World

Ukraine says hit by record drone salvo after Trump rebukes Putin

Kyiv – Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine, authorities said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump... Read more

27 May, 2025

World

French surgeon says deserves no ‘leniency’ after abusing child patients

Vannes – A French surgeon who sexually abused hundreds of patients over two decades, most of them minors, said... Read more

27 May, 2025

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WATCH | ‘Just joking around,’ says team Macron after face-push goes viral

Hanoi – French President Emmanuel Macron’s office on Monday downplayed an incident in which his wife appeared to push... Read more

26 May, 2025

Countries

DRC ruling party urges ex-leader Kabila to ‘leave the Congolese alone’

Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s party hit back Sunday at criticism from the country’s former leader... Read more

26 May, 2025

Countries

Uganda LGBTQ community in ‘climate of fear’ since anti-gay law: HRW

Nairobi – Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces worsening persecution since the country passed one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws two... Read more

26 May, 2025

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Egyptian prosecutors question journalist Rasha Qandil

Cairo – Egyptian prosecutors released prominent journalist Rasha Qandil on bail Sunday after having questioned her for “broadcasting false information”,... Read more

26 May, 2025

World

Venezuela opposition leader arrested ahead of tense election

Caracas – Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming... Read more

26 May, 2025

World

Germany mass stabbing suspect has ‘psychological illness’: police

Berlin – A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack that wounded 18 people at a train station... Read more

26 May, 2025

World

Trump slams ‘crazy’ Putin as Russia pummels Ukraine with massive drone attack

Washington – US President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy” on Sunday after Moscow launched a... Read more

26 May, 2025

Countries

Fourth Senegal ex-minister charged in corruption sweep

Sénégal – A Senegalese court on Thursday indicted a fourth minister from the country’s former government on corruption charges... Read more

23 May, 2025