Rwanda Says UK still Owes Migrant Deportation Funds
Rwanda warned at the time that it would not return the £240 million ($304 million) already paid by London to Kigali.
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Hospitalised Pope Stable, Rested Overnight: Vatican
The Argentine head of the Catholic Church was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on February 14 with bronchitis, which later developed into pneumonia in both lungs.
Trump to lay out his Govt Overhaul Plan to US Congress
His speech at the US Capitol — scheduled for 9:00 pm (0200 GMT Wednesday) — comes just six weeks after his inauguration and four years since his supporters stormed the building following his 2020 election defeat.
SpaceX Targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket
Elon Musk has been making headlines for mass layoffs and funding cuts at US federal agencies under his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But on Monday, his towering Starship rocket will return to the spotlight with its next test flight.
Vaccine critic RFK Jr backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak
Recently confirmed as health secretary, Kennedy has previously made numerous false and misleading claims about the safety of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, and had downplayed the growing outbreak, saying annual outbreaks were “not unusual.”
Japan deploys nearly 1,700 firefighters to tackle forest blaze
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the area and last year’s hottest summer on record across Japan.
Singapore charges 3 for fraud reportedly linked to Nvidia chips
They were among nine individuals arrested in raids across Singapore on Wednesday, police and the customs agency said in a joint statement.
Zimbabwe journalist in court after interview with government critic
The arrest on Monday of Blessed Mhlanga, a high-profile journalist with the online Heart and Soul Television channel (HStv), has sparked new criticism of the government’s intolerance of media freedom and opposition.
Most USAID workers to be fired or placed on leave
Around 1,600 workers based in the United States will be laid off in a “reduction-in-force” effort, according to a notice on the US Agency for International Development’s website.
Tunisia Ex-football Chief Handed 4 Years in Prison
Jary, who has been in custody since October 2023, was convicted over an “unlawful contract between the FTF and a technical director”, a spokesperson for the sports ministry said then.
