Kenya’s education ministry has launched a crackdown on what it described as the infiltration of LGBTQ agenda in schools. It will see government establish chaplaincies in schools, minister Ezekiel Machogu…
Nigeria: UN condemns suspected Islamist attack
The UN has condemned the reported ambush and brutal killing of at least 37 civilians in Mukdolo village in Ngala Local Government Area of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno State. As we…
Netherlands: Proceedings against Rwanda genocide suspect on hold
Judges at a UN court in The Hague have put proceedings against Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga on hold in order to assess whether he is in good-enough health to…
Turkey: China brokers deal for Iran and Saudi Arabia to end seven-year rift
Middle East regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, seven years after severing them in a bitter row. The unexpected announcement came after four days…
USA: Sharon Stone says Basic Instinct role cost her custody of her son
Actress Sharon Stone says one of her most famous roles caused her to lose custody of her son in 2004. Her famous flash in the 1992 Basic Instinct warped perceptions…
UK: BP chief’s annual pay more than doubles to £10m
The boss of BP saw his pay more than double to £10m last year after the oil giant reported record profits on soaring energy prices. Bernard Looney’s pay and bonuses…
Malaysia: Ex-PM charged with corruption over Covid spending
Malaysia’s former prime minister who led during the height of the pandemic has been charged with corruption – a move that ratchets up already bitter political tensions. Muhyiddin Yassin, 75,…
China: Parliament elect Li Qiang as PM
The man nominated as China’s next premier by President Xi Jinping has been formally elected by parliament. Li Qiang, the former Communist Party leader of the country’s biggest city of…
Mexico: Cartel turns in own men over US kidnappings
Reports from the Mexican border city of Matamoros say a splinter group of the Gulf Cartel, called the Scorpions Group, has apologised for kidnapping four US citizens last week, killing…
Malaysia: Ex-Goldman Sachs boss gets 10 years for 1MDB scheme
The former head of Goldman Sachs in Malaysia will be sent to prison in the US for his role in a massive financial corruption scheme. A US judge sentenced Roger…