EU Approves 17th Sanctions Package Against Russia
The European Union on Wednesday approved a fresh package of sanctions against Russia, intensifying pressure on Moscow over its continued war in Ukraine and warning of more severe consequences if a ceasefire is not reached. This marks the EU's 17th round of sanctions since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The latest measures were finalized by diplomats from all...
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty To Election Conspiracy Charges
Former president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 election and defraud the American people. Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, entered his plea during a nearly 30-minute hearing at the same Washington courthouse where hundreds of his supporters have been convicted for their...
Katy Perry Participates In Historic All-Female Spaceflight Mission
Pop sensation Katy Perry is now the most well-known member of an all-female band that will launch into space on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets on Monday. The “Firework” and “California Gurls” singer lifted more than 100 kilometres (60 miles) above the Earth’s surface in a vessel from Blue Origin, the space company owned by the Amazon founder. Five other...
Sierra Leone Jailbreak: Over 1,800 Prisoners Escape, Police Places Bounty On Inmates
Officials of the Sierra Leone government have disclosed that nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday’s attack on a military barracks, a prison, and other locations in the country. The Acting Director-General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, Colonel Shek Suleiman Masakui, said the attack lasted two hours. According to a situation report that prison officials shared with Reuters on Monday, some...
Japan Award $1.4m Compensation To Longest Serving Death Row Inmate
The longest-serving death row inmate in history, a Japanese man who was wrongfully convicted of murder, received $1.4 million in compensation, an official announced Tuesday. The payout represents 12,500 yen ($83) for each day of the more than four decades that Iwao Hakamada spent in detention, most of it on death row when each day could have been his last. The...
Polio Cases Decrease By 99.9%, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that global efforts have achieved a more than 99.9 percent decrease in polio cases since 1988. This was contained in a message released by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti to mark World Polio Day said that 20 million children have been spared disability and are walking. According to reports, WPD is marked...
Netherlands Bans Mobile Phones In Classroom To Stop School Disruptions
Devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced. The initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of next year. There will be some exceptions, including for students with medical needs or a disability, and for classes focused on...
Japan Ex-PM Shinzo Abe Shot During Election Campaign (PHOTOS)
Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, was in grave condition on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, with public broadcaster NHK saying a man with what appeared to be a homemade gun opened fire. Prime ...
Zelensky Accuses US Of Trying To Please Russia Amid Ongoing War
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has stated that the US was merely attempting to “please” President Vladimir Putin as negotiations to end the nearly three-year conflict begin in Saudi Arabia today. The talks would go on without the involvement of Ukraine or the European Union, one of President Donald Trump’s decisions that has led European leaders into crisis talks in Paris. Zelensky...
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigns as coalition collapses
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi submitted his resignation to President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday, plunging the European Union's third-largest economy into fresh political turmoil. Draghi's resignation comes after several key parties in his c...
