’s underground facilities. The displayed aircraft are being presented as trophies from recent confrontations with U.S. and Israeli forces. Iranian officials and […]

Israeli Far-Right Minister Calls for Nightly Operations in Gaza An Israeli far-right minister has sparked renewed outrage after making inflammatory remarks calling for the killing of Palestinians in Gaza. The minister reportedly said he believes Israel should carry out nightly operations in Gaza targeting 30 to 40 people, claiming that some Palestinians there “do not […]

South Korea Moves to End the Korean War But Will North Korea Listen? South Korea has launched a major diplomatic initiative aimed at formally ending the Korean War, more than seven decades after the fighting stopped without a peace treaty. President Lee Jae Myung has called on North Korea to abandon threats and return to […]

Gulf States Question U.S. Military Presence as Anger Toward Washington Rises “Trump started the war, and we are paying the price,” a senior Gulf official told The Washington Post on condition of anonymity. The official said anger toward the United States among Gulf countries has reached its highest level since the United States and Israel […]

The night the big names fell Kabuswe loses his own backyard. Tayali is unseated by 819 votes. Across the country, ministers, mayors and party royalty discovered the hard way that incumbency buys nothing on counting night. There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a…