International

  Earlier this year, U.S. intelligence discovered that the Russian government was planning to assassinate the CEO of a powerful German weapons company that produces artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five U.S. and Western officials familiar with the matter. Employees work on a production line as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attend …

Police officers in Baguio City, Philippines, have arrested a 55-year-old woman for a gruesome attack on her husband after having sex. Local authorities said the woman became angry and attacked the man with a knife after he accidentally said another woman’s name during sex. The suspect, according to police, waited for the man to fall asleep and took a 10-inch …

In a surprise move, Kenya’s President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed his entire cabinet, including the attorney general, effective immediately. The decision follows weeks of protests against a controversial tax bill, which resulted in at least 30 deaths and ultimately led to the bill’s withdrawal. Ruto linked his decision to the need for “broad-based governance” and promised to engage in …

A Ugandan court has sentenced TikTok content creator Edward Awebwa to 24 years in prison for insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and their son Muhoozi Kainerugaba in a video posted on the platform. He was sentenced to four years in prison on six charges. However, the sentences will be served concurrently. So, he will spend a total …

A 28-year-old Australian father has been charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to his house, resulting in the deaths of his three children. The incident happened in Lalor Park, western Sydney, where the father, who remains in hospital under police guard, is accused of locking the door and preventing his …

Mali’s ruling military junta has sealed a deal with Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom to develop three nuclear energy infrastructure projects, including a Russian-designed low-power nuclear power plant in the country. A statement by Rosatom on Wednesday provided to Ripples Nigeria said it had met with Mali’s junta leader, Assimi Goita, where negotiations were held with junta officials in charge …

At least 12 primary school children died in a car crash in South Africa on Wednesday. The country’s road transport officials told reporters that a minibus carrying children to school overturned and caught fire after colliding on the N14 highway near Merafong, about 70 kilometres west of Johannesburg. The minibus driver was also found dead. South African authorities said the …

  Below are some quick facts about the Samoa Agreement 1. The Samoa Agreement is a partnership agreement and an essential legal framework for cooperation between the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the members of the OACPS, on the other. Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, Obinna Onowu, signs …

  David Lammy’s whirlwind first trip as foreign secretary, organised at short notice, is not aimed at achieving immediate results or breaking new ground. New Labour Party Defence Secretary John Healey met President Zelensky in Odessa It’s all about perception: the emergence of a vigorous new administration, determined to get going now, full of goodwill towards some of the UK’s …

  Boeing will plead guilty to criminal fraud stemming from the two crashes of 737 Max jets that killed 346 people, after the government ruled that the company violated an agreement that had shielded it from prosecution for more than three years, the Justice Department said Sunday evening. Federal prosecutors last week gave Boeing the choice of pleading guilty and …