People
-
Russia Strikes Power Plant, Kills four in Ukraine Barrage
Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early Tuesday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s brittle energy system.
-
55 Cuban, Venezuelan Troops Killed During US Capture of Maduro: Official Tolls
Cuba published the names of 32 members of its military who died in the nighttime assault that led to Maduro’s capture in Caracas on January 3. The Venezuelan military published online a list of 23…
-
Ex-heavyweight champion Joshua ‘stable’ after fatal road accident in Nigeria
Police in Ogun state, just north of Lagos, said the circumstances around the wreck were “currently being investigated”.
-
Israel Demolishes East Jerusalem Building, Evicting Palestinians
Located in the Silwan neighbourhood near the Old City, the building comprised a dozen apartments housing approximately 100 people, many of them women, children and elderly residents.
-
German Court Jails Man for Repeatedly Raping Sedated Wife
The 61-year-old, identified under German privacy rules only as Fernando P., was found guilty of aggravated rape, sexual coercion, dangerous bodily harm and other crimes.
-
Kenyan David Munyua Makes History at World Darts Championship in London
The 30-year-old qualified for the championship through the African Darts Group Qualifier, becoming the first Kenyan to compete at the PDC World Championships and the first to win a match at the global event.
-
France Exonerates Women Convicted Over Abortions Before Legalisation
France decriminalised the voluntary termination of a pregnancy with the 1975 Veil Law, named after women’s rights champion and health minister Simone Veil, who championed legalising abortion.
-
Stalled Sierra Leone Abortion Bill Leaves Women Few Options
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
-
Mobutu Expo Lays Bare DR Congo Dictator’s Troubled Legacy 30 years on
Mobutu era left few visible traces behind: a handful of palaces and monuments to the late dictator lie decrepit, while virtually no infrastructure from his time survives to this day
-
Iran Nobel Winner Unwell After ‘Violent’ Arrest: Supporters
Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel prize, was detained Friday after addressing a memorial ceremony in the eastern city of Mashhad for lawyer Khosrow Alikordi, who was found dead earlier this month.
