Zimbabwe abolishes the death penalty
Zimbabwe officially abolished the death penalty Tuesday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ranks 3rd among world’s most corrupt and organised crime figures of 2024
Agency Report Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has been ranked among the world’s most corrupt leaders. This is according to a ranking released by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project…
Ukraine’s foreign minister urges expulsion of Russian forces during Syria visit
Agency Report Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andriy Sybiga, on Monday urged Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to expel Russian forces from the country during an unannounced visit to Damascus. Moscow was…
Azerbaijan’s president says crashed plane was shot at from Russia
BAKU/MOSCOW – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that a passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, had been damaged by accidental shooting from the ground in…
‘I saw the blood on the tarmac’: top UN official in Yemen recounts aftermath of Israel airstrike on civilian airport
UN News On 26 December, Israeli forces struck Sana’a International Airport, Red Sea ports and power stations. Tedros was at the airport when it was hit, along with Mr. Harneis…
Israel writing Gaza genocide with ink made in the West: UN rapporteur
Agency Report Israel is writing one of the darkest pages in the history of genocides, with “Made in the West” ink, Francesca Albanese, the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights…
Mohamed Salah is criticised by Muslim fans after Liverpool star shares latest picture with wife and children in front of a Christmas tree
Agency Report Mohamed Salah has once again been criticised by his Muslim followers after posting a picture of him and his family in front of a Christmas tree. The Liverpool…
Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ across world
Pope Francis called Wednesday for “arms to be silenced” around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the…
32 survivors as Azerbaijani jet crashes in Kazakhstan
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from its scheduled route, officials said. Azerbaijani authorities said 32 people had…
Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway
Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world. That is according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a joint-U.S.…