INTERNATIONAL

Uganda’s parliament was due to vote Tuesday on anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations in a country where homosexuality is already illegal. Under the proposed law, anyone in the conservative East African nation who engages in same-sex activity or…

A jury seated in Florida has convicted three men over the death of late rapper, Jahseh Ricardo Onfroy, professionally known as XXXTentacion. Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24 were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in…

Former US President Donald Trump said he expects to be “arrested” Tuesday over an alleged hush-money payment to a porn star in 2016 and he urged his supporters to protest, as prosecutors gave signs of moving closer to an indictment. “Leading Republican candidate…

The International Criminal Court on Friday announced it had issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children. The Hague-based ICC said it had also issued a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s…

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body on Thursday. The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, who succeeded the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016, was waved in for a third term…

The UK on Thursday announced a security ban on the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on government devices, in line with action by the European Union and the United States. “We will do so with immediate effect,” Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden told parliament. Western…

Italy’s highest appeal court has ordered a retrial for two US men convicted of killing a police officer in Rome while on holiday, in a case that scandalised the country. In a verdict late Wednesday, the Court of Cassation in Rome overturned the…

No fewer than 18 female prison guards have been fired for having illicit sexual affairs and engaging in hookups with male inmates for years. According to The Mirror, the illegitimate relationships all occurred at HMP Berwyn, Britain’s biggest prison as the figures were revealed…

The African Finance Corporation (AFC) has deployed about $800 million towards supporting Africa’s refinery sector with an additional $210 million in its near-term pipeline. Cumulatively, the AFC and the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) are investing about $16 billion in oil and gas…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has included Nigeria and 54 other countries on its Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List 2023. The global health body stated that the countries face the most pressing health workforce challenges related to universal health coverage. “In particular, these…