Colombian Finance Minister, Ricardo Bonilla, has resigned at the request of President Gustavo Petro after accusations that he turned a blind eye to the bribery of parliamentarians. A former adviser accused Bonilla last week of knowing that lawmakers were being paid off in return for backing key reforms promised by Petro. The attorney general’s office […]
US rapper Young Thug was released from jail Thursday night after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including gang, drug, and gun offences. His release concludes what has been the longest criminal trial in Georgia’s history, the BBC reports. The 33-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, had been held for over 900 […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and international law, according to a readout of their meeting. The UN secretary-general met with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, following a speech in which Guterres called […]
Donald Trump ruled out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox News offered to host a candidate showdown later this month before election day on November 5. The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice president, locked in an excruciatingly close White House battle, have faced off just once, in […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday vowed to achieve victory and said his country’s military “completely transformed reality” in the year since Hamas’s October 7 attack, which has left the country fighting two wars. Netanyahu told troops Israel “will win” as it battles militants in both the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and prepares to […]
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said on Sunday, marking the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country. The killing of Chilpancingo mayor, Alejandro Arcos, “fills us with indignation,” Guerrero State governor, Evelyn Salgado, wrote […]
Israel began its commemorations Monday of the first anniversary of Hamas’s deadly October 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion at vigils at massacre sites and rallies calling for the return of hostages. Ceremonies and events are planned across Israel and in cities around the world to mark the anniversary of the unprecedented attack by […]
American Singer, Selena Gomez has silenced speculations that she has broken up with her boyfriend, producer Benny Blanco.Rumours had surfaced on social media that the singer and producer’s relationship ended. The rumours came after a supposed friend of Selena shared a post on social media while at Sabrina Carpenter’s MSG concert, suggesting that she is […]
Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 192 people around the Himalayan republic. Deadly floods and landslides are common across South Asia during the monsoon season from June to September, but experts say climate change is making them worse. […]
A German grandmother and her five-month-old grandson are missing after a flash flood swept through their holiday home near Pisa, Tuscany. The tragedy unfolded when the nearby River Sterza overflowed its banks, inundating the house where the family was staying. The family, on vacation in Italy, called emergency services on Monday evening as floodwaters began […]
