The mayor of Novorossiysk, a strategic Russian port city on the Black Sea, declared a state of emergency on Saturday, May 3, after a Ukrainian drone strike reportedly damaged a grain terminal and several residential buildings, leaving five people injured. Andrei Kravchenko, the city’s mayor, shared video footage on his official Telegram channel, showing shattered…
Lydia Mugambe, a United Nations judge and senior Ugandan jurist, has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison by Oxford Crown Court for enslaving a young Ugandan woman in the United Kingdom. The 50-year-old was convicted of several offences, including conspiracy to breach UK immigration law, facilitating travel for exploitation, forced labor,…
Disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has turned down a plea deal in his ongoing federal sex trafficking and racketeering case, according to a federal prosecutor during a hearing in New York on Friday. Prosecutor Madison Smyser disclosed that a plea offer had been extended to Combs during the pre-trial hearing but did not provide…
California has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy, with its nominal gross domestic product (GDP) reaching $4.1 trillion in 2024, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This marks a slight lead over Japan’s $4.02 trillion GDP for the same period, as recorded by the International Monetary Fund. Now,…
Following the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, a senior Vatican official originally from Dublin, has been tasked with overseeing the Catholic Church until a new pope is elected. Born and raised in the Irish-speaking, working-class neighborhood of Drimnagh, the 77-year-old Farrell has risen to become one of the most influential figures in…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit China on Tuesday ahead of the third round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, the Iranian foreign ministry announced. The visit underscores ongoing diplomatic efforts to revive dialogue on Iran’s nuclear programme, with China having been a key signatory of the 2015 nuclear agreement known…
Ford Motor Company has announced the suspension of exports for several vehicle models to China, citing the growing challenges from escalating trade tensions and retaliatory tariffs. The move affects popular U.S.-made vehicles, including the F-150 Raptor, Mustang, Michigan-built Bronco SUVs, and Kentucky-made Lincoln Navigators. In a statement issued on Friday, Ford explained that it had…
The Presidency has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains fully committed to the governance of Nigeria, despite his current stay in Europe. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, confirmed that the President’s absence is temporary and consistent with the previously communicated two-week timeframe. He added that President Tinubu will return after the…
A large fire has swept through Sierra Leone’s State House in Freetown, the official residence and office of the president, leading to a full-scale emergency operation as firefighters work tirelessly to contain the blaze. The fire, which broke out around 4:00 p.m. GMT on Saturday, April 12, ravaged the third and fourth floors of the…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries officially came into effect early Wednesday, shortly after the president claimed that foreign leaders were “calling us up, kissing my a–” in efforts to negotiate trade deals. The tariffs, which impact around 90 countries, are expected to drive up import costs, leading to higher prices…
