Two Bolivian Army Leaders Arrested After Coup Attempt
Two Bolivian army leaders arrested in an attempted coup on Wednesday after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings. The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where the presidency and Congress are situated, in the afternoon, prompting global condemnation of an attack on democracy. One of the tanks tried to break down a metal...
The First South Korea’s Robot Officer Commits Suicide
South Korea mourns its country's first robot suicide as the administrative officer robot was found defunct after throwing itself down some stairs. South Korea’s Gumi City Council announced the robot was found unresponsive after having apparently fallen down a two-meter (six-and-a-half foot) staircase last week. Witnesses saw the robot officer “circling in one spot as if something was there” before the...
Attacks On Church, Police Posts In Russia’s Dabestan Claim 19 Lives
Attacks that targeted a synagogue, an Orthodox church and police checkpoints in Russia’s Dagestan Republic have claimed 19 lives. A priest, three other civilians, and 15 police officers were killed in the attacks which took place in two places: Dagestan’s largest city and capital, Makhachkala, and in the coastal city of Derbent. Investigators said Monday that the yet-to-be-ascertained gunmen carried out...
Gaza: I Will Not Agree Ceasefire, Hamas Must Be Eliminated – Netanyahu
The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed never to a complete ceasefire deal in Gaza. Netanyahu said he would only agree to a partial ceasefire deal that would not end the war in Gaza. He spoke in reference to the 120 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. In a broadcast late Sunday, the Israeli leader vowed to eliminate Hamas...
Donald Trump And The US President, Joe Biden, Battles In The First US Presidential Debate
The US President, Joe Biden and Donald Trump square off for a historic US presidential debate this week as millions of potential voters tune in. The showdown fires the starting gun on what promises to be a bruising summer on the campaign trail, in a deeply polarized and tense United States still convulsed over the chaos and violence that accompanied...
Pirates Of The Caribbean Star Killed In Shark Attack
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died after being attacked by a shark while surfing in Hawaii. The 49-year-old died on Sunday afternoon, Honolulu's emergency services confirmed in a press conference. Emergency services were called to Malaekahana Beach at around 13:00 local time. But Perry, who was also a lifeguard, was pronounced dead by paramedics after being brought to shore by...
South African President, Ramaphosa Sworn-In For Second Term
Ramaphosa was sworn-in for a second term in Pretoria, the South African capital. The president took his oath of office before Chief Justice of South Africa, Raymond Zondo. “I Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa swear that I will be faithful to the Republic of South Africa, and will obey, observe, uphold and maintain the Constitution and all other law of the Republic,” the...
Putin Hails North Korea For Support In Ukraine War
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea early Wednesday, the Kremlin said, kicking off a visit set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries as Moscow pursues its war in Ukraine. Just after the pre-dawn touchdown, Russian TV showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeting Putin in the dark, on a red carpet at Pyongyang’s airport,...
Thailand Passes Bill To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the Southeast Asian region to do so. The development followed the nation’s Senate passing a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, June 18. Al Jazeera reports that the upper house gave a final approval — by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions — allowing same-sex couples to get married. The new legislation...
Train Collision Kills At Least Eight In Eastern India
Eight people have died and around 60 have been injured in a train crash in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The accident occurred when a goods train hit a stationary passenger train, the Kanchenjungha Express, in the New Jalpaiguri area on Monday morning. Dramatic visuals from the accident site showed one wagon of the express train suspended in the...
