TikTok could ‘go dark’ in US Sunday after Supreme Court ruling
TikTok says it will “go dark” in the United States on Sunday unless the government provides assurances a new law calling for its ban won’t be used to punish service…
Pakistani court sentences ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and 7 years in prison in graft case
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party…
IBADAN STAMPEDE: Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife Naomi, broadcaster Hamzat, school principal Fasasi granted bail
Martins Olasehinde IBADAN – A high court in Nigeria’s Oyo state on Monday granted the bail applications filed by Olori Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and Abdulahi Fasasi over a…
US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to halt hush money sentencing
The US Supreme Court on Thursday denied a last-minute bid by President-elect Donald Trump to halt sentencing in his hush money case. The top court, which includes three justices appointed…
Trump asks the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in N.Y. criminal case
The New York Times Days away from his criminal sentencing in New York, President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking a late-stage rescue from the U.S. Supreme Court, escalating his bid…
Italian journalist released by Iran, officials in Italy say
Agency Report Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was detained last month in Iran while on a reporting trip, was released and on her way back to Italy on Wednesday,…
EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments
The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.…
IPOB leader Kanu rejects Nigerian government’s request for trial resumption, insists on change of judge
Olayomi Koiki Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has opposed the request by Nigeria’s federal government for the resumption of his trial, his attorney…
France says conditions of citizens held in Iran akin to torture
The situation of three French citizens held in Iran is worsening with some being detained in conditions similar to torture, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that future ties…
France’s Sarkozy on trial over alleged Kadhafi financing pact
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Sarkozy’s career has been…