Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Re-elected President, Electoral Commission Says
Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was declared the winner of this week's presidential election with 52.6% of the vote, according to the country's electoral commission on Saturday. Mnangagwa, who succeeded longstanding leader Robert Mugabe following an army coup in 2017, was generally expected to win re-election for a second term. According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, his primary rival, Nelson Chamisa, received...
Leave In 48 Hours, Military Junta In Niger Tells French Ambassador
The military rulers who seized control in Niamey on July 26 have given the French ambassador 48 hours to leave Niger, the country’s minister of foreign affairs said in a statement Friday, AFP reports. Faced with “the refusal of the French ambassador in Niamey to respond to an invitation” from the minister for a meeting Friday and “other actions of...
Trump Arrested On 13 Felony Charges (See Mugshot)
Former President Donald Trump was booked at the Fulton County jail Thursday night on state charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump was fingerprinted and a booking photo, commonly known as a mugshot, was taken of the former president and later released to the public. Trump is facing charges in four...
Putin Says Wagner Chief Prigozhin Made Serious Mistake In Life
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has broken his silence on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner, a private military company. Prigozhin died in a plane crash that resulted in the deaths of 10 people. Prigozhin, who fought on the Russian side in the war against Ukraine, had rebelled against Putin in June. Although the issue was later resolved, many had...
India Bridge Collapse: At Least 26 Killed at Construction Site
At least 26 people have been killed and more are feared missing after a railway bridge under construction collapsed in north-eastern India, officials said. The incident occurred near the town of Sairang, in the state of Mizoram. Up to 40 workers were at the site when part of the bridge collapsed, according to local media reports. READ ALSO: Israeli Ex-Principal Malka Leifer...
Israeli Ex-Principal Malka Leifer Jailed For Sexually Abusing Australian Students
An Israeli former principal will spend up to 15 years in jail for sexually assaulting two students at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Australia. Malka Leifer raped and indecently assaulted sisters Dassi Erlich and Elly Sapper between 2003 and 2007, a jury found in April. The 56-year-old was found not guilty of abusing a third sister, Nicole Meyer. Leifer's sentencing ends a...
Russian Private Plane Crashes With Wagner Chief On Board
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group that led a mutiny against Russia’s army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that has crashed in Russia. “The plane that crashed in the Tver Region listed Yevgeny Prigozhin among its passengers, Rosaviatsia said,” TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, with RIA Novosti and Interfax issuing...
Rihanna Secretly Welcomes Her Second Baby Two Weeks Ago
Rihanna has reportedly welcomed her second child with her 34-year-old partner A$AP Rocky. The 35-year-old singer gave birth to a son on August 3 in Los Angeles, TMZ claimed on Monday. She has yet to comment on the report. And the outlet added that though they do not yet know the name of her bundle of joy, they do know that the first name begins with...
Man Murders Wife Day After She Files For Divorce Six Months Into Marriage
Marcus Durayalle Lofton, is being held without bail after he allegedly shot and ki!lled his wife, Alicia Danielle Lofton, the day after she served him with divorce papers. The Michigan couple tied the knot in February 2023. Alicia served him divorce papers on August 16. Unconfirmed reports making the round online say she found out he was having an affair with...
Trump Confirms He Won’t Attend This Week’s Republican Presidential Debate
Donald Trump said on Sunday he will skip this week’s first Republican presidential debate, arguing that Americans know him well so there’s no need for a public showdown with his rivals for the White House. In a message on his platform Truth Social, Trump touted what he called a hugely successful record as president and what he described as his...
