•Angelo Becciu A former deputy secretary of state in the Vatican and nine others were yesterday found guilty in the enclave’s biggest financial corruption scandal. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, Vatican employees and two outside Italian brokers were among 10 defendants described by prosecutors as “actors in a rotten predatory and lucrative system.” B...
•Families and supporters of hostages hostages held by Palestinian militants since the October 7 attack demonstrating Israel today mourned the deaths of three Gaza hostages killed when troops mistook them for a threat, with the military expressing remorse over a “tragic” incident that sparked protests in Tel Aviv. The Israeli army said Yotam Ha...
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday ordered the immediate release of Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s president who has been held captive since the coup that overthrew him on July 26, and that of his family. The Court “orders the defendant (the military authorities in Niamey, editor’s note) to [&hell...
The United Kingdom (UK) plans to deport international students in the country who do not achieve high enough grades. The Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has advised the United Kingdom Migration Advisory Committee to review the graduate visa as part of a five-point plan to reduce net migration by 300,000 from its record-high levels, reports The...
•Late Pedro Henrique A popular Brazilian gospel singer, Pedro Henrique, died after he collapsed on stage during a performance. The 30-year-old unexpectedly collapsed in front of his band in a concert hall in the northeastern city of Feira de Santana yesterday. In the video clip, before he lost his balance and fell onto his back, […]
Niger’s ruling military has agreed to terms and conditions of a transition back to civilian rule, and will present the plan to a regional bloc, the chief diplomat from mediator Togo announced yesterday. Speaking on Niger’s national television, Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said he had reached an agreement “on the content and timing of [&...
•The jailed health workers Four healthcare workers have been jailed after they were caught on camera physically and emotionally abusing an elderly patient, reports The BBC yesterday. While Ame Tunkara and Morountaro Adefila were found guilty of ill-treatment and wilful neglect and sentenced on December 8 to four months in prison, Danny Ohen an...
•Jailed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko A Senegalese judge today ordered that jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko be reinstated on the electoral roll, clearing the way for him to stand in next year’s presidential election. Sonko was struck off Senegal’s electoral register after being sentenced in June to two years’ imprisonment for morally...
At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son. They are words that the late student never spoke, but brought into being with artificial intelligence. “I know you’re in great pain every day because of me, and […]
•US President Joe Biden The US House of Representatives voted yesterday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, escalating Republicans’ battle with Democrats ahead of the 2024 election in a move Biden himself slammed as a “baseless” stunt. Republicans, seizing on Biden’s son Hunter’s controversial international dealings, ...
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