U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the …
Read More »Saudi Arabia: AI at the service of pilgrims in Mecca
The Hajj is being closely monitored to avoid any health and safety incidents as one and a half million faithful Muslims have made the trip to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Mecca. From June 4 to 9, Saudi Arabia is hosting one of the world’s largest religious gatherings. All …
Read More »India: three Nigerians bag 15 years jail for fraud
Three members of a Nigerian cyberfraud syndicate have each been sentenced to five years prison after a court found them guilty of defrauding a female teacher through an online scam in India. According to reports, the three convicts scammed the victim, an Indian school teacher, out of approximately Rs 6.3 …
Read More »USA: Elon Musk officially leaves the White House
President Donald Trump bid farewell to Elon Musk in the Oval Office on Friday, bringing to a cordial conclusion a tumultuous tenure for the billionaire entrepreneur. Musk is stepping down as head of the Department of Government Efficiency and will return to running his businesses, including electric car maker Tesla, …
Read More »The skulls of 19 African-Americans returned to New Orleans
After being dismembered more than a century ago and sent to Germany for racially motivated phrenological research, the remains of 19 African-Americans were repatriated to New Orleans for a proper send-off. In the 1880s, Dr. Henry D. Schmidt, a physician in New Orleans, sent 19 skulls to Leipzig, Germany, for …
Read More »Two Brazilian nuns go viral for dancing and beatboxing live on TV
Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after delivering an unexpected beatbox and dance performance during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the Copiosa Redenção congregation, appeared on the show Família de Amor (Family of Love) on the Pai Eterno Catholic TV channel when …
Read More »Ecuador: Daniel Noboa sworn in as new president
Daniel Noboa, elected in Ecuador’s presidential run-off election on April 13, was sworn in for the period 2025-2029 at a ceremony held at the National Assembly in the capital Quito. The 37-year-old president officially began his term of office after receiving the presidential sash in front of parliamentarians and foreign …
Read More »9 children from the same family died in Gaza
Emotions are still running high in the Gaza Strip and far beyond, following the news of the deaths of nine children from the same family, aged between six months and twelve years. They were mowed down by an Israeli strike in their home in Khan Younès, in the south of …
Read More »Six dead in suicide attack on school bus
At least six people, including four children, were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a school bus in southwestern Pakistan. According to reports, “38 others were wounded in what is the latest attack in the tense south-western Balochistan province.” A local deputy commissioner, Yasir Iqbal, said the attack took …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa meets Donald Trump
Since Trump’s return to the White House, South Africa has been negatively impacted by certain decisions as the South African leader landed in Washington on Monday in a bid to rekindle diplomatic ties. The aim of this four-day working visit is to reset and revive bilateral relations between South Africa …
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