•US Navy / Kryzentia Weiermann A US Navy warship shot down a missile today that was fired at it by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have carried out two months of attacks on international shipping, the military said. US and British forces carried out two rounds of joint strikes aimed at reducing the Huthis’ ability […]
•King Charles King Charles III was on Friday admitted to a London hospital for scheduled surgery, Buckingham Palace said, a week after revealing the British monarch would be treated for an enlarged prostate. “The king was this morning admitted to a London hospital for scheduled treatment,” the palace added, noting that he thanked “all those [&...
•Paul Nthenge Mackenzie A Kenyan court today charged the leader of a starvation cult with child torture and cruelty over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers. Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and 38 other suspects pleaded not guilty to charges including beating and deliberately starving children, according to court documents from the Mombasa cou...
•Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman The decision by Saudi Arabia to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats, according to two sources, is the latest in a series of reforms aimed at projecting a more open, moderate image. Here are five other headline-grabbing changes implemented in recent years under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wh...
•Beer Saudi Arabia plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told our correspondent today. Alcohol “will be sold to non-Muslim diplomats” who previously had to import alcohol via a diplomatic pouch, one of the sources said. Prohibition has been the law of […]
•Church of Greece The powerful Church of Greece today formally announced its opposition to a bill legalising same-sex marriage and adoption that is expected to come before parliament next month. The church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, said the bill “condemns future children to grow up without a father or mother in an environment of [&hell...
•African billionaires President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest person in Africa with a net worth of $13.9 billion, in the 2024 Forbes list of 20 of Africa’s Richest billionaires released yesterday. According to Forbes, the fortunes of Africa’s wealthiest people rebounded slightly in the past 12 months,...
•Canada Visa The Canadian Government is set to impose a national cap to reduce the intake of international students into the country. According to the country’s immigration minister, Marc Miller, during an interview yesterday with CTV’s Question Period, the Canadian government will need to have a meeting with provincial governments “to make su...
•Trump in court Donald Trump’s sexual assault defamation trial was delayed after a juror reported COVID symptoms today, the eve of the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary vote. The juror in the civil case, at which Trump says he will testify, reported symptoms of fever, as did one of Trump’s lawyers who had a separate […]...
•President Joseph Boakai Joseph Boakai was sworn in today as Liberia’s president after his election victory over former football star George Weah, with the challenge of tackling poverty and corruption. The 79-year-old was sworn in for a six-year term after he narrowly beat former Ballon d’Or winner Weah in November’s run-off poll with 50.64 pe...
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