The boss of the Russian private military group Wagner, Egveni Prigojine, is said to have died following the crash of a plane of which he appeared on the passenger list, according to several media. He was believed to be on board the plane, several media reported. Earlier, a Wagner-linked Telegram …
Read More »‘BRICS growing influence will change global structure’ – Putin says
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …
Read More »Nigerien civil society coalition calls on France to withdraw its troops
The leader of a civil society coalition opposed to the French military presence in Niger assured on Tuesday that his movement would not give “one second” to France to withdraw its troops from Niamey, after the expiry of the deadline set by the regime. “We will not give a second …
Read More »Girl cuts village power supply to meet lover
A girl cut off the power supply of her entire village to meet her boyfriend in the dark in Bihar Bettiah, India, reports said. The girl did it every time to meet her boyfriend under the cover of darkness but the affair finally came to light after the couple was …
Read More »Saudi authorities deny killing Ethiopian migrants
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have dismissed a Human Rights Watch report detailing the systematic killing by border guards of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants on the Kingdom’s border with Yemen. A Saudi official said the report – based on interviews with survivors – was not reliable. The rights group said at …
Read More »“At least 655 Ethiopians killed by Saudi guards”- HRW
Human Rights Watch has accused Saudi Arabian border guards of systematically killing hundreds of Ethiopian economic migrants trying to cross from war-torn Yemen, the BBC reported. The rights group said at least 655 people have been killed by guards since early last year. Some were shot, others killed or maimed …
Read More »At least seven dead in Corinthians fan bus crash in Brazil
A bus carrying Corinthians fans overturned early Sunday in a winding descent from a highway near Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, leaving seven dead and several injured. “There were seven dead and 27 people were taken to hospitals in the region,” Minas Gerais state …
Read More »Chinese president to meet African leaders during BRICS summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet African heads of state on the sidelines of the BRICS summit next week “to advance China-Africa cooperation in the new era”, Reuters reported, citing China’s ambassador to South Africa. “The meeting will take place late on Thursday, the last day of the three-day summit,” …
Read More »Woman sentenced to 22 years in prison for sending poisoned letter to Trump
A Franco-Canadian was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison in the United States for having sent a poisoned letter to former president, Donald Trump at the White House in 2020, the American justice announced . Pascale Ferrier, 56, pleaded guilty in January in federal court in Washington to …
Read More »Collision between two trams in Lisbon leaves several injured
A collision between two trams in a large avenue in the center of Lisbon caused 13 minor injuries on Thursday, including several tourists and three children, according to the relief quoted by local media. Among the injured passengers, two French, two Czechs, an American, an Italian and a Spaniard describe …
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