After suffering penalties due to an engine change, Fernando Alonso will start his home Spanish Grand Prix from the back of the grid on Sunday. On Saturday, the two-time former world champion qualified 17th in his Alpine, but a fourth power unit of the season and the consequent penalties totaling over 15 grid spots have … Read more
Monkeypox has piqued the interest of US President Joe Biden, who stated on Sunday that people should be on the lookout for the disease, which has the potential for “consequential” consequences if it spreads further. Since early May, several instances of monkeypox have been found in North America and Europe, raising concerns that the illness, … Read more
Ministers have been accused of picking the “worst moment in history” to decrease the foreign assistance budget, with preliminary numbers revealing that the UK’s overseas humanitarian spending was cut by more than half last year. MPs and relief advocates believe the assistance budget must be boosted immediately to deal with the Ukraine crisis and the … Read more
An eyewitness reported hearing a blast in Police District 15 along a route heading to Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan on Sunday, with deaths suspected. (developing story)
Jordan’s Armed Forces murdered four infiltrators attempting to carry cocaine into Jordan on Sunday. According to the army, the smugglers were backed by armed gangs, and substantial amounts of cocaine and a firearm were recovered. The army claims it has stopped a number of infiltration and smuggling efforts since the beginning of 2022, helping to … Read more
Two officials seized by unidentified gunmen a week ago in the southern Nigerian state of Anambra were declared dead by a state governor on Sunday. Anambra governor Chukwuma Soludo stated in a statement that the remains of two officials, including a member of the state house of assembly, were discovered near a hamlet in the … Read more
As part of a follow-up on the recent identification of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Sunday that it will release a new batch of roughly 170,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits in selected metropolitan regions. The test kits will be delivered to … Read more
Between 3 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Beijing recorded 94 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, according to Liu Xiaofeng, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control centre, at a press briefing Sunday. Seventy-seven instances were discovered among those under closed-off management, while 17 were discovered through community-wide screening. According to Liu, … Read more
On Sunday, UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said he spoke with Syrians about “the extremely profound social, economic, and humanitarian issues” they face. Pedersen informed reporters following his meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad that the Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting scheduled for May 28 in Geneva was also discussed during the visit. … Read more
An emergency management official reported on Sunday that the number of persons killed in a building collapse in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, had grown to four. According to Ibrahim Farinloye, coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency in the southwest region, five persons have been rescued since the building collapsed on a street in the … Read more
Phénéas Munyarugarama, one of the remaining five fugitives wanted for his participation in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002, according to UN prosecutors. Munyarugarama, a local army commander, died “of natural causes” and was buried in Kankwala, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Mechanism for … Read more
“I didn’t realise the gravity of what he was going through until an incident this week,” says Raheem Bailey’s mother, who claims her son has been bullied on a regular basis since starting secondary school in September last year. A bunch of youngsters assaulted, beaten, kicked, and shoved Raheem Bailey to the ground at school … Read more
An specialist has warned that the UK will see a “substantial increase” in monkeypox cases over the next week, since fresh illnesses have been detected in continental Europe and the United States. There have been 120 confirmed or suspected cases recorded worldwide, including 20 in the United Kingdom, with the bulk of illnesses in Spain … Read more
Guinean ex-leader Alpha Conde boarded an aircraft for Turkey on Saturday, according to authorities, after the junta that deposed him authorised his trip overseas for medical treatment. The junta’s ruling council claimed the 84-year-old Conte was permitted to fly out of respect for his “dignity and integrity” and for “humanitarian considerations.” Conde has “medical appointments” … Read more
According to an official announcement made on Friday, a former banker on China’s Red Notice fugitive list was apprehended overseas and deported to China on Thursday. Sun Feng, the former head of a local branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in Jiangsu Province, escaped to the United States in December 2011. In April 2015, … Read more
A drum beats, the dance begins, and a chant is hoisted into the air. Cars roar past ten metres away on a busy road, drivers ignorant of the spiritual ceremony going place in the heart of a bustling South African metropolis. Francisco Mackenzie, head of the Khoi village of Cochoqua, speaks about old beliefs and … Read more
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz, dubbed the “most valuable automobile in the world,” has sold for a record €135 million (£114.4 million). The automobile, one of two ultra-rare original 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupes from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Collection, was sold to a private collector. The auction proceeds will be used to establish a global Mercedes-Benz Fund to … Read more
In midday trade on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, iron ore futures closed higher on Friday (DCE). The most active iron ore contract for September 2022 delivery rose 42.5 yuan (approximately 6.3 US dollars) to 842.5 yuan per tonne. On Friday, the total trading volume of the exchange’s 12 listed iron ore futures contracts was 658,871 … Read more
An official said Friday that China’s economic and commercial connections with nations along the Belt and Road have greatly improved over the last decade. “Despite the long-running COVID-19 pandemic and the complex international situation, the Belt and Road Initiative’s construction continues to show strong resilience and vitality, injecting strong impetus into global openness and cooperation … Read more
If the US behaves “logically,” an agreement in Vienna on the resurrection of the 2015 nuclear deal would be possible, according to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Thursday. According to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website, Amir Abdollahian made the statements during a phone discussion with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, calling on the … Read more
According to the official news agency IRNA, an Iranian Navy escort crew thwarted an attack by suspected pirates on an Iranian ship en route in the Red Sea on Wednesday. “The Navy escort team intervened and engaged with the assaulting boats in the region this morning after receiving a message of assistance from an Iranian … Read more
Cuba’s parliament has passed a new criminal code that, according to officials, modernises the country’s rules, but human rights organisations fear that it tightens already harsh restrictions on dissent. The bill, which was passed late Sunday, prohibits unlawful interactions with foreign groups and persons, as well as foreign money. The president of the Supreme Court, … Read more
Seven persons were deported to Jamaica aboard a Home Office deportation flight that took departure early Wednesday morning. According to reports in the media, the Home Office initially had 100 Jamaican citizens on its list of persons to deport. Although the number was small, it was more than the four who were deported to Jamaica … Read more
According to one guy dressed in a blue and red superhero costume, violence and arrests will not stop Sudan’s youthful activists from confronting the military who “stole our revolution.” “The ‘Spider-Man’ of Sudan,” who cannot be identified for his safety, has become a symbol of demonstrations that began in October, according to a new Guardian … Read more
Sweden and Finland have formally applied to join the Nato military alliance, confirming a major redrawing of Europe’s security landscape caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the headquarters of the US-led defence alliance in Brussels, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Nordic neighbours’ membership applications, each in a white folder imprinted with their … Read more
Doctors and campaigners have warned that the inevitable loss of abortion as a federal right in the United States will be a “catastrophe” for women in low and middle-income nations, with an empowered anti-choice movement likely to put increased pressure on hard-won accomplishments. The release this month of the draught majority opinion of the United … Read more
According to a US study, the accident of a China Eastern Airlines plane might have been planned. On March 21, a Boeing 737-800 crashed into the mountains of Guangxi while flying from Kunming to Guangzhou. All 123 passengers and nine crew members on board were murdered. The Wall Street Journal claimed late Tuesday that flight … Read more
This is our live coverage of the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The court meets Monday through Thursday, and testimony began on April 12 – we’ve been following the trial every day, so there are 17 days of evidence here. The experiment will run around six weeks in total. Please be warned, as … Read more
