Foreign
Ugandan Tiktoker Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Defaming President Museveni, Family
Ugandan TikToker Awebwa was sentenced to six years in prison for peddling false information about President Museveni and his family. Edward Awebwa, a 24-year-old man from Uganda has been given a six-year prison term for using TikTok to disseminate hate speech and false information targeting President Yoweri Museveni and his entire family. Chief Magistrate Stellah-Maris […]
WHO pre-qualifies first self-test for Hepatitis C
In its effort to eliminate Hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has pre-qualified the first HCV self-test. On Wednesday, WHO made this known on its website stating that the HCV self-test is critical in expanding access to testing and diagnosis, “accelerating efforts to eliminate hepatitis C globally.” The global health […]
Pakistan grants 1.4m Afghan refugees one more year of stay
Pakistan has announced its willingness to stretch the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees by one more year. The government said Wednesday it will extend the registration cards of the nearly 1.5 million Afghan refugees after a senior UN official appealed to the country to pause its deportation plan. “The federal cabinet approved a one-year […]
Former U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Suggests President Biden Should Reconsider Re-Election Bid
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has suggested that President Joe Biden may need to reconsider his candidacy for the 2024 election. Her public call on Wednesday, the strongest yet from a top Democrat, comes amid growing uncertainty within the party about Biden’s ability to lead the party forward. Pelosi’s comments could signal the start of […]
Biden not undergoing Parkinson’s disease treatment – Presidency
United States President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, his spokeswoman said on Monday after reports that an expert in the condition visited the White House eight times. “Has the President been treated for Parkinson’s? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson’s? No, he’s not. Is he taking medication for Parkinson’s? No,” […]
Kenyan President Ruto Bows To Protesters, Scraps Budgets For First Lady’s Office, Dissolves 40 Agencies
President William Ruto of Kenya has responded to nationwide protests by eliminating the budget for the country’s first and second ladies’ offices. In a live broadcast, he outlined extensive austerity measures, including dissolving 47 state agencies and halting non-essential official travel. President Ruto declared, “The number of government advisors will be immediately reduced by 50%,” […]
Keir Starmer officially appointed UK Prime Minister as Rishi Sunak resigns
Britain’s head of state King Charles III officially appointed Labour leader Keir Starmer as Prime Minister on Friday during an audience at Buckingham Palace. A photograph released by the palace showed the monarch shaking hands with Starmer, whose party won a landslide election victory. The king earlier accepted the resignation of Conservative leader Rishi Sunak. […]
BREAKING: UK’s Labour party wins general election
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party swept to power early on Friday after winning the country’s general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for a working majority in the House of Commons. “A mandate like this comes with a great responsibility,” Labour leader Keir Starmer told supporters at a triumphant dawn rally in London, moments after the […]
Chef arrested for fabricating Guinness World Record
A Ghanaian chef, Ebenezer Smith, popularly known as Chef Smith, has been arrested and detained for fabricating a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Smith, at a press conference on Tuesday, announced himself on social media as the new world record holder for a purported 820-hour 25-minute cook-a-thon, from February […]
Flood kills four in India
Torrential rains in northeast India have sparked heavy flooding killing at least four people, government disaster officials said Wednesday. More than a million people have been impacted by floods, according to government figures. Monsoon rains cause widespread destruction every year, but experts say climate change is shifting weather patterns and increasing the number of extreme […]