This sweeping measure is part of an ongoing effort to ensure strict adherence to public service laws and combat misconduct among officials. Reports say the country’s Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, was arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes of the wives of notable people in the country. […]
The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president frantically blitzed several swing states as they tried to win over the last holdouts with less than 36 hours left until polls open on Election Day on Tuesday. Trump predicted a landslide, while Harris told a raucous rally in must-win Michigan that they have momentum. The […]
The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports. The bodies of 15 people killed in the strike were brought to Kamal Adwan Hospital, its director Hussam Abu Safia told reporters. He said 35 wounded people, most of them children, were being treated at the hospital. Last week, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli […]
The deputy president is defending himself before the lawmakers in the upper house of parliament, two-thirds of whom are required to oust him. He faces 11 charges, including corruption, inciting ethnic divisions and undermining government. As the trial began on Wednesday, the deputy president pleaded not guilty to each of the charges as they were […]
In a historic move last week, the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, voted overwhelmingly to impeach Gachagua on 11 charges including corruption. The 59-year-old has denied all allegations and will continue to serve in his role until the Senate decides whether to approve his removal. Gachagua filed the court challenge to stop the […]
The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry said Israel had perpetrated a concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system. Israel said it firmly rejected the allegations, in a statement from its mission in Geneva. Israel also rejected accusations of widespread and systematic abuse of Palestinian detainees, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. […]
After Putin’s landslide win in Russia’s presidential election in March, some newspapers in Africa saw Putin’s re-election as reinforcing the stance of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. Burkina Faso, under military leadership since a 2022 coup, has played host to contingents of the Wagner mercenary force, whose founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane […]
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Japan is gravely concerned about the ongoing critical humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, pointing to the large number of civilians killed and the insecurity facing both Israelis and Palestinians. Iwaya said in a statement Japan continues to urge all the parties including Israel, to comply with international law, including […]
In Gaza, Israel’s military said it had encircled the northern area of Jabaliya after indications Hamas was rebuilding despite nearly a year of devastating air strikes and fighting. As another strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati appealed to the international community to put pressure on Israel for a ceasefire. Israel is […]
Director of the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai province, Saengduean Chailert, posted a video of the panic-stricken elephants splashing through muddy waters and asked the government to send urgent help. The park falls under the remit of the Save the Elephant Foundation, one of Thailand’s biggest elephant conservation NGOs. One of the foundation’s officers […]