Wed 22 May 2024: Johannesburg, South Africa – After weeks of legal disputes and rulings from the country’s electoral commission and court, South Africa’s highest court on Monday barred controversial former President Jacob Zuma from becoming a member of parliament. The Constitutional Court’s decision brings finality to the matter, however, experts have said it will not hamper Zuma’s […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: Russian physicist Anatoly Maslov has been convicted of treason, according to the press service for courts in the city of Saint Petersburg. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony. Maslov, 77, who protests his innocence, is among a string of eminent Russian scientists to have been charged with […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor said he received threats while conducting investigations against top Israeli officials with a senior figure telling him the court was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,” and not for the West and its allies. In an interview with CNN, Karim Khan said: “I’ve […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: International tourism reached 97% of its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of this year, the UN Tourism said on Tuesday. More than 285 million tourists traveled internationally in January-March, rising 20% from the previous year, it said. While export revenues from tourism remained at 97%, direct tourism GDP reached the […]
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Tue 21 May 2024: Iranians have gathered in Tabriz, the capital of the East Azerbaijan province, to mourn at a farewell procession for President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people in the helicopter, including crew members, were also killed in the crash.On Tuesday, tens of […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: South Africa’s highest court has disqualified former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in the upcoming general election. The Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma’s 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court makes him ineligible to stand for election. Zuma was convicted in 2021 for refusing to testify at a corruption […]
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Christian Malanga and his son, wearing a US flag patch, speak before attempting to storm the Presidential Palace in Kinshasa. Source: Facebook Mon 20 May 2024: On Sunday, the leader of an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was killed, and about 50 people, including three American citizens, were arrested, according […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange on Monday won a legal bid to appeal against his extradition to the U.S. Assange, who was to be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges, will now take his case to a new appeal hearing. The WikiLeaks co-founder has been facing 17 espionage charges on which he may receive up to 175 years in […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has confirmed that Mohammad Mokhber will take over as interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi. Ali Khamenei, who wields ultimate power in Iran, confirmed that the first vice president will become acting head of the country’s executive branch on Monday, hours after it was […]
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Mon 20 May 2024: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor has also sought the arrest of three Hamas leaders: Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed […]
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