Biden Sets Record, Grants Clemency To 2,500 People
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of almost 2,500 individuals convicted of non-violent drug offenses in US history. Those whose sentences were commuted were serving “disproportionately long sentences” compared to what they would receive today, Biden said in a statement. He called the move “an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to...
Rwandan President’s Son Joins Presidential Security Team
Ian Kagame, the son of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, a second lieutenant in the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), has joined the elite Presidential Guard in the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF). The presidential guard is the army unit that guards Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame and his family. Ian, appeared publicly for the first time taking on his new assignment at the Annual...
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Dies Of Heart Attack
Former Chinese premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat once tipped as the country’s future leader only to be eclipsed by President Xi Jinping, died Friday. He was 68. He had a heart attack on Thursday and passed away in Shanghai just after midnight, state-run news agency Xinhua said. During his 10-year tenure as premier under Xi, Li cultivated an image as...
Iran Executes Man Accused Of Spying For Israel Amid Escalating Tensions
A man found guilty of spying for Israel was set to be executed, Iran's judiciary announced Monday as the 11th day of hostilities between the two countries began. “Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh was hanged this morning for intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime,” the judiciary said, using the Iranian government’s term for Israel. Shayesteh was accused of having ties to Mossad, Israel’s...
BREAKING! Ex-Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Is Dead
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who led the West African country from 2013 until he was ousted in a coup in 2020, died at the age of 76 in the capital Bamako on Sunday, his family said. “President IBK died this morning at 0900 GMT in his home” in Bamako, a family member told AFP using the ex-leader’s initials,...
Ramaphosa Won’t Resign Despite Impeachment Threat, Says Aide
Vincent Magwenya, spokesman to Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president has stated that his principal will not step aside nor resign from office due to a ‘flawed panel report’. Ramaphosa is facing a possible impeachment threat over alleged corruption. Recall that an independent panel set up by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament said findings suggested that the president acted in a manner...
Man Sentenced To Death Over Killing Of Prominent Filmmaker In Iran
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over the killing of renowned filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife months ago at their home near Tehran, the judiciary said Monday. Mehrjui, an 83-year-old director associated with the Iranian new wave of cinema, was stabbed to death along with his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar in October at their home in Karaj,...
Biden’s “Genocide” Declaration Not Expected To Trigger Immediate Changes To US Policy
US President Joe Biden's declaration that the atrocities now underway in Ukraine are a "genocide" is not expected to trigger any immediate changes to US policy toward the conflict, according to US off...
Northern Group Petitions US Over Abba Kyari, Demands Fairness
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has petitioned the United States government, demanding fairness in the matter involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari. The group expressed worry over the trajectory around Kyari’s case, also asked the US not to discountenance Nigeria’s ability to protect Kyari’s legal rights. The CNG petition, dated August...
If Finland Applies To Join NATO, It Will Be “For The Security” Of Its Citizens, Prime Minister Says
If Finland applies to join NATO it will be "for the security" of its citizens, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Wednesday. Speaking during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Marin said she had talked ...
