Two police officers sustained slight injuries when one of the two terrorists blew himself up on Sunday morning. The attack happened in front of the General Directorate of Security in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the Interior Minister said. ”…Two terrorists, who arrived in a light commercial vehicle in front of the gate of the […]
Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party, announced that he will begin a hunger strike on Friday. Ghannouchi, who has been in jail since April, said he would not eat until restrictions on him and other prisoners are lifted. The Ennahda party leader, the most prominent critic of Tunisian President Kais Saied, made […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Tesla on Thursday, for allegedly tolerating racial discrimination against Black workers. In April 2022, Tesla revealed in a financial filing that the EEOC had an “open investigation” into the company. Tesla had engaged in a mandatory conciliation process with the agency. The unsuccessful process […]
Kenyan industrialists, on Wednesday, pledged to expand their clean energy initiatives, aiming to pave the way for a low-carbon future in the East African nation. Anthony Mwangi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers made the pledge at a forum in Nairobi. Mwangi said the sector would roll out some initiatives that […]
Niger’s junta, on Sunday, announced it welcomes the withdrawal of French troops from the West African country by the end of the year. “This is a historic moment that reflects the determination and will of the Nigerien people,” said the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP). CNSP is a governing body established […]
The death toll from cylinder explosion that took place in Pakistan’s southern Sukkur district on Saturday rose to eight after five injured died on Monday, hospital officials said. A spokesperson of the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences hospital of Sukkur in southern Sindh province said that five critically injured people died during the treatment at […]
Two people died as rescuers evacuated hundreds after wildfires consumed large parts of northern Sicily, Italy, on Friday and Saturday, according to local media reports. The fire blazed areas around the Sicilian capital of Palermo, especially the Cefalu coastal resort town, local media said. A woman and an elderly man reportedly perished while fleeing the […]
Seven separatist fighters, including a key commander, died when government forces struck their hideout early on Saturday in war-torn Anglophone Northwest region of Cameroon, according to local and security sources. A Cameroon military official in the region, who requested not to be named, confirmed the crackdown. The military launched the crackdown in the early hours […]
At least 33 people died and three others sustained serious injuries in a fire at a smuggled petrol warehouse on Saturday in Seme Krake, Benin’s southeastern department of Oueme, local authorities said. Dallys Ahouangbegnon, Chief of the local fire brigade, said the fire also ignited houses and vehicles parked near the site. Ahouangbegnon said the […]
UN General Assembly (UNGA) President, Dennis Francis, on Friday commended the Group of 77 (G77) and China for supporting multilateralism. “At a time when multilateralism is being tested at every turn, the countries of the G77 and China continue to resolutely support the multilateral system,” he told the annual ministerial meeting of the G77 and […]