Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defence ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million (€37 million) earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war against Russia, Ukraine’s security service reported. The SSU said in a statement that five people have been charged, with one person detained while trying to cross the Ukrainian border. If […] The post Ukraine
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accused his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of being a drug addict who risked being ousted from office in an expletive-laden tirade that underlined the breakdown in relations between the two powerful political families. Duterte’s speech on Sunday, in which he claimed Marcos Jr’s allies were trying to remove constitutional term limits […] The post Former
A UK vessel shot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has said, as tensions in the Middle East soar amid the ongoing war in Gaza. “Yesterday HMS Diamond successfully repelled a drone attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea,” read a statement from the ministry […] The post UK thwart Houthis’ drone attack in the Red Sea appeared first
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria has extended the ultimatum earlier issued to the Federal Government to address all pending issues by six more weeks. MDCAN made this known in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Sunday. The communique which […] The post Medical, dental consultants issue fresh
The Opposition NDC is making a strong push for a public broadcast of presidential election vote collation during general elections. A document titled “NDC Position Paper on Electoral Reforms” lists a litany of changes the party believes could significantly improve the credibility of the polls. Key proposals include an all-year-round voter registration system under which […] The post NDC
After defending the former South African president and party leader during a slew of corruption scandals, the country’s powerful governing party punished Mr. Zuma for endorsing the opposition.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has responded to the withdrawal of three member states – Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Commission. A joint statement from the military rulers of these member states on Sunday, January 28 said, “after 49 years of existence, the valiant people of Burkina, Mali and Niger […] The post We are yet
Military rulers of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced their withdrawal from the ECOWAS bloc. A joint statement from the military rulers issued on Sunday, January 28 said, “after 49 years of existence, the valiant people of Burkina, Mali and Niger note with much regret, bitterness and great disappointment that their Organization has moved […] The post Military
Iranian dissidents living inside the Islamic republic and in exile Thursday went on hunger strike to protest the surge of hangings in Iran that included most recently a participant in the 2022 protest movement who activists say had mental health difficulties. Led by jailed 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, those going on the […] The post Iranian dissidents on hunger strike
Riot police fired tear gas, flash grenades and used batons to disperse demonstrators in Russia’s Bashkortostan region after a local activist was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison. Videos showed supporters of Fail Alsynov clashing with police near the court where he had been convicted of inciting ethnic hatred, according to Russian state media outlet […] The post Russian
Japan was successful in making an unusually precise moon landing just metres from its target, its space agency has announced. The country on Saturday became the fifth to put a spacecraft on the moon when its so-called “Moon Sniper” lander touched down on the lunar surface. On Thursday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency [JAXA] said it had […] The post Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’
Multifaceted Ghanaian celebrity John Dumelo has graduated from the University of Ghana Law School with a Master’s Degree in Law (Natural Resources) The actor, farmer and Politician announcing the feat in a post on X on Friday, January 27, 2024, expressed his gratitude to God and used the hashtag #3rdmasters to indicate that this is […] The post John Dumelo bags 3rd
Ousmane Diagana The World Bank has approved a $300 million Development Policy Operation for the country. This first resilient recovery development policy financing is a critical contribution by the Read More... The post World Bank Approves $300m
Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed a hastily proposed bill to regulate online content, sparking criticism from rights groups and opposition politicians that the government is trying to crack down on dissent and stifle freedom of speech ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections this year. The measure was passed on Wednesday by a 108-62 vote, the […] The post Sri Lanka Parliament
“There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese.” That’s what a tearful Carolina Shiino said in impeccable Japanese after she was crowned Miss Japan on Monday. The 26-year-old model, who was born in Ukraine, moved to Japan at the age of five and was raised in Nagoya. She […] The post Controversy after Ukrainian-born model is
A senior Tory MP has called for his party to replace Rishi Sunak as prime minister or be “massacred” in the general election. Writing in the Telegraph, former cabinet minister Sir Simon Clarke said the Conservatives had lost “key voters” by failing to be bold on immigration. But his article was criticised by several other ex-ministers. Former […] The post Backlash after
Six people have died – including three firefighters – after a truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas crashed and exploded in the Mongolian capital. Hundreds of firefighters had been sent to battle the blaze following the collision with a car in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday morning, officials said. At least 11 people were injured, […] The post Six dead after liquified
The Iraqi government has strongly condemned US strikes which targeted sites used by Iranian-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday. A spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said they “blatantly” violated his country’s sovereignty. The US said its “proportionate” attacks had targeted “Iran-affiliated groups”. The paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) said the “treacherous” US […] The post Iraq
A Russian official has accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane in an incident that it says killed 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and nine others. The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that Ukraine had shot down the plane, an Ilyushin Il-76, which came down in the Belgorod region. Close […] The post Russia accuses Ukraine of downing plane with 65
“It’s a difficult decision, but a necessary decision,” he said, “to protect public finances”, and move away from the “whatever it costs” measures introduced to prop up the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic and extended as energy costs skyrocketed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In September the government had promised to not raise electricity prices more than […] The post French
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