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Six journalists in South Sudan have been arrested over the circulation of footage appearing to show President Salva Kiir wetting himself, BBC said quoting media rights.It said: In December, a video shared on social media appeared to show Kiir urinating on himself as the national anthem played at a function. Six staff from the state […]
A collision between two buses in central Senegal has left 40 people dead and dozens injured. Preliminary investigations suggested that one of the buses suffered a burst tyre and collided head-on with an oncoming bus, officials said. President Macky Sall has declared three days of mourning and has promised to take measures to improve road […]
BBC reported that Kevin McCarthy has been elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives after heated exchanges which almost saw fellow Republicans come to blows. It took 15 rounds of voting for Mr McCarthy to win the job, despite his party having a majority in the chamber.
A stream of sensational claims and accusations from Prince Harry’s autobiography, Spare, have been leaked. The book outlines grievances and bitterness in the Royal Family, such as a claim he and Prince William urged their father not to marry Camilla. But one of the most striking claims from Harry, first reported by the Guardian newspaper, was […]
BBC reported that the partner of a US Capitol Police officer who died a day after the 6 January 2021 riot has sued Donald Trump for wrongful death. The lawsuit filed on Thursday says Mr Trump “intentionally riled up the crowd” that attacked Brian Sicknick. (picture BBC)
BBC reported that Afghanistan’s Taliban government is to sign a contract with a Chinese firm to drill for oil in the country’s north. It would be the first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021. The 25-year deal underscores China’s economic involvement in the region.
The American Andretti Global team have joined forces with US car giant General Motors with the intention of entering Formula 1. A joint statement said that GM would be represented by its luxury Cadillac brand should their bid be successful. Andretti Global chairman Michael Andretti said: “We are well suited to be a new team […]
BBC reported that three security force members have died in clashes in the state of Sinaloa after the arrest of a son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo”. Ovidio Guzmán-López – himself alleged to be a leader of his father’s former cartel – was captured in Culiacán after a six-month surveillance operation. Furious gang […]
Three security force members have died in clashes in the state of Sinaloa after the arrest of a son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo”. Ovidio Guzmán-López – himself alleged to be a leader of his father’s former cartel – was captured in Culiacán after a six-month surveillance operation. Furious gang members set up […]
BBC reported that Pope Francis had joined pilgrims in St Peter’s Square to preside over the funeral of his predecessor, who resigned from the papacy in 2013. The dome of St Peter’s basilica at the Vatican was shrouded in mist as the cypress-wood coffin containing Pope Benedict XVI’s body was brought out and placed on […]
BBC reported that a family of eight – including five children – have been found shot dead inside a rural home in Enoch City, in the US state of Utah. Police found the bodies on Wednesday while conducting a welfare check at the property, about 245 miles (394km) south of Salt Lake City. No motive […]
Prince Harry has claimed that his brother Prince William physically attacked him, according to the Guardian, which says it has seen a copy of the duke’s upcoming memoir, Spare. The newspaper reported that the book sets out an argument between the pair over Prince Harry’s wife Meghan. “He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and […]
BBC reported that evacuation orders and advisories are in place in parts of northern California as a major storm slams into the coast. Regions that have been hit by wildfires in the past were among the first places to be told to evacuate due to concerns about flooding and landslides. California’s governor has declared a […]
Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe. National records have fallen in eight countries – and regional records in another three. Warsaw, Poland, saw 18.9C (66F) on Sunday while Bilbao, Spain, was 25.1C – more than 10C above average. The mild European weather comes as North America faces […]
Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with both throat and breast cancer. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, who previously had breast cancer in 2010, will start treatment in New York later this month. Navratilova, 66, said both cancers had been caught at an early stage. “The double whammy is serious, but fixable, and I’m hoping […]
Ukraine’s president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky said he had received intelligence reports suggesting that Moscow would launch the attacks using Iranian-made Shahed drones. It comes after Ukraine carried out a strike that it said killed hundreds of Russian soldiers in the […]
BBC reported that a looted ancient Egyptian sarcophagus that was on display at a US museum has been returned to Egypt. The 2.9m (9.5ft) long “Green Coffin” dates back to the Late Dynastic Period, which spanned 664BC to 332BC, and belonged to a priest called Ankhenmaat. It was looted from the Abu Sir necropolis in […]
BBC reported that tens of thousands of people were expected to pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI at his lying in state in the Vatican. He died on New Year’s eve at the age of 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ill health. Pope Francis will preside over Thursday’s […]
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil – the third time he has held the country’s highest office. The veteran left-wing politician, known widely as Lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010 – and defeated Jair Bolsonaro in October’s poll. In his first speech, Lula […]
BBC reported that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as the new president of Brazil – the third time he has held the country’s highest office. The veteran left-wing politician, known widely as Lula, also led the country between 2003 and 2010 – and defeated Jair Bolsonaro in October’s poll. In his […]
While researchers haven’t explicitly recommended eating chocolate to stave off heart disease, one paper concludes that regularly eating dark chocolate is likely to have net benefits to our health, and that the strongest evidence base pertains to heart health. Humans have been consuming some form of chocolate for hundreds of years. For most of this time, it […]