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Just In: South Africa appoints first woman chief justice
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday named Mandisa Maya as the first female chief justice, effective on Sept. 1, following consultations with the Judicial Service Commission. This is a significant milestone for the country, the presidency said in a statement. Maya, the current deputy chief justice, will replace Raymond Zondo, whose term ends on […]
Kamala Harris begins campaign, vows to stop abortion ban
United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, on Tuesday, vowed to put a stop to the abortion ban and help restore reproductive freedoms. “And we who believe in reproductive freedom will stop Donald Trump’s extreme abortion bans because we trust women to make decisions about their own body and not have their government tell them what […]
42,000 People Listed As Missing In Ukraine
Around 42,000 people are currently missing in Ukraine, an Interior Ministry official said on Wednesday, a figure that includes both soldiers and civilians. The number had once stood as high as 51,000, Dmytro Bohatiuk, who leads the ministry’s missing persons department, told state news agency Ukrinform. Russia’s all-out invasion in February 2022 has seen Ukrainians […]
Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted in $1b fraud scheme
A wealthy Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, a self-styled opponent of the authorities in Beijing, was found guilty of defrauding customers of more than $1 billion in a New York federal court on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Guo presented himself as a fierce critic of the Chinese Communist Party and a fervent defender of democracy, while keeping […]
BREAKING: Paul Kagame secures 99% votes, wins fourth term as Rwanda president
President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office. Only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted, according to the country’s electoral commission. Authorities said 9.5 million Rwandans registered to vote. The country has a population of 14 million. Kagame’s […]
French tourist injured by bear in northern Italy
A French tourist was injured by a bear in north-eastern Italian province of Trentino, local authorities said on Tuesday. The 43-year-old man was injured early in the morning during a walk in the area of Dro, north of Lake Garda, and taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Trento. The man, who suffered […]
Meet 20-year-old Thomas Crooks who shot Trump at Pennsylvania rally
Following an attempt on the life of former United States President Donald Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, authorities have identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Crooks. “Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, is the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on […]
Mutilated bodies of six women found in Kenya dumpsite
Kenyan police said they have launched an investigation after the mutilated bodies of six women were found on Friday in piles of garbage at a dump site in a Nairobi slum. Police briefly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an angry crowd at a police station near the site of the grisly discovery […]
Israel strikes kill 32 in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed another 32 people in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory said Friday, more than nine months into Hamas’s war with Israel. Fighting raged from the north to the south of the coastal territory as talks have continued towards reaching a truce and hostage-release deal. Hamas militants seized […]
Kenyan President Ruto sacks cabinet after mass protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has sacked all his ministers and the attorney general with “immediate effect” following the deadly protests that led to the withdrawal of an unpopular tax bill last month. Mr Ruto, who was elected in 2022, said the move came after “reflection, listening to Kenyans, and after holistic appraisal of my cabinet.” […]