Swedish PM Resigns Following Vote Of No Confidence
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of no confidence, leaving it up to the speaker of parliament to begin the search for a replacement. Lofven could have either called a snap election or resigned following the no-confidence vote last week. He told a press conference that a snap election was “not what...
Zambia’s First President Kaunda To Be Buried On July 7
Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on July 7, three weeks after he died aged 97, the presidency announced on Monday. The hero of the struggle against white rule in southern Africa "shall be put to rest... at a very private ceremony for family and selected invited mourners," Vice President Inonge Wina said on state television. He will be...
US President Joe Biden Weeps As He Loses 13-Year-Old Dog, Champ
US President, Joe Biden has expressed grief over the death of his 13-year-old German Shepherd dog, Champ describing it as cherished champion. The cause of Champ's death was not disclosed, it may not be unconnected with old age. In a Facebook post in his verified account, President Biden extolled Champ for identifying with the family and connecting with its feelings during...
Zambian President Slumps At Public Event, Hurriedly Rushed Home
Zambian leader Edgar Lungu on Sunday suffered an attack of dizziness that prompted a sudden halt to television coverage of an official ceremony in the southern African nation, the cabinet secretary said. Lungu, who is campaigning for re-election in August, had been attending a defence forces Commemoration Day event, which was brought to a swift end. “President of Zambia Edgar Lungu...
Derek Chauvin Requests Lighter Sentence Following Conviction In George Floyd’s Case
Eric Nelson, the attorney for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a motion seeking a lesser sentence in the murder of George Floyd ahead of his June 25th sentencing hearing. Nelson asked a Minnesota judge this week to give him a lighter prison sentence, either with a probation term or a much lighter sentence than state guidelines currently...
Seven Persons Dead As Indonesia Tourists Capsize In Boat While Taking Selfie
Seven Indonesians drowned after an overloaded boat capsized because of tourists attempting a selfie in a reservoir on Java island, police said Sunday. The accident happened when all 20 passengers suddenly moved to the one side of the vessel to take a group photo on Saturday in the Boyolali regency, said Central Java police chief Ahmad Lutfi. “The cause of the...
General Mahamat, Deby’s Son Named Chad’s Interim Head Of State
The Chadian army has confirmed that General Mahamat Kaka, the late President Idriss Deby Itno’s son will replace him as the head of a military council to replace the late president. This follows the announcement by the army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna who said, Idriss Deby, 68, “has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield” over...
After Winning Sixth Term In Office, Chadian President Idris Derby Dies
Chadian President, Idris Deby, has reportedly died from an injury sustained from the warfront in a fight against rebels. Deby won a sixth term, provisional election results showed, as the army said it had beaten back a column of fighters advancing on the capital, Ndjamena. The 68-year-old Deby, who came to power in a rebellion in 1990, took 79.3 percent of...
Queen Elizabeth Loses Husband Prince Philip At 99
The Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen’s “strength and stay” for 73 years, has died aged 99. Flags on landmark buildings in Britain were being lowered to half-mast as a period of mourning was announced. Prince Philip’s health had been slowly deteriorating for some time. He announced he was stepping down from royal engagements in May 2017, joking that he could no...
South Africa’s Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini dies at 72
Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini is dead at the age of 72 after spending days in a hospital in his home country of South Africa. The monarch was admitted in a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal last week to monitor his diabetic condition. The controversial but revered king of South Africa’s largest ethnic group Zulu, however died on Friday March 12. The king wielded great influence among millions of...
