Five Dead After Man Drives Into Crowd In China
Chinese police have arrested a man who drove a car into pedestrians in Guangzhou, killing five people and injuring 13 others. The incident has sparked widespread public outrage, with many accusing the man of deliberately targeting people. Videos posted online show the driver getting out of the car and throwing banknotes into the air, shortly after the crash. Police have detained the...
Islam Scholar Tariq Ramadan Cleared Of Swiss Rape Charges
Renowned Islamic studies scholar Tariq Ramadan has been cleared of rape and sexual coercion by a Swiss court. Mr. Ramadan, who is a Swiss citizen, is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The case was brought by a Swiss woman who said she had been raped by Mr. Ramadan in a Geneva hotel in 2008. A convert...
Deputy Speaker, Kalu Joins Okonjo-Iweala In Geneva, Champions Multilateralism, African Trade (Video)
Nigeria’s Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, PhD, CFR, has joined global parliamentary leaders at the 55th Session of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization (WTO) taking place at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. https://youtu.be/TFNhd1uDLkE Kalu’s participation follows his appointment as a member of the WTO Steering...
Russia Drowns 77 Ukrainian Drones Overnight
Russia drowned 77 Ukrainian drones overnight, its defence ministry said Thursday, two days after Kyiv carried out its largest direct strike on Moscow during the three-year war. Thirty drones were intercepted and destroyed over the western Bryansk region bordering Ukraine while 25 more were downed over Kaluga, the ministry said in a statement. More drones were intercepted over the regions of...
Chris Brown To Appear In British Court Following Assault Charge
American R&B singer Chris Brown, the former boyfriend of pop superstar Rihanna, is scheduled to appear in a UK court on Friday after being arrested and charged in connection with an alleged assault at a London nightclub in 2023, according to the Metropolitan Police. Brown, 36, renowned for early hits such as “Kiss, Kiss”, was arrested in the early hours...
World Bank Announces Suspension Of Tanzania Tourism Fund Disbursement
The World Bank says it would withhold further disbursement from a $150 million fund meant for expansion of a national park in southern Tanzania, citing alleged killings and evictions by rangers last year. According to the World Bank's independent verification, two anonymous complainants have accused rangers from the Ruaha National Park of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, evictions, torture and cattle...
Moscow is “Frightened” My Interview With Russian Journalists – Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to Russia's attempt to censor his interview with independent Russian journalists, saying Moscow was "frightened" by journalists "who can tell the truth." "Strong people of our strong country, today is the day when I’m convinced over and over again how far we are from the Russian Federation," Zelensky said in his latest video address Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
I’II Unite Our Country With Action – UK’s New Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak, the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, pledged on Tuesday that he would reunify the country through action rather than words. Sunak addressed the nation for the first time as Prime Minister from the lectern outside Downing Street. The 42-year-old also stated that his government will be characterized by integrity, professionalism, and accountability at all levels. Recall that Sunak had on Monday emerged...
Brazil’s First Female President, Dilma Rousseff Hospitalized In Shanghai
Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been hospitalized in Shanghai due to an ear inflammation, her team confirmed on Tuesday. Rousseff, 77, who currently serves as the head of the New Development Bank (NDB) established by the BRICS bloc, was admitted to the Shanghai East International Medical Center on February 21 after being diagnosed with vestibular neuritis, an inflammation of...
Founder Of South Korea’s Biggest Church, Cho Yong-gi, Dies At 85
South Korean Pastor David Yongi Cho, who used to have the largest church and congregation in the world has died at the age of 85. Yongi Cho died on Tuesday. With his mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil, he was a cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world’s largest congregation, with a claimed membership of 830,000 as of 2007. Cho was born on...
