Category: GLOBAL NEWS
Elon Musk Halfway To Becoming World’s First Trillionaire
Billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO became the first person to achieve a net worth of $500 billion, briefly, as the shares in his electric vehicle company rebound from his clumsy stint in politics, amid other…
Central African Republic President Submits Candidacy For Re-election
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera on Thursday officially submitted his candidacy for elections later this year that he is tipped to win. His file was handed over at the headquarters of the National Election Authority (ANE) in the capital, Bangui, by the secretary general of his ruling United Hearts Movement, an AFP reporter said….
More Than 16,000 Killed In Haiti Violence Since 2022 —UN
More than 16,000 people have been killed in armed violence in Haiti since the start of 2022, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that “the worst may be yet to come”. “The human rights situation in Haiti has reached a boiling point”, with abuses and violence having escalated and intensified since March, UN rights chief…
Russia Withdraws From European Anti-Torture Convention
President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law to pull Russia out of a European anti-torture convention, as Moscow extricates itself from Western bodies it was kicked out of or quit over its offensive on Ukraine. Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe, an international human-rights monitor, in March 2022, though it had technically…
Protesters Demand Answers 11 Years After Mexican Students Vanished
Eleven years after her son vanished, Delfina de la Cruz vented frustration at the unsolved disappearances of 43 Mexican students who were allegedly kidnapped by drug traffickers while authorities turned a blind eye. The students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college — whose members have a history of political activism — had commandeered buses to…
US To Revoke Colombian President’s Visa Over ‘Incendiary Actions’
The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro for his “incendiary actions” during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York. “Earlier today, Colombian president @petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,” the State Department said in a post…
Trump Can Only Win Nobel If Gaza Conflict Stops – Macron
US President Donald Trump could only win the Nobel Peace Prize if he stopped the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians over Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Macron told BFMTV in an interview from the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York that “there is only one person who could…
Trump Slams UN, Europe Over Migration, Climate
US President Donald Trump blasted the United Nations and Europe on his return to the world body Tuesday, warning that Western countries were “going to hell” because of migration and dismissing climate change as a “con job.” In a blistering speech during his first UN General Assembly appearance since his White House comeback, Trump also…
Kenya Police Facing Probe After New Death In Custody
Kenyan officers are facing another probe over the death of a man in custody, the country’s police watchdog said on Tuesday, barely three months after a similar case sparked protests. The east African nation faces long-standing allegations of police brutality, with the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) saying in June that 18 people died in…
UN General Assembly Votes For Hamas-Free Palestinian State
The UN General Assembly voted Friday to back a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine — without the involvement of Hamas. The text was adopted by 142 votes in favor, 10 against — including Israel and key ally the United States — and 12 abstentions. It…