A move by Kenyan authorities to tax travellers on new or used goods brought into the country has caused an outcry, with lawmakers and even a government minister denouncing the scheme. Although the Kenya Revenue Authority has said the directive is not new, it has triggered confusion and concern, with some complaining of harassment by […]
•Bangladeshi police Two Bangladeshi opposition activists were killed today as police clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters launching a three-day strike blocking roads and railways after their top leaders were charged with murder. Police said violence broke out in multiple cities and towns as members of the Bangladesh Nationalist ...
•Britain’s King Charles III (C) inspects the Guard of Honour King Charles III and Queen Camilla began a state visit to Kenya today, facing widespread calls for an apology over Britain’s bloody colonial past. Although the four-day trip has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on the cordial modern-day […]
The United States (U.S.) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has foreclosed the possibility of making public any documents or information relating to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The FBI stated its position on the issue in a suit it filed before the United States District Court of Columbia by one Aaron Greenspan, who is seeking to […]
The court hearing involving Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke in the United Kingdom, over bribery allegations has been adjourned to November 2025. The Westminster Magistrates Court adjourned hearing on the suit on Monday, October 30. 63-year-old Alison-Madueke is on trial for allegedly accepting a £...
Russian police today said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel. Dozens of protesters, many of them chanting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest), broke through doors and barriers at Makhachkala airport on Sunday, wit...
•Diezani Alison-Madueke Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison- Madueke, will be hauled before a Southwark Crown Court judge tomorrow Monday to answer bribery charges and allegations of corruption from the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Earlier this month, she appeared before a Westminster Magistrate Court, from...
•Former US vice president, Mike Pence Former Vice President Mike Pence announced yesterday that he is withdrawing from the US presidential race, saying, “this is not my time.” Speaking at the annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Pence — the first major 2024 candidate to suspend his campaign, said: “It’s become [&hell...
•Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israel said yesterday its war on Hamas had “entered a new phase” with its massive bombardment of Gaza as the Islamist group demanded the release of all Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the hostages it seized three weeks ago. The United Nations warned thousands more civilians could die in Gaza as […]...
Over 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied in the capital Dhaka today, police said, demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote under a neutral government. Today’s rallies by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami,...
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