US Senate Confirms First Black Woman As Supreme Court Justice
History was made on Thursday, April 7 as the United States Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court. The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confir...
Ghana Bans Spending In Foreign Currencies, Says Cedi Is Sole Legal Tender
The government of Ghana has banned spending and transacting businesses in foreign currencies in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday...
UN General Assembly Suspends Russia From Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. Of the 193...
Ex-Burkina Faso President Jailed For Life Over Thomas Sankara’s Murder
A military court in Burkina Faso on Wednesday handed down a life term to former president Blaise Compaore over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara. Life terms were also hande...
Colorado Signs Abortion Bill Into Law
The United States Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, on Monday signed groundbreaking legislation safeguarding women’s right to abortion. The Reproductive Health Equity Act, which codifies...
North Korea Opposes War But Would Use Nuclear Weapons If South Korea Attacks – Kim Yo Jong
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, on Tuesday, said North Korea opposes war but would use nuclear weapons if South...
Zelensky Says Ukraine Wants To “Show The World” What Happened In Bucha
Ukraine wants to "show the world" what happened in Bucha, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing that the country will "not pause" until it finds...
Ukrainian President Zelensky Visits Bucha
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited Bucha, agency video shows, after images of civilian bodies found strewn across a street sparked international outrage. He addressed the cameras around...
Russia Launches Investigation Of Bucha, Claiming Effort To “Discredit” The Russian Military
The Chairman of Russia's Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed his agency on Monday to analyze reports of civilian killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha,...
Greece Calls For Those Responsible For “Horrific Crimes” In Bucha To Be Punished
Greece joined a host of countries in “unequivocally” condemning the atrocities revealed over the weekend after Russian forces withdrew from Bucha, Ukraine. In a statement posted...
