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Donald Trump, Children, Company Sued For $250Million Over Alleged Fraud

Donald Trump, Children, Company Sued For $250Million Over Alleged Fraud

New York Attorney General, Letitia James has sued former President Donald Trump, three of his children, the Trump Organisation and others for fraud. Trump and his children were allegedly involved in widespread fraud involving years’ worth of false financial statements [...]

September 22, 2022 International
At least 15 dead in bloody 48 hours in Colombia

At least 15 dead in bloody 48 hours in Colombia

At least 15 people were killed over the last two days in Colombia in a spate of violent incidents, authorities said, highlighting the huge task facing President Gustavo Petro. In the northern city of Barranquilla, six people were shot dead [...]

September 13, 2022 Incidents, International
King Charles III starts reign as mourning begins for late queen

King Charles III starts reign as mourning begins for late queen

King Charles III on Friday readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign as Britain and the world commemorated the extraordinary life of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. At 73, Charles is [...]

September 10, 2022 International
Prince Charles Set To Become King Following Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

Prince Charles Set To Become King Following Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

Prince Charles, the former Prince of Wales has become the new King of United Kingdom. This followed the passage of her mother, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday afternoon. According to BBC, Charles is expected to be proclaimed King in the [...]

September 9, 2022 International
Strong Earthquake Kills 46 In China, Several Other Missing

Strong Earthquake Kills 46 In China, Several Other Missing

At least 46 people were reported killed and 16 missing in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook China’s southwestern province of Sichuan. The earthquake which happen on Monday, triggered landslides and shaking buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose [...]

September 6, 2022 Incidents, International
First Ukraine ship for Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti port

First Ukraine ship for Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti port

A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with Ukrainian wheat destined for millions at risk of starvation in Ethiopia has arrived in Djibouti, according to the World Food Programme. The bulk carrier MV Brave Commander, which is carrying 23,000 tonnes of grain, [...]

August 31, 2022 Food, International
2 Air France Pilots Suspended After Fighting In Cockpit

2 Air France Pilots Suspended After Fighting In Cockpit

Fisticuffs in the cockpit, leaving a leaky engine running while cruising over Africa — Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols. Two Air France pilots were suspended [...]

August 30, 2022 International
Russian Government Clears Air On Putin's Health Condition

Russian Government Clears Air On Putin’s Health Condition

The Russian government has dispelled rumours about the wellbeing of its President, Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, on Thursday, stated that the Russian leader is in good health contrary to the speculations of ill-health, RT reported. Peskov said, “Ukrainian, [...]

July 22, 2022 International
Three dead in shooting at US mall

Three dead in shooting at US mall

Three people were killed and another three injured Sunday at a mall in the US state of Indiana, officials said, the latest in a spate of gun violence in the country. “We experienced a mass shooting this evening at the [...]

July 19, 2022 International, Security
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, dies after being shot

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, dies after being shot

The former prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe has died, aged 67, after being shot while making a speech in the western Japanese city of Nara. Abe, the country’s longest-serving prime minister until he resigned in 2020, was flown to [...]

July 9, 2022 International
Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war

Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war

Russia said on Tuesday it was investigating the torture of Russian soldiers held prisoner in Ukraine and recently released as part of a prisoner swap with Kyiv in late June. The Russian Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said in [...]

July 6, 2022 International
Zelensky to press G7 for more help as war rages

Zelensky to press G7 for more help as war rages

President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge world powers to step up their support for Ukraine when he addresses the G7 summit on Monday, as Kyiv reels from the first Russian strikes on the capital in weeks. US President Joe Biden and [...]

June 28, 2022 International
Macron’s awkward moment with Zelensky becomes internet meme

Macron’s awkward moment with Zelensky becomes internet meme

An awkward-looking exchange between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that was captured on camera in Kyiv drew commentary and mockery online on Friday, with some seeing deep meaning behind the body language. The image, taken by [...]

June 18, 2022 International
U.S. Wins Case To Seize Russian Superyacht In Fiji.

U.S. Wins Case To Seize Russian Superyacht In Fiji.

The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation. The court ruling [...]

June 9, 2022 International
Zelensky vows victory on 100th day of Russian invasion

Zelensky vows victory on 100th day of Russian invasion

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed victory on the 100th day of Russia’s invasion on Friday, even as Russian troops pounded the eastern Donbas region. Thousands of people have been killed, millions sent fleeing and towns turned into rubble, since Russian [...]

June 4, 2022 International
Putin, African Union head meet Friday to discuss food crisis

Putin, African Union head meet Friday to discuss food crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the head of the African Union for talks focused on grain supplies and political cooperation amid Kremlin’s standoff with the West over Ukraine. Washington and Brussels have imposed unprecedented sanctions against Moscow over the [...]

June 3, 2022 International
S Africa’s Ramaphosa: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states

S Africa’s Ramaphosa: Russia sanctions hurting ‘bystander’ states

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that “bystander countries” were suffering due to sanctions against Russia and called for talks as the African Union (AU) prepared a mission to foster dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv. Ramaphosa spoke as German [...]

May 25, 2022 International
Elon Musk Says To Lift ‘Stupid’ Twitter Ban On Donald Trump

Elon Musk Says To Lift ‘Stupid’ Twitter Ban On Donald Trump

Billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said he would lift Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump—a move he called “flat-out stupid”. He said this would happen if he completes a $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, a month [...]

May 11, 2022 International
Prince Andrew Stripped Of Freedom Of City Title Over Sexual Assault Case

Prince Andrew Stripped Of Freedom Of City Title Over Sexual Assault Case

Prince Andrew has been stripped of the Freedom of the City of York after councillors unanimously voted to remove his title in the wake of his settled sexual abuse case. Councillors in York gathered this evening to debate revoking the [...]

April 28, 2022 International
UN chief embarks on Moscow trip amid criticism

UN chief embarks on Moscow trip amid criticism

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will start a difficult three-day trip to Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday amid criticism for the limited role played by the United Nations in the management of the crisis. Three months into the Russian invasion of [...]

April 26, 2022 International
More Than 20 People Dead As IS Fighters Bomb Afghan Cities

More Than 20 People Dead As IS Fighters Bomb Afghan Cities

At least 16 people were killed in two Afghan cities on Thursday by bomb blasts that were claimed by the Islamic State group (IS). Since Taliban fighters seized control of Afghanistan last year after ousting the US-backed government, the number [...]

April 22, 2022 Crime, International
Ukraine Troops Bomb Russian Tank

Ukraine Troops Bomb Russian Tank

Ukrainian troops have blown up a Russian armoured vehicle with an anti-tank guided missile in the besieged city of Mariupol after the soldiers refused Moscow’s ultimatum to lay down their arms. Video shows a Ukrainian soldier from the Azov Battalion [...]

April 20, 2022 International
Putin says Russia should pivot energy exports to Asia

Putin says Russia should pivot energy exports to Asia

Western countries attempting to exclude Russian energy suppliers will affect the world economy and Moscow should redirect its energy exports towards Asia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “We need to proceed on the basis that in the foreseeable future, supplies [...]

April 15, 2022 International
EU Vows To Speed Up Process For Ukraine’s Membership

EU Vows To Speed Up Process For Ukraine’s Membership

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has promised to offer Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a speedier start to Ukraine’s bid to become a member of the European Union. During a meeting on Friday, Leyen handed Zelenskiy a [...]

April 9, 2022 International
Meet Putin's 2 Daughters As US Places Sanctions On Them

Meet Putin’s 2 Daughters As US Places Sanctions On Them

The US has placed Vladimir Putin’s daughters on its latest sanction list after allegations of war crimes from their father’s forces in Ukraine. While Vladimir Putin may be the name on the lips of the world right now, not much [...]

April 8, 2022 Government and politics, International
UK apologises for hospital scandal over 200 baby deaths

UK apologises for hospital scandal over 200 baby deaths

More than 200 babies could have survived had they been given better care at birth, a damning report into Britain’s biggest maternity scandal said on Wednesday, prompting a government apology. The report listed a catalogue of repeated failings at the [...]

March 31, 2022 International
Biden Visits Ukraine Border Friday In Show Of Solidarity

Biden Visits Ukraine Border Friday In Show Of Solidarity

Air Force One will jet into the eastern Polish town of Rzeszow — bringing the US president less than 80 kilometres (50 miles) from a war-torn nation still struggling to repel a brutal Russian invasion. The trip is designed to [...]

March 26, 2022 International
Council Of Europe Expels Russia From Human Rights Body

Council Of Europe Expels Russia From Human Rights Body

The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent’s foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over Moscow’s invasion and war in Ukraine. The 47-nation organization’s committee of ministers said in statement that “the Russian Federation ceases [...]

March 18, 2022 International
Curfew Announced In Kyiv As Russian Shelling Continues

Curfew Announced In Kyiv As Russian Shelling Continues

Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces tightened their grip on the Ukrainian capital and the mayor announced a 35-hour curfew starting at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT). Two large blasts echoed [...]

March 16, 2022 International
Russia Bombed Children's Hospital, 17 Injured, Says Ukraine

Russia Bombed Children’s Hospital, 17 Injured

Amaternity hospital in the southern port city of Mariupol was bombed by Russian forces on Wednesday, Ukrainian authorities claimed. This marks a brutal new low in the two-week-old invasion. “Mariupol. Direct strike of Russian troops at the maternity hospital. People, [...]

March 10, 2022 International