Musk’s ‘Time To Die’ Comment Fuels Growing Debate Over USAID’s Future
A conflict between a government task force and the US Agency for International Development has intensified after two security officials were put on leave for refusing to allow access to Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency representatives. Following the incident, Musk, via his social media platform X on Sunday, openly criticised USAID, calling it a “criminal organisation” and stating, “Time...
Ghana Probes Ministers Death After Military Helicopter Crash
Ghana has launched a full investigation into a military helicopter crash that killed the killed the country’s defence and environment ministers and six other people, President John Mahama announced Thursday. Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed and six others people, including senior political figures and the air force crew, died in the crash on Wednesday. “The Ghana...
Buhari Mourns Zambian Former President, Rupiah Banda
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday condoled with the government and people of Zambia over the passing of former President Rupiah Bwezani Banda, 85. Buhari, in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, commiserated with the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, over the loss. He urged approximation of the footprints of the former leader who started his service as a career diplomat,...
US President Joe Biden Faces Crucial Week In Fight For Re-election Bid
The United States President, Joe Biden faces a critical week as moves to force him to quit his fight for a second White House term gather pace. The 81-year-old has so far defied calls to step aside after a disastrous debate against election rival Donald Trump last month threw into stark relief fears that he is too old to serve...
Fuel Tanker Explosion Kills Many In DRC
The governor of the province of Kongo-Central has announced that a fuel tanker explosion in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday night left “several people dead and seriously burned”. لعبت روليت The accident, still unexplained, occurred on national road 1, near the village of Mbuba, in the territory of Madimba, 120 km west of...
China Fines Comedy Troupe $2m For Joke About The Military
A Chinese comedy troupe has been slapped with a 14.7m yuan ($2.1m; £1.7m) penalty over a joke about the military that invoked a slogan from President Xi Jinping. The quip, which likened the behaviour of a comedian's dogs to military conduct, irked authorities. They said Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media Co and comic Li Haoshi had "humiliated the people's army". The company accepted...
Man Who Planned To Kill Queen Elizabeth II, Pleads Guilty To Treason
A man who was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle carrying a crossbow on Christmas Day 2021, telling police he was planning to kill Queen Elizabeth II, has pleaded guilty to treason, ABN TV reports. Jaswant Singh Chail, who is of Sikh heritage, claimed his actions were in revenge for the 1919 Amritsar massacre in which the British killed...
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Names New US Ambassador
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Yechiel Leiter as Israel's next ambassador to the United States. Leiter, a US-born, previously served as chief of staff in the finance ministry. He also held positions as deputy director general in the Education Ministry and acting chairman of the Israel Ports Company. Leiter’s son was killed last year in the Gaza war against Palestinian...
Man Arrested Outside Buckingham Palace
A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into Palace grounds, police have said. A cordon was erected and a controlled explosion was carried out following the incident, which unfolded at around 19:00 BST on Tuesday. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. There are no reports of any injuries. The incident is...
“Progress Is Being Made” On The Russian Military Activities In Ukraine – Russian Ambassador
Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations said the country's military is progressing according to plan in its “special military operation” in Ukraine. “The progress is being made, that’s clear,” Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s ambassador to t...
