Appeal Court Orders Ex-South African President Zuma Back To Jail
An appeal court in South Africa said on Monday that former president, Jacob Zuma, was unlawfully given medical parole from a jail term last year and should return to prison to complete his sentence. Zuma, 80, had been handed a 15-month term in June 2021 for contempt of court, a move that triggered deadly unrest.But he served only two months...
Tanzania To Introduce Cable Car On Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzanian tourism officials have announced that plans to install cable cars on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, are nearing completion. The Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Mary Masanja, stated that the process of introducing the cable car on the mountain is on track and will begin very soon. Masanja stated at a press conference in Dodoma that the cable...
German In Talks With Taliban, Seeks Mutual Interest
The Taliban has claimed the German Envoy to Afghanistan met with the Islamists on Thursday night and discussed keeping Kabul airport open as well as 'the importance and necessity of positive interaction and mutual understanding' with the new regime. Spokesman Mohammad Naeem said Markus Potzel, Germany's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, met with a high-ranking Taliban official to discuss the crisis -...
Biden Dog Commander Bites Another Secret Service Agent
Commander, the Biden family's two-year-old German Shepherd, has bitten yet another Secret Service agent. The attack happened on Monday night and the officer was treated at the scene, the Secret Service said in a statement on Tuesday. This is the 11th time the dog has bitten a guard at the White House or the Biden family home. The White House press secretary...
German President Steinmeier Set To Visit Nigeria Next Week
According to a statement from the German Embassy in Abuja, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the president of Germany, will travel to Nigeria for three days from December 10 to December 12, 2024. This marks the third high-level exchange between Nigeria and Germany since President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration. Steinmeier will be accompanied by top industry leaders and board members from some of Germany’s...
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...
Sri Lankan Lawmakers Request PM To Take Over After President’s Resignation
A group of lawmakers requested Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to take the country’s presidency after the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Monday. "Following discussions held within ...
International Judo Federation Strips Putin Of Honorary President
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation (IJF) due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the sport’s governing body announced on Sunday. “In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation announces the suspension of Mr Vladimir Putin’s status as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,”...
Netherlands Will Send “Heavier Material” To Ukraine, Prime Minister Says
The Netherlands will send “heavier material” to Ukraine, “including armored vehicles," Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday. In a tweet, Rutte said that he and the Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren had expressed their support to Ukrai...
Russia Expects Common Sense To Prevent EU From Proceeding With Visa Ban Idea – Vladimir Chizhov
Moscow expects common sense to prevent European Union countries from proceeding with the idea of banning the issuance of visas to Russian nationals, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Thursday. "I do expect that the elements of common sense that still persist in European Union countries will prevent them from proceeding with...
