International

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced two former anti-Balaka militia leaders who are predominantly Christians in the Central African Republic (CAR) for some war crimes and crimes against humanity. ICC, in a statement on Thursday, said that Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Eduard Ngaassona were sentenced to 15 and 12 years in prison because of their role in brutal attacks on …

Russia has launched a telecommunications satellite to space on behalf of Iran. Among them are two Russian Ionosfera-M satellites and Iran Nahid-2 telecommunications satellites. The State News Agency Tass reported on Friday that Soyuz’s rocket was lifted from Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur Russian region and brought 20 satellites. Nahid-2, the research and communication satellite assigned by the Iranian Space …

A former security guard at the United States Embassy in Oslo, Norway, was charged with spying on Russia and Iran. The prosecutor accused the man, a Norwegian, carried out a serious espionage activity related to the US and Norway, the NRK public broadcaster reported. He is said to have delivered the blueprint of the embassy, address, and other information for …

The economic community of the States of West Africa (Ecowas) and the Center for Strategic Studies (ACS) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen strategic collaboration in facing emerging regional threats, in particular disinformation, disinformation and growing insecurity throughout Western Africa. During a high -level commitment, the director of the ACSS, Mrs. Amanda Dory, led a delegation in the discussions with …

At least five people have been reported dead in Italy because extreme heat continues to affect the parts of southern Europe. The temperature has exceeded 30 degrees Celsius in Sicilia at 10:00 am (0800 GMT) on Wednesday. Türkiye and Greece also experienced high temperatures, with the city of Türkiye Istanbul reaching 36 degrees Celsius and Greek Island Lesbos 38 degrees …

The United States will withdraw from the UN education, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) at the end of 2026. The US rejoined the UN Cultural Agency in 2023. President Donald Trump first withdrew the US from the agency during his first term of office in 2018, before the country rejected the government of former President Joe Biden two years ago. …

An American technological society says that its CEO left after being captured on a big screen in a Coldplay concert that embraces a colleague, in a clip that has become viral. The astronomer said in a statement: “Andy Byron offered his resignation and the board of directors accepted”. The clip showed a man and a woman who embraced herself on …

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the British Conservative Party, has revealed that his children cannot gain Nigerian citizenship through him because of what he described as gender-based restrictions in Nigerian citizenship law. Speaking during an interview with Fareed Zakaria in CNN, Badenoch used his personal experience to underline what he called inconsistency and imbalance in the global immigration system, especially …

Murdoch (L) and Trump’s report were up to and down during the anniversary photo here on the Trump Golf Aberdeen field in 2016 Donald Trump presented a 10 billion dollar cause (£ 7.5 billion) against the mother society of the Wall Street Journal Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch for the statements of having written a “dark” note for …

The Department of Justice fired Maurene Comey, daughter of the former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people who are familiar with the issue told the Associated Press Wednesday. There was no specific reason given for its dismissal, according to one of the …