Seven Arrested Over Corruption Scandal, Marcos Confirms
Philippine authorities have taken seven suspects into custody and are pursuing several others in connection with a large corruption case tied to flood control projects, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Monday, as his administration moved to address growing public frustration over the alleged misconduct involving senior lawmakers. Investigators say widespread irregularities have contributed to poor […]
Assisted Dying Law Fails In Slovenia Referendum Vote
Slovenian voters have overturned a landmark assisted-dying law, halting a measure the country’s parliament had approved only months earlier and throwing a deeply emotional national debate back into uncertainty. Preliminary results released late Sunday showed that about 53 percent of eligible voters rejected the legislation, a margin narrow enough to reveal how divided the country […]
Six Dead In Suicide Bombing At Peshawar Security Facility
Three suicide attackers stormed the headquarters of Pakistan‘s Federal Constabulary in Peshawar early Monday, killing at least three security personnel and wounding several others before being neutralized in what authorities described as a narrowly averted massacre. One bomber detonated explosives at the compound’s entrance while his two accomplices attempted forcing entry, only to be shot […]
Cameroon Opposition Chief Seeks Safety In Gambia After Vote
Cameroon‘s opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has escaped to The Gambia following a contested presidential election that returned 92-year-old Paul Biya to power amid violence that left at least five dead, though opposition groups claim the toll is far higher. The Gambian government confirmed Sunday it’s hosting Tchiroma “temporarily” on “humanitarian grounds” while pursuing diplomatic […]
Ukraine Crisis Shadows EU-Africa Talks On Trade, Minerals
What’s billed as a high-stakes economic summit between European and African leaders risks becoming a sideshow Monday as EU officials scramble to coordinate their response to Donald Trump’s contentious Ukraine peace blueprint. Dozens of heads of state—including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz and Kenya’s William Ruto—are descending on Luanda for discussions ostensibly centered on […]
Nigeria’s Breaking Point: Why America Must Step In—Part 2
How Political Hypocrisy Armed a Nation Against Itself A 7-Day Investigative Series by Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Nigeria did not wake up one morning to find itself at war with its own people. The country bled slowly, one lie at a time, until deceit became its most powerful institution. The rifles in the forests, the bombs […]
Titanic Passenger’s Watch Fetches Record £1.78m At Auction
A gold pocket watch that ceased ticking at the exact moment the Titanic slipped beneath the Atlantic has sold for £1.78 million, shattering auction records and immortalizing one of history’s most heartbreaking love stories. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen timepiece belonged to Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy’s department store, whose body was pulled from the ocean […]
F1 Las Vegas: Verstappen Wins, Norris Second, Extends Lead
Max Verstappen dominated Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, but McLaren’s Lando Norris extended his championship lead to 30 points with a second-place finish that leaves him on the brink of claiming his first Formula One title. The Dutchman’s commanding victory—his 69th career win and sixth this season—saw him finish more than 20 seconds clear of […]
Vietnam Floods Kill 90, Several Remain Unaccounted For
Vietnam’s flood crisis has claimed 90 lives as authorities continue tallying destruction from rainfall that has battered the country’s southern and central provinces for weeks. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment reported Sunday that Dak Lak province in the mountainous central region accounts for 63 fatalities since November 16th, where floodwaters engulfed tens of […]
Mass Tunisian Protests Target President Saied’s Repression
At least 2,000 protesters flooded Tunis streets Saturday, dressed in black and brandishing whistles and red ribbons, in a rare unified demonstration against President Kais Saied’s tightening grip on power and the imprisonment of government critics. Marchers chanted “the people want the fall of the regime” and “no fear no terror, the street belongs to […]
Terminal Cancer Diagnosis Shared By JFK’s Granddaughter
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of President John F. Kennedy, has disclosed she’s battling aggressive leukemia with doctors estimating she has less than twelve months remaining—a devastating prognosis she revealed Saturday on the 62nd anniversary of her grandfather’s assassination. The 35-year-old climate journalist and mother of two shared her diagnosis in a New Yorker essay titled “A […]
World Leaders, Rights Groups Weigh In On COP30 Climate Pact
World leaders left Brazil Saturday having agreed to triple climate funding for vulnerable nations while conspicuously avoiding the question that dominated two weeks of contentious negotiations: when will humanity stop burning the fuels cooking the planet? The COP30 summit in Belem concluded with a compromise text urging countries to “significantly accelerate and scale up climate […]