King Charlse III Portrait Targeted by Climate Activists and defaced
On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, a portrait of King Charles III in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh was defaced by two climate activists from a group called This…
Nigerian Doctors begin indefinite nationwide strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike beginning Wednesday, 26 July. President of NARD, Emeka Orji, disclosed this to local…
Mali drops French as official language
According to reports, under the new constitution passed overwhelmingly with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum, French is no longer the official language. Although French will be…
Kuwait and Jordan send condolences to Saudi Arabia after airmen die in fighter jet crash
Authorities in Kuwait and Jordan offered their condolences to the government and people of Saudi Arabia after two crewmen died when a Royal Saudi Air Force fighter jet crashed during…
Erdogan meets Palestinian president, Hamas leader in Ankara
Turkiye’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday spoke in Ankara with the Palestinian president and the head of Hamas in the run-up to a crucial meeting of Palestinian factions set…
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor dies aged 56
Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported today. Her family said it was with…
El-Sisi to attend Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in St. Petersburg on Wednesday to participate in a Russia-Africa summit. Ahmed Fahmy, a spokesman for the presidency, said the summit was launched in…
Iran gives ‘detailed answers’ to UN inspectors over 2 sites where manmade uranium particles were found
DUBAI: Iran said on Wednesday it gave new details to the UN about two sites near Tehran that inspectors say bore traces of manmade uranium, part of a wider probe as…
Soldiers in Niger claim to have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum
Soldiers in Niger claimed to have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power late on Wednesday, hours after members of the presidential guard detained the politician at his official residence. In a statement…
Actor Kevin Spacey acquitted of all nine sexual offence charges in London trial
US actor Kevin Spacey was found not guilty today by a jury at a London court of committing historical sex offences against four men. The 64-year-old Oscar-winner was acquitted of…