Ukrainian drones strike residential districts in Russian capital of Moscow

Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit from the air for the third time in 24 hours. Since Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into its neighbour in February 2022, the war… Read More Ukrainian drones strike residential districts in Russian capital of Moscow

Libyan court sentences 23 to death, 14 to life imprisonment for Islamic State campaign

A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015. The Attorney General’s office said in a statement that one other person… Read More Libyan court sentences 23 to death, 14 to life imprisonment for Islamic State campaign

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signs anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnation and risking sanctions from aid donors. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, as in more than 30 African countries, but the new law goes further. It stipulates capital punishment for “serial offenders”… Read More Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signs anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally charged over hush-money scheme

Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 U.S. election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first sitting or former U.S. president… Read More Former U.S. President Donald Trump formally charged over hush-money scheme

Clashes erupt following Israeli forces’ raid on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

Israeli police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, in what police said was a response to rioting that set off a furious reaction across the West Bank and crossborder strikes in Gaza. The incident, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on the eve of the Jewish… Read More Clashes erupt following Israeli forces’ raid on Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

Russia threatens counter-measures as Finland formally joins NATO

Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubles the length of the border that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization… Read More Russia threatens counter-measures as Finland formally joins NATO

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives New York courthouse to face criminal charges

Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, arrived at a Manhattan courthouse to be formally charged on Tuesday in a watershed moment for the United States as his supporters and detractors noisily rallied outside. Wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, Trump, 76, exhibited little emotion on his face… Read More Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives New York courthouse to face criminal charges