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Namibia president Hage Geingob dies at 82
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia, has died at the age of 82. Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city, according to a statement from Nangolo Mbumba, acting president. Geingob revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer. “The Namibian nation has lost a distinguished servant of the […]
Senegal president calls off February 25 election
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date, because lawmakers were investigating two Constitutional […]
US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey worth $23bn
The US government has approved the $23bn (£18bn) sale of 40 new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey – a move that had been long delayed – after Ankara ratified Sweden’s accession to Nato. The deal includes modernisation kits for 79 existing Turkish F-16s. The US State Department told Congress it had also approved the sale […]
U.S. Court indicts three Nigerians with wire fraud, money laundering
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that on January 23, 2024, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Nigerian citizens John Umukoro, Shedrack Umukoro, and Otaniyen Iduozee with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; wire fraud, in […]
74 dead as Russian military plane crashes
A Russian military plane with 74 people on board has crashed in the Belgorod region of Russia, near the Ukrainian border on Wednesday. Everyone on board the plane were reportedly killed, according to the region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. The Russian military says on board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported for exchange, six […]
Teenage pilot dies in Sydney plane crash
A 16-year-old teenager died in a light plane crash in Sydney’s southwest at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, said the police in the Australian state of New South Wales. The boy, yet to be identified, was the pilot and sole occupant of the plane, said the police. The victim died at the scene, and the Australian […]
US Pastor Admits Stealing $1.3million In Crypto Scheme
A United States-based pastor has claimed God instructed him to steal more than $1million from his Christian community in a cryptocurrency scheme. Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, are accused of creating and selling their cryptocurrency, known as “INDXcoin,” to Christians in their hometown of Denver, Colorado, allegedly telling potential investors that the Lord had […]
Australian ex-PM, Morrison quits politics
Former Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, on Tuesday said he was leaving politics to pursue a business career, calling time on a contentious career. The veteran politician announced he was stepping down as representative for a Sydney suburb next month, after 16 years in parliament. Morrison said he would “take on new challenges in the […]
Boakai’s inauguration as Liberia’s president halted after he suffered ‘heat stroke’
The inauguration of Joseph Boakai as the Liberian president on Monday came to an abrupt end when he suddenly suffered a “heat stroke” while reading his acceptance speech. Boakai was helped out of the podium by security details. The 79-year-old had taken the oath of office but mid-way into his acceptance speech he stuttered to […]
EU Pushes Israel To Accept Two-State Solution After War In Gaza
EU foreign ministers on Monday pressed Israel for an eventual two-state solution with the Palestinians after the war in Gaza, at meetings with the top diplomats from the two sides and key Arab states in Brussels. The surprise Hamas attack on October 7 on Israel and the subsequent devastating military response from Israel has plunged […]