Sydney Church Stabbing Was A Terrorist Attack – Police
Australian police have declared Monday's stabbing at a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act". A 16-year-old boy was arrested after a bishop, a priest and churchgoers were attacked during mass at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church. At least four people suffered "non-life-threatening" injuries, police say. The attacker was also hurt. The incident was captured on a church livestream and...
Donald Trump’s Hush-Money Trial Begins
Former President Donald Trump makes history on Monday, as he becomes the first current or former president in the nation’s history to go on trial. Fox News reports that Trump’s hush-money trial, which will get underway in a New York City courtroom, will have an instant impact on his 2024 election rematch with President Joe Biden. READ ALSO: Drones, Missile Attack...
Drones, Missile Attack Legitimate Response Against Israel – Iran
Iran has said its attack on Israel was a “legitimate response” to Israel’s airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus had killed two senior members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In retaliation, Iran had sent a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel on Saturday but they...
Putin Gives Condition Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Conference In Switzerland
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said his country is open to negotiations with Ukraine but will never accept “any schemes that have nothing to do with reality”. Putin made the remark while mocking the scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its interests. READ ALSO: Liberian President, Bokai...
Liberian President, Bokai Declares April 12 National Fast And Prayer Day
The President of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has declared Friday, April 12, 2024, as “National Fast and Prayer Day” and is to be observed throughout Liberia as a National Holiday. A release by the Foreign Ministry said the day is to be observed as a day of supplication, prayer, fasting and meditation. The statement said the proclamation...
Gaza War: We Don’t Have 40 Hostages Who Meet Exchange Criteria – Hamas Tells Israel
Hamas has said it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel. This claim made at the weekend was confirmed by a senior Israeli official during talks in Cairo. The militant group said it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza who meet the exchange criteria, according...
War: US Vows To Defend Philippines, Japan From Chinese Attacks
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden hosted the first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo amid growing tensions with Beijing. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” the US president said on Thursday as he met the...
Vietnamese Woman Sentenced To Death Over $44bn Bank Fraud
A Vietnamese billionaire, Truong My Lan, has been sentenced to death for looting one of the country’s largest banks over a period of 11 years. It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Truong My Lan was sentenced at the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse...
Russia Fired 40 Missiles, Drones Into Ukraine Overnight – President Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Russia of firing over 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine overnight. Zelensky said the missiles and drones shot into the city of Kharkiv targeted “critical infrastructure” throughout the country. Posting on X, Zelensky wrote: “Overnight, Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 40 drones at Ukraine. “Some missiles and ‘Shahed’ drones were successfully shot...
Russia War: Visit Ukraine, President Zelenskyy Urges Donald Trump
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the former President of the United States, US, Donald Trump to visit his country. Zelenskyy said he would like to hear Trump’s proposals for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. He spoke on Tuesday during an interview with Axel Springer. The Ukrainian president, however, said he is not interested in Trump’s idea that...
