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Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is back with her first novel in more than a decade, Dream Count, about the lives and dreams of four women in the United States, Nigeria and Guinea. She spotlights familiar themes including issues of gender, immigrant experiences, class and free speech.

As the US continues its crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech, including…

On March 31, Zimbabwean security forces spent the entire day dispersing small gatherings of people who were trying to stage a peaceful protest against the ruling ZANU-PF party’s attempts to secure an unconstitutional third term for President Emmerson Mnangagwa. By day’s end, the police had apprehended 95 demonstrators for allegedly promoting “public violence” and causing “breaches of peace”. However, the police did not manage to detain the man behind this protest, Blessed Geza. A…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Doctors at Gaza’s Baptist Hospital must make life-or-death decisions, prioritizing some patients over others due to overwhelming casualties, said hospital director Dr. Fadel Naeem. The hospital can no longer accept new patients as Israeli attacks continue.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Dr. Naeem said the hospital has only four operating rooms. As a result, many injured people must wait for treatment. Three patients have already died due to delays.

He added that…

Real Madrid pair cleared to play against Arsenal in their Champions League quarterfinal after UEFA issues suspended bans.

Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger have been fined by UEFA but escaped bans from the Champions League quarterfinals over “indecent” postgame celebrations in the previous round.

Mbappe and Rudiger were both given a suspended one-game ban for “violating the basic rules of decent conduct”, UEFA said on Friday.

Both are subject to a one-year…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Albanese, whose three-year term is set to conclude this week, has been facing growing pressure from pro-Israel groups and politicians demanding an end to her mandate.

The US Mission to the UN has sent a letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposing the renewal of Francesca Albanese as UN Special Rapporteur,…

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Despite weeks of US airstrikes and $200 million in munitions, Ansarallah’s missile capabilities remain largely intact, officials told the New York Times.

US efforts to destroy Ansarallah’s vast arsenal of missiles, drones, and bombers have had limited success, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing Pentagon officials.

According to three congressional and…

Police say Brand faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault.

British comedian Russell Brand has been charged with several counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.

Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile entertainers and broadcasters, faces one count of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two of sexual assault, according to a statement from London’s Metropolitan Police published on Friday.

The charges stem from…

“And as I speak, this is the sound of huge explosions.” Israeli strikes could be heard as Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reported live from Gaza on the many ways Israel is killing Palestinians and instilling the sense that “death is becoming very imminent.”

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump unveiled his new global tariff plan, imposing a 10% tariff on all imports, and targeting dozens more countries with additional tariffs on what he called his “Day of Liberation”.

So, with Trump’s economic plan set in motion – what will be the fallout? And what will happen next?

This week on UpFront, Redi Tlhabi discusses with…