The court ordered that Sarkozy should be placed in custody at a later date, with prosecutors given one month to inform the former head of state when he should go to prison. This makes him the first president in the history of modern France to be jailed. The 70 year old was also fined 100,000 […]
In an address to the nation, Chakwera, 70, said he had called Mutharika to congratulate him. “A few minutes ago, I called Professor Mutharika to wish him well,” Chakwera announced. “It is clear that my rival has an insurmountable lead over me.” Chakwera, a former pastor and leader of the Malawi Congress Party, MCP, came […]
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Tshisekedi said Rwanda is continuing to support the M23 rebel group despite formally agreeing to withdraw its forces from Congolese territory. “Rwanda pretends to have withdrawn its troops but in reality, Rwanda troops continue to be present on Congolese soil and to support the M23,” […]
According to police, the confrontation, which erupted in the early hours in a facility near the Peruvian border, saw inmates from the Los Choneros and Los Lobos gangs engage in a 40-minute firefight, using bombs and grenades. Fourteen others were injured, and an unspecified number of prisoners escaped. Thirteen fugitives have since been recaptured. A […]
According to the Philippine weather service, the typhoon made landfall on the Philippines’ Calayan Island, part of the sparsely populated Babuyan chain, at 3:00 pm (0700 GMT). As of 5:00 pm (0900 GMT), maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour (134 mph) were reported at the storm’s centre, with gusts reaching as high as […]
In a significant shift in Western foreign policy, the United Kingdom, along with Australia and Canada, announced formal recognition of Palestinian statehood on Sunday. Britain and Canada became the first G7 nations to take such a step, with France and other countries expected to follow suit during the UN General Assembly in New York, which […]
Their release comes after four weeks in custody and sustained diplomatic and investigative efforts by Nigerian authorities. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, confirmed the release at a press briefing in Abuja. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, identified the released individuals as Maryam Hussain Abdullahi, Mrs. Abdullahi Bahijja Aminu, and Mr. Abdulhamid Saddieq. According to […]
The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city in western Japan, does not have a policy platform and its members are free to set their own agendas. Ishimaru unexpectedly came second in the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election thanks to a successful online campaign but he […]
Seventeen candidates are running for president, but observers say the race is between outgoing Lazarus Chakwera and Peter Mutharika, who also duelled in the 2019 vote that was nullified over tampering and followed by a rerun. Chakwera, a 70-year-old pastor, and law professor Mutharika, 85, have campaigned on improving the agriculture-dependent economy. In urban centres, […]
Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 election defeat by the left-winger. Prosecutors said the plan failed only due to a lack of support from military top brass. Bolsonaro’s defense team called the sentence “incredibly excessive” and announced he would appeal, “including at […]