Malawi Vice President Chilima killed in plane crash
Updated: 8:30am, 12th June, 2024 (AEST) Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed when the military plane they were travelling in crashed, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Chilima, who was seen as a potential candidate in next year’s […]
South Korea fired warning shots after North Korea border crossing
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s military fired warning shots after around 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border at the weekend, Seoul officials said, amid a recent rise in tension over Pyongyang’s launch of balloons carrying trash into the South. The breach occurred at around 12:30pm on Sunday when the North Korean troops […]
Polish border no-go zone will stop tourists as well as migrants, locals fear
Bialowieza, Poland Reuters Poland’s move to set up a no-go zone to control the number of migrants coming over its borders could also stop thousands of tourists visiting the forested frontier with Belarus, local business owners fear. Hoteliers and tour operators said they were particularly worried about the impact on the summer season from the […]
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Moldovan President signs changes to treason law denounced by opposition, Amnesty International
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Moldova’s pro-European President signed into law on Monday changes to the criminal code expanding provisions on treason denounced by her opponents and Amnesty International. The amendments were approved last week by parliament, dominated by President Maia Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity, with the aim of fighting organised crime groups authorities say […]
Haiti PM condemns killing of police officers in gang ambush
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haiti’s new Prime Minister on Monday condemned the gang killings of three police officers on a patrol in a part of the capital controlled by gang leader Jimmy “Barbeque” Cherizier. A group of armed men working under Cherizier ambushed a patrol from the police’s anti-gang unit in the Delmas 18 neighbourhood on […]
Fighting between central Somalia clans kills at least 55, residents say
Mogadishu, Somalia Reuters A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents and medical officials said on Monday. Somalia’s Federal Government is not only struggling to contain violence unleashed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, but is also facing clan-based […]
Angry scenes as Israeli parliament votes on conscription law
Jerusalem Reuters Israel’s parliament moved ahead with a contentious law on conscripting ultra-Orthodox religious students into the military amid angry scenes on Monday in the Knesset as families of some of the Gaza hostages demanded more action to get them home. Coming a day after centrist former general Benny Gantz quit the government in a […]
Challenges of life
Consider the greatest stories you’ve been told. They all involve a protagonist facing an immense challenge to achieve a noble outcome that will redeem a perilous situation. PICTURE: Hu Chen/Unsplash Our hero will face intense pain along the way, that will almost break their resolve, but we hold our breath with them, waiting for that […]
Nigeria gunmen kill 50 in raid on north-west village, residents say
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attacked the village of Yargoje in north-west Nigeria at the weekend, residents said on Monday. A year after President Bola Tinubu came to power promising to end widespread insecurity, attacks in the north-west by armed […]