By Staff – Geeska Kenya, in partnership with two Chinese state-owned firms, has broken ground on a $1.5 billion highway expansion project, signaling Beijing’s renewed engagement in large-scale infrastructure development in the country after several years of reduced activity. The project, structured in two phases, will be financed through a mix of debt and equity under
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By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is stepping up global efforts to thrash out a peace agreement, sending a negotiating team to the United States and planning a trip to Paris himself as his government battles a corruption scandal and intensified Russian air attacks. Zelenskyy on November 29 said he dispatched the negotiating team
By GARRY RAYNO In New Hampshire, moving pieces will produce more upheaval than the state has experienced for a number of years with two Congressional positions open as two longtime incumbents step aside. Indepth Your Inbox Get unbiased nonprofit watchdog news sent directly to your inbox. US Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s announcement she would not seek
By Wendy McLellan New Canadian Media journalist Diary Marif received PEN Canada’s 2025 Marie-Ange Garrigue Prize during an awards ceremony in Toronto Nov. 28. The prize recognizes a Canadian citizen or institution that provides significant help to an imperilled writer or journalist overseas. The jury selected Marif because of his dedication to raising awareness of
