Category: World
The Gambia: British Barrister Martin Hackett appointed to lead prosecution of Jammeh-era atrocities
The Gambia has appointed British barrister Martin Hackett as its first special prosecutor to lead the prosecution of human rights abuses committed dur [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Israel will hold direct talks with Lebanon’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on April 9, 2026, that he has authorised direct negotiations with the Lebanese government to begin [...]
Malawi: Rapists to be castrated as punishment
The proposal to introduce castration as a punishment for rapists in Malawi has recently moved from public discourse into formal parliamentary consider [...]
End of an Era: Notorious ringleader behind $19M human trafficking network apprehended in Ethiopia
Ethiopian authorities have announced the arrest of Yitbarek Dawit, also known as Kibrom, a notorious ringleader of a sprawling international human tra [...]
Intelligence head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed in strike
The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed on Monday in a “terrorist attack by the Ameri [...]
Cameroon President Biya Appoints Son As Vice President, Hands Him Military Command
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, as Vice President of the Republic and Head of the Armed Forces, consolidat [...]
The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth
No one will have been further from home than the Artemis astronauts.
But as the Earth shrinks ever smaller in their rear-view mirror, they’ve [...]
Burkina Faso: Military leader declares country must “Forget” democracy to prosper
Burkina Faso's military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has declared that the country must "forget" about democracy, stating that the system is unsuit [...]
Cuba pardons over 2,000 inmates amid escalating U.S. Economic pressure
The Cuban government has begun releasing 2,010 prisoners in its largest amnesty in a decade, a move it describes as a "sovereign and humanitarian gest [...]
Violent unrest erupts in South Africa over disputed ‘Nigerian King’
Severe tensions have erupted in South Africa, specifically in the Eastern Cape city of KuGompo (formerly East London), following the controversial ins [...]