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The government and opposition in the Caribbean island of Grenada have joined forces to drop the oath of allegiance to the British crown amid growing calls to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state.A statement from the government announcing the move said that in “a commendable display of national unity” the country’s parliament had agreed bills to amend the country’s constitution.The change will remove the words “His Majesty King Charles the Third, His Heirs and Successors” from the pledge of allegiance and replace them with “Grenada”.In the statement, Grenada’s prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, said: “The unanimous support for…

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Maniragena’s journey into elite cycling began when she joined Bikes for Future, an all-female team backed by humanitarian group Plan International and Learn Work Develop (LWD), a non-profit organisation implementing the schemeThe initiative seeks to challenge gender stereotypes and empower young Rwandan women through sport.”What makes Olivia unique is her determination,” says her coach Niyonsaba Elidad. “She knows what she wants. Every time we train, she gives it her all.”Women’s cycling in Rwanda is still in its infancy and often marginalised in a sport long viewed as the domain of men.”In the past, if a girl was seen riding a…

A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni’s leadership has been jailed. Elson Tumwine disappeared on June 8 – sparking accusations from opposition figures and activists that he had been abducted and illegally detained by military agents. Following an outcry over his disappearance, he was then reportedly left at a police station in Entebbe in mid-July and was subsequently charged with offensive communication and computer misuse. He pleaded guilty and asked for forgiveness. The magistrates’ court in Entebbe sentenced him to two months in jail on…

– The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. – Eta Epsilon Lambda Chapter, Liberia, has announced that it is joining the Government of Liberia, civil society organizations, and citizens across the country to echo the cries of victims, families, and communities ravaged by drug abuse. “We stand united in calling for immediate, sustained, and decisive action to confront this national crisis,” the fraternity said in a release issued ahead of the anti-drug march. Alpha Phi Alpha, a fraternity founded on the principles of scholarship, manly deeds, and love for all mankind, has a long and proud tradition of standing…

Top streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have made sustained investments over the years to lock their content down. Whenever they can, they prevent users from accessing videos without a subscription or watching region-blocked content. New findings presented today at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas, though, indicate that streaming platforms used for things like internal corporate broadcasts and sports livestreams can contain basic design flaws that allow anyone to access a vast swath of content without logging in.Independent researcher Farzan Karimi first realized years ago that misconfigurations in application programming interfaces, or APIs, exposed streaming content to unauthorized…

One person has been killed after a large wildfire in Keratea, southeast of Athens, spread rapidly, destroying homes and prompting evacuation alerts. The fire service says the body of an elderly man was found inside his home in the Togani area, close to where the fire started. The blaze broke out shortly after 14:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Friday in the Manoutso area, initially burning through dry grass and plots of land. Across Greece, more than 50 agricultural and forest fires have broken out in the past 24 hours – one of the worst days for wildfires this summer.…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” the new “Outlander” prequel series, releases its first episode on Aug. 8. Subscribers can watch the premiere episode on Starz‘s premium cable channel at 8:00 pm ET/PT and stream it on Starz.com at midnight. Those who don’t subscribe directly to Starz can also stream it on the Starz add-on on Amazon Prime or Hulu. New episodes will then release every subsequent Friday for the first season’s 10-episode run. “Blood of My Blood” focuses on…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — It’s been nearly five months since the International Criminal Court arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity, but Dahlia Cuartero, mother of Jesus “Daboy” Cuartero, killed in 2019 in Duterte’s drug war, still can’t put into words her relief, happiness and grief. After six years, justice for her son seemed within reach. Cuartero says at least two people were killed in her community every week during the country’s drug war operations, which lasted the duration of Duterte’s presidency, from 2016 to 2022. But she never thought her son would be among the up to 30,000…

Pakistan’s military says those killed had the backing of India although it offers no evidence to back up the allegation.Pakistani security forces have killed 33 fighters who tried to cross into the southwestern province of Balochistan from neighbouring Afghanistan, the military says, describing them as “Indian-sponsored” separatists.Pakistan’s military said in a statement on Friday that an overnight operation took place in the Zhob district of Balochistan province, where soldiers spotted “Khwarij”, a phrase the government uses for Pakistan Taliban fighters.The fighters were intercepted and engaged with “precise” fire, the statement said, adding that weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered.Pakistani Prime…