TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban
TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred from the popular app, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing to seek a reprieve.…
Indian court finds man guilty in notorious hospital rape case
An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year. The…
UK court sentences Nigerian man to 10 years in prison for raping woman in Nottingham
Olatunji has also been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. Olayomi Koiki NOTTINGHAM – A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the rape…
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.…