People were killed when another riot broke out at a prison in Ecuador, killing about 20 people. Inmates at El Turi prison haven’t been taken away from their guns, officials say, but the fights have calmed down. A fight broke out when one gang tried to take “total control” of the prison. It’s been a … Read more
An expert on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, said this week that the number of cases in the U.S. of coronavirus will rise this fall because of the highly contagious strain BA.2. Fauci told Bloomberg TV that he believes “it is likely that we will see a surge in the fall.” “I would think that we should expect … Read more
When they put Doug Beattie’s poster down with a noose around his neck before a protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol, some people aren’t happy with them for that. In Lurgan, County Armagh, on Friday night, there was an accident. Police said they knew about a poster that was put up and then taken down … Read more
Colombia’s Supreme Court has agreed to extradite the leader of the country’s largest gang to the United States. Dairo Antonio suga, also known as Otoniel, was the leader of the Gulf Clan cartel and is wanted in the United States on drug trafficking allegations. His capture in October, comparable to President Iván Duque’s capture of … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a British barrister who died in a landslide while hiking in Australia’s Blue Mountains with his nine-year-old son. Mehraab Nazir, 49, died at the scene with his son. Anastasia, his wife, is still in serious condition, but their 14-year-old son is doing well after surgery. Mr Nazir worked as a … Read more
An Australian man was sentenced to five and a half years in prison by a Singapore court for killing an elderly man. Andrew Gosling had seen an ethnic Malay Muslim family in the same apartment complex and had thrown a wine bottle at them. It struck the grandfather, who was 73 years old at the … Read more
Foreign mining corporations have been instructed by Guinea’s military junta that they must share revenues equally with the country and meet a May deadline to show plans to build local refineries. The West African country is the world’s second-largest producer of bauxite, a mineral needed to make aluminium, and it wants to reap greater benefits … Read more
The Zimbaqua mine in Zimbabwe, which employs only women, has launched a jewellery line to showcase the aquamarine stones it mines. The mine was established three years ago to train women and provide them with possibilities to earn and create a decent livelihood. Since then, the project has grown to involve 35 women. Rumbidzai Gwinji, … Read more
The Gambia is holding elections, and the electoral commission has promised voters a free, fair, and transparent process. A total of 53 seats in parliament are up for grabs. 19 women are running for the legislature, which is the largest number in the country’s history of parliamentary elections. The president will also appoint five legislators, … Read more
Nigeria’s president apologized a few weeks ago for the previous time the country had a power outage. For a few hours, many Nigerians were without energy provided by the government. An advisor to the president claims that a “act of vandalism” on a transmission tower is to blame this time. On Friday evening, distribution companies … Read more
The US has demanded the release of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans who are said to be “detained arbitrarily” in Ethiopia, as well as foreign monitors’ access. It comes after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch released a joint report accusing Amhara forces of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against ethnic Tigrayans in contested areas they have … Read more
LONDON, Germany may quit importing Russian oil this year, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz. This demonstrates how critical it is for Europe’s largest economy to avoid receiving energy from Russia Scholz was responding to a query from a journalist about whether he felt ashamed that EU countries were paying Russia billions of dollars for fossil … Read more
The government of Nepal removed Maha Prasad Adhikari, the head of the country’s central bank, after allegedly disagreeing with Finance Minister Janardan Sharma. The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting, which also decided on nominees for 20 ambassadorial seats. According to a Cabinet source, Adhikari was suspended when he refused to transfer 400 million … Read more
Finland’s government claims that its websites were targeted in a cyberattack during Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s speech to parliament. On Friday afternoon, the official pages of the Finnish foreign and defence ministries were also down for a short while. The foreign ministry later admitted that it had been struck by a “denial of service attack” (DDOS) … Read more
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the European Commission in Kyiv on Friday. Their visit came at the same time as the European Union sent its ambassador back to Kyiv, a sign that the country’s security has improved and that … Read more
Woman: A woman threw an egg at the head of an Australian politician during a rally in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, April 8. She was accusing him of being a “Adolf Hitler lover.” “You’re a disgrace,” Kelly, the leader of the United Australia Party (centre-right), retorted. Victoria Police confirmed they were looking into it via … Read more
When touring the city of Bucha earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News’ “60 Minutes” that all he saw was “death, only death.” In the interview, which will appear on Sunday, Zelenskyy claimed that in its war against Russia, Ukraine is “defending the ability of a person to live in the modern … Read more
According to a senior US defense official, Moscow may seek to enlist the help of up to 60,000 soldiers. The Pentagon has seen “indications” that Russia is preparing to enter a “mobilization phase” as it re-equips troops in Russia and Belarus, according to the official. Last week, Moscow announced that it will withdraw soldiers from areas … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a ten-fold expansion project for Quba Mosque, the first mosque established by Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). The crown prince paid a visit to the mosque, where he offered prayers and made the announcement, according to the Saudi Press Agency. According to Arab News, the new project will … Read more
NEW DELHI: US President Joe Biden held Russia responsible for a rocket strike on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Friday, calling the act a “horrific atrocity.” The missile strike on the eastern train station was also described by the US embassy in Ukraine as “one more atrocity” perpetrated by Russian … Read more
COLOMBO: India’s high commissioner in Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, said while holding an Iftar meal in Colombo on Friday that India will continue to offer her hand of friendship to Sri Lanka in the days ahead, just as “our ancestors in the past.” Finance Minister Ali Sabry, who remained in the Cabinet three days after … Read more
After being chastised for his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki a “far-right anti-Semite who bans LGBT people.” Mr. Morawiecki compared Mr. Macron’s efforts to haggling with Adolf Hitler. Since the start of the Ukrainian war, French President Emmanuel Macron has had regular talks with … Read more
Even as Shanghai reported record case numbers, China’s President, Xi Jinping, praised his country’s handling of the COVID pandemic. Mr. Xi said some athletes thought China deserved a gold medal for its approach during an event commemorating China’s hosting of the Winter Olympics. Infections are on the rise, and there are signs of public outrage, … Read more
AL-MUKALLA: On the outskirts of Yemen’s central city of Marib, fierce fighting erupted on Friday after the Iran-backed Houthis launched a new attack on government forces defending the strategic location. Army troops and allied tribesmen were fending off a major Houthi assault at flashpoint sites in Juba district, south of Marib, according to the Yemeni … Read more
WASHINGTON, June 21 – Donald Trump’s firm claimed in court on Monday that the city of New York had severed connections with the Trump Organization after supporters stormed the Capitol in January. The case claims that the contract was wrongfully cancelled by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, which was filed in New York … Read more
On April 8, 2022, in Downing Street, London, Britain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson responds at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Downing Street briefing room following a bilateral meeting. (Reuters) – LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, declined to rule out unilaterally suspending portions … Read more
Finland claims that customs agents confiscated artwork worth millions of dollars in shipments bound for Russia in breach of European sanctions. Three shipments of paintings and sculptures were stopped over the weekend at Vaalimaa, a border crossing between Finland and Russia, according to Tulli, Finland’s customs office. Officials claimed the artwork were being relocated from … Read more
Audience have shown their admiration for the late Big Brother star Nikki Grahame after seeing a heartbreaking documentary about her. Nikki was a competitor in the Channel 4 reality show’s seventh series, which aired in May 2006. However, she is most remembered for her death in 2021 at the age of 38, following decades of … Read more
