WORLD NEWS: MACRON REJECTS CALL TO RESIGN AS FRENCH PRESIDENT
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday rejected calls to resign to break a political impasse in the country, saying such a scenario amounted to “political...
NAMIBIA ELECTS NANDI-NDAITWAH AS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT
Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party was declared winner Tuesday of last week’s disputed elections, ushering in the southern African country’s first woman president after a disputed...
BELGIUM APPROVES MATERNITY LEAVE, PENSION FOR SEX WORKERS
Belgium has passed a law that extends the same rights and protections to sex workers as those given to other workers. Signed into law on...
AUSTRALIAN GOVT PASSES LANDMARK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR UNDER 16s
On Thursday, Australian lawmakers approved one of the strictest crackdowns on popular websites like Facebook, Instagram, and X in the world by passing historic legislation...
FORMER LIBERIAN WARLORD, PRINCE JOHNSON DIES AT 72
Agency Report Prince Johnson, a former Liberian warlord who played a significant role in the back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003, passed away on...
JUST IN: MALI JUNTA ANNOUNCES POSSIBLE END TO MILITARY RULE
Mali’s ruling general on Wednesday made an unusual reference to preparations for elections that would put an end to military rule, albeit without setting out...
WORLD NEWS: ISRAEL AGREES TO CEASEFIRE WITH HEZBOLLAH
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as...
17 MISSING AFTER RED SEA TOURIST BOAT CAPSIZES IN EGYPT
Egyptian authorities said 17 people including foreigners were missing after a tourist yacht capsized off the country’s Red Sea coast on Monday, with 28 others...
ONE DEAD AS DHL CARGO PLANE CRASHES IN LITHUANIA
A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed early Monday near the airport of the capital Vilnius killing one person, firefighters said. “The...
WORLD NEWS: 16 DEAD, SEVEN MISSING IN INDONESIA FLOOD
At least 16 people were killed over the weekend in four districts of Indonesia's Sumatra island by flash floods and a landslide, according to the...