Diasporas

A passenger plane caught fire Tuesday on a runway at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport after colliding with another plane. All 379 passengers and crew members were evacuated, but five of the six occupants of a Japanese coast guard plane died, the Transport Minister announced. Videos posted on X showed passengers escaping …

The city council of St. Louis Park in the US state of Minnesota has sworn in 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed as mayor, two months after she made history as America’s first Somali-American elected mayor by voters. Ms Mohamed secured 58% of the vote to win last November’s mayoral poll. She is …

Joe Biden’s presidential motorcade was involved in an incident while leaving their campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. The U.S. President and First Lady Jill Biden were leaving their campaign headquarters when a Secret Service vehicle in the presidential motorcade was struck by a car in Wilmington, Delaware in United …

In the United States, President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son was the target of a second federal indictment on Thursday, December 7, this time for tax fraud. It’s an accusation that is likely to fuel criticism from the Republican opposition a year ahead of the US presidential election. The US president’s …

Air New Zealand announced on Wednesday its plan of becoming the first airline to fly an electric plane, by integrating a battery-powered plane into its fleet from 2026 for freight transport. New Zealand’s national airline has ordered an Alia electric plane from American aerospace manufacturer Beta Technologies. The device is …

A total of 19 South Africans have crossed into Egypt from war-hit Gaza, South Africa’s foreign ministry spokesman Clayson Monyela has said. “Our missions in Palestine & Egypt led by Ambassadors Shaun Byneveldt & Ntsiki Mashimbye worked with authorities to facilitate this,” Mr Monyela said on X. “We are grateful …

At least eleven hikers were found dead following the eruption of a volcano in the west of Indonesia, a local rescue official said on Monday. “There are 26 people who were not evacuated, we found 14, three were found alive and 11 were found dead,” said Abdul Malik, head of …

A 55-year-old Italian fugitive, suspected of being linked to the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia and wanted for major cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe, was arrested in Colombia, Interpol announced this Thursday 1st December. Massimo Gigliotti was the subject of a red notice, an international wanted notice issued by the …

The bosses of the main social networks, Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord will be heard at the end of January in the US Senate on their efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation on their platforms, elected officials announced on Wednesday. This hearing, scheduled for January 31, is the …

Nepal has recognized the marriage of a first LGBT+ couple in the country, the Nepalese authorities announced this Thursday, November 30. The newlyweds, now officially united, congratulate each other on a victory “for all”. Maya Gurung, a 41-year-old transgender woman, and Surendra Pandey, a 27-year-old man, who were married in …