North Korean Teens Sentenced To Twelve Years Of Hard Labour For Watching K-Drama
Rare footage obtained by BBC Korean shows North Korea publicly sentencing two teenage boys to 12 years of hard labour for watching K-dramas. The footage, which appears to have been filmed in 2022, shows two 16-year-old boys handcuffed in front of hundreds of students at an outdoor stadium. It also shows uniformed officers reprimanding the boys for not “deeply reflecting on their mistakes”. South...
2-Year-Old Baby Starves To Death In UK
A two-year-old toddler, Bronson Battersby, starved to death next to his dead father Kenneth five days after he suffered a heart attack in the United Kingdom, Daily Mail reports. According to the family, Battersby was found curled up in his pyjamas next to his father, 60, who is believed to have suffered a heart attack shortly after he was last...
Saudi Arabia Unveils State-of-the-Art Stadium Amid 2034 World Cup Bid
Saudi Arabia has introduced the impressive Prince Mohammad bin Salman Stadium as part of its ambitious bid to host the 2034 World Cup. The multi-functional stadium, located in Qiddiya City, is poised to become a hub for major sports, entertainment, and cultural events. Designed by the renowned architectural firm Populous, the Prince Mohammad bin Salman Stadium aims to redefine the traditional...
Fire Kills Four In German Hospital
Four people died after a fire erupted at a hospital in the northern German town of Uelzen, local police said Friday, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. The fire, which occurred on Thursday night, also left “a double-digit number” of people injured, several of them seriously, a Lueneburg police spokesman told AFP. The fire broke out at 10:45 pm...
Somalia Recalls Envoy To Ethiopia Over Port Deal With Breakaway Somaliland
Somalia's government on Tuesday said it would recall its ambassador to Ethiopia for urgent consultations following a new port deal entered into between Addis Ababa and the breakaway region of Somaliland which has repeatedly said it is an independent nation. Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre also declared that his country would defend its territory by "all legal means...
Russia Reopens Embassy In Burkina Faso 32 Years After Closure
Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut down for almost 32 years, the West African nation's government and a Russian diplomat announced. The mission was closed in 1992. The Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexei Saltykov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin would name the new envoy. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that "Russia...
Last Batch Of French Troops Exit Niger
France on Friday withdrew its last troops in Niger, a move seen as further setback in the anti-jihadist operations in west Africa’s Sahel region. France has in the last ten years participated in the operations. The withdrawal comes days after French said it may consider closing down its embassy in Niger, arising from escalating strained relations after the military toppled President...
Angola To Quit OPEC Over Oil Production Quota Disagreement
Angola said on Thursday it would quit membership from the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries over a disagreement on production quotas. The decision is coming on the heels of the oil cartel’s decision last month to further slash output next year, according to an AFP report today. “Angola has decided to leave. We think the time has come for our country...
8-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins Best Female European Chess Player
A British schoolgirl has emerged Europe’s top female chess player after winning a continental Chess competition at the age of eight. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, northwest London, was named the best female player at the European Rapid and Blitz Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Daily Mail reports. Sivanandan, who began playing chess at the age of five during the COVID-19 pandemic, defeated...
Trump Ineligible To Run For President Over Capitol Attack Role, Court Rules
The Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former United States President, Donald Trump, is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and should be removed from the state’s primary ballot. The historic decision based on the 14th Amendment, barring Trump from the presidential primary ballot,...
