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South Korea Passes Law Banning Dog Meat Trade

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South Korea Passes Law Banning Dog Meat Trade

South Korea has passed a new law, which aims to end the slaughter and selling of dogs for their meat by 2027. The law aims to end the centuries-old practice of eating dog meat. Dog meat has fallen out of favour with diners over the past few decades. Young people especially shun it. Under the law, raising or slaughtering dogs for consumption...

BREAKING: Fears As Spain Suffers 950 Coronavirus Deaths In One Day

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Spain has suffered another record-breaking day of coronavirus deaths, with 950 people killed by the disease in the last 24 hours. It marks the country's third consecutive day of record death totals, with 849 dead on Tuesday, 864 killed Wednesday and now 950 dying between Wednesday and today. The new toll also brings the country's total fatalities above 10,000, rising from...

West Running Out Of Measures To Put Pressure On Russia – Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov

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"We can see that EU countries and North American nations are literally competing with each other to take unfriendly measures against Russia," Dmitry Peskov noted Western countries are competing with each other to take steps against Russia but they ar...

Over 20 Million Votes Yet To Be Counted In US Presidential Race

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John Zogby, renowned public opinion pollster and founder of Zogby Strategies, says there are over 20 million votes yet to be counted in the 2020 US presidential race.  As of 4:30 pm Nigerian time, over 130 million votes have been counted for either of both leading candidates President Donald Trump and former vice-president Joe Biden. Speaking at the US Department of...

NASA: Stranded US Astronauts Set To Return To Earth On Tuesday

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NASA: Stranded US Astronauts Set To Return To Earth On Tuesday

NASA announced that a pair of US astronauts, who have been stranded on the International Space Station for over nine months, will return to Earth on Tuesday evening. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early Sunday. The stranded...

Russian Shelling Has Destroyed Over 113 Churches In Ukraine Since Start Of War – President Zelensky

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian artillery has "destroyed" 113 churches during "the full-scale war" with Ukraine. In his nightly address on Saturday, Zelensky said, "Among them are the ancient ones - those that withstood World War...

Former WWE Star, Found Dead Ashore Venice Beach

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Shad Gaspard, a former WWE star, has been found dead, a few days after he was caught in a riptide while swimming with his son on Venice Beach in Los Angeles. He was 39.  According to UK Guardian, the Los Angeles police, in a statement, said patrol officers were flagged down in the early hours of Wednesday by a passerby who...

Russia Still Wants To Host Euro 2028 Despite Football Ban

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Russia have declared an interest in rivalling the UK and Ireland for the right to host Euro 2028 despite their current ban from international football. Russian clubs and national teams are currently suspended by FIFA and UEFA over the country's invasion of Ukraine, pending the outcome of an appeal by the Football Union of Russia to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. However, that...

Israel’s Intention To Supply Arms To Ukraine Will Destroy Relations With Russia – Medvedev

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Israel's Intention To Supply Arms To Ukraine Will Destroy Relations With Russia - Medvedev

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that it would be a mistake for Israel to supply weapons to Ukraine. "Israel seems to have decided to supply weapons to the Kiev regime. That would be a very rash decision, for it would damage all the interstate relations between our countries," Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel. He...

US War Department Signals Readiness To Take Action In Nigeria

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US War Department Signals Readiness To Take Action In Nigeria

United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth has signalled readiness to take military action over alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria, echoing a threat from US President Donald Trump that stirred international concern. In an X post on Sunday, the US official said that the United States Department of War is preparing for action if Nigeria fails to protect Christians. “The...

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