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King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer – Buckingham Palace

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a…

05/02/2024

ECOWAS Expresses Concerns Over Postponed Presidential Election In Senegal

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed concerns over the circumstances that led to the postponement of the scheduled presidential election in Senegal and urged authorities in the country to set a new date. The election initially scheduled for February…

05/02/2024

Namibia’s President, Hage Geingob Dies at 82

Namibia’s President, Hage Geingob, has died in a hospital in Windhoek, the presidential office said in a statement. Geingob died at 82 on Sunday. Geingob, who was serving his second term as president, revealed last month that he was receiving treatment for cancer. “It is…

04/02/2024

Italian Mafia Boss Arrested After Daring Prison Break

In a significant victory against organized crime, Marco Raduano, a prominent Italian mafia boss who eluded authorities after a daring prison escape last year, has been recaptured. Found in Corsica, France, Raduano was under a life sentence for his involvement in various…

04/02/2024

Illinois Security Company Fined $70K for Telling Muslim Employee to Shave Beard

Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. The EEOC charged in its suit that Blackwell refused to accommodate an…

02/02/2024

Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty To ‘Rust’ Killing

Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges over the death of a young woman who was fatally shot on the set of a budget Western, US court documents showed Wednesday. Baldwin, a producer and star of the film, was charged…

01/02/2024

Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Sentenced To 10 Years Jail

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party has been hamstrung from contesting. Khan’s sentence was handed down inside Adiala jail, where he has…

30/01/2024

AU Expresses ‘Deep Regret’ Over Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger ECOWAS Exit

The African Union on Tuesday said it feels ”deep regret” over the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS. The AU said its commission president, Moussa Faki Mahamat, “calls on regional leaders to intensify the dialogue between the ECOWAS leadership and the…

30/01/2024

Judge’s Disagreement With ICJ Ruling on Israel Not Our Position – Uganda

Uganda has said that the opinion of one judge, Julia Sebutinde on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) disagreeing with the panel’s decision in South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel, does not represent Uganda’s perspective. Sebutinde was the only judge on the 17-member…

29/01/2024

LGBT Blessings: Pope Says Africans Are ‘Special Case’

Catholic Pontiff Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homosexuality. He also said he was confident that except for Africans, critics of his decision…

29/01/2024