39 Migrants Drown Off Tunisian Coast
At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise. Rescuers pulled…
Biden Calls Pope Francis’ Visit To Iraq A Symbol Of Hope
U.S. President Joe Biden called the four-day visit to Iraq by Pope Francis a symbol of hope for the entire world. Biden said in a statement that the trip, which…
20 Dead, 600 Injured In Equatorial Guinea Military Camp Explosions
At least 20 people were killed and hundreds injured after four accidental explosions ripped through a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and obliterated neighbouring residential areas. Footage broadcast by the…
Two Nigerians Sentenced To Death In Ghana For Killing Four Women
A Sekondi high court in Ghana has sentenced Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Orji, both Nigerians, to death over the kidnap and murder of four Takoradi women in 2018. The…
Anti-Coup Protests Continue In Myanmar As UN Urged To Hear ‘Pleas’
Anti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action…
Internet Back In Niger After Post-Election Blackout
Internet connectivity was restored in Niger late Friday, an AFP journalist found, after ten days of interruption following unrest over official results handing the ruling-party candidate a win in last…
WHO Scraps Plan For Interim Report On Wuhan Virus Mission: WSJ
The World Health Organization has scrapped plans for a team that visited Wuhan, China to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic to issue an interim report, The Wall Street…
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protesters Return As UN Urges End To Violence
Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Thursday after the deadliest day of the junta’s crackdown, as the United Nations called on the military to “stop murdering”…
Putin Says Russia Vaccinated Two Million Against Virus
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia had vaccinated more than two million people with its two-dose Sputnik V vaccine, while another two million had received their first dose. His…
‘It’s Over’: Macron Risks Losing Left In Le Pen Battle
A leading French daily has rattled the ruling party and sparked intense speculation about next year’s presidential election by suggesting that voters won’t come to Emmanuel Macron’s aid if he…
