ISRAEL ‘DISGUSTED’ AT INCLUSION ON NEW U.N HUMAN RIGHTS BLACKLIST
The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces determined to be failing to protect children in war prompted a...
WOMAN KILLED, SWALLOWED WHOLE BY 16-FOOT PYTHON
A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday....
CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM MAKES HISTORY AS MEXICO’S FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, preliminary official results showed, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal...
BILLIONAIRE TO PAY $1bN TO EX-WIFE IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENT
South Korean billionaire and chairman of SK Group conglomerate, Chey Tae-won, has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion won ($1bn) in cash, marking...
EX-CIA AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO SPYING FOR CHINA
A former CIA agent pleaded guilty Friday to spying for China, the US Department of Justice announced. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, a native of...
NORWAY, IRELAND, SPAIN ANNOUNCE PLAN TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD FROM MAY 28
Spain, Norway and Ireland have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, CNN reports. According to the report, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said...
ISRAEL-GAZA WAR: US THREATENS ICC OVER MOVE TO ARREST ISRAEL’S NETANYAHU
The United States of America is set to impose sanctions against International Criminal Court officials. Antony Blinken, the Secretary of State, made this disclosure on...
SAUDI, JAPAN DISCUSS TIES AT VISION 2030 BUSINESS FORUM IN TOKYO
By Ajape Sefiu A. Focus on mutual investment growth, says Saudi official Manufacturing, entertainment and health are key areas On Tuesday, the Saudi Arabia-Japan Vision...
JUST IN: IRAN’S PRESIDENT RAISI, OTHERS CONFIRMED KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH
Iranian state TV has confirmed the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. The names of some...
BURKINA FASO, MALI, NIGER FINALISE REGIONAL ALLIANCE PROJECT
Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer...