More Than 100 People Killed, Scores Injured As Fighting Rages In Sudan
As the confrontation between Sudan's military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rages on in Khartoum, the country's capital, at least one hundred people are claimed to have been killed and many more injured. According to the Voice of America (VOA), both sides are claiming control of important areas, and calls for a truce are mounting. The current key battles...
UN Says Almost 200 Killed, 1,800 Wounded In Sudan As Fighting Continues
Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, left hospitals damaged and medical supplies and food in short supply Monday after three days of urban warfare. A weeks-long power struggle exploded into deadly violence Saturday between the forces of two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan’s army chief Abdel...
Iran Court Jails 10 Over Downing Of Ukraine Plane
A court in Iran has sentenced 10 armed forces personnel to prison over the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020. The plane was hit by two missiles fired by a Revolutionary Guards air defence unit after it took off from Tehran. All 176 people on board were killed. The unit's commander was sentenced to 13 years...
US Airman Jack Teixeira To Appear In Court Over Intelligence Leak
A 21-year-old US airman will appear in court on Friday in connection with a leak of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other national security issues. Jack Teixeira was arrested by the FBI at his family home in Dighton, rural Massachusetts, on Thursday. Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, he was led away by heavily armed agents. Mr Teixeira...
Hushpuppi’s Accomplice, Woodberry, Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Forfeits $8m
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, a known accomplice and ally of Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas fondly known as Hushpuppi, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges levelled against him in a US court. Popularly known as Mr Woodberry, he agreed to forfeit $8 million in proceeds of the fraudulent scheme known as business email compromise (BEC). It was gathered that part of his...
Donald Trump Sues Former Lawyer Michael Cohen For $500m
Ex-US President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract. He says Michael Cohen breached his duty as an attorney to act in his client's best interests. The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation into the ex-president. A Manhattan prosecutor last week...
South Africa’s Most-Wanted Thabo Bester Deported From Tanzania
Tanzania has deported one of South Africa's most-wanted fugitives, the rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, who faked his death in prison and fled to the East African state. Bester was flown to South Africa in a specially chartered plane, following his arrest in Tanzania last week. His girlfriend, celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana, who was arrested with him, has also been deported. READ...
Ghana First To Approve ‘World-Changer’ Malaria Vaccine
Ghana is the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine that has been described as a "world-changer" by the scientists who developed it. The vaccine - called R21 - appears to be hugely effective, in stark contrast to previous ventures in the same field. Ghana's drug regulators have assessed the final trial data on the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, which...
Japan’s Beloved Zoologist Masanori Hata Dies At 87
Japanese zoologist and filmmaker Masanori Hata, who made connecting humans with animals his life's purpose, died at 87. Mutsugoro, as he was fondly known, was famous for directing The Adventures of Milo and Otis, an 80s classic about the unlikely friendship between a kitten and a pug. Back home in Japan, he also served as an oracle of sorts for TV...
Taliban Bans Afghan Female Staff, UN Reports
The United Nations has said a Taliban order has barred Afghan women from working for the body. The UN said that while there has been no written communication, the Taliban have informed them verbally. It has told its Afghan staff - men and women - to not report to work for 48 hours, until it has clarity on the matter in...
