A military court in eastern Russia on Wednesday sentenced 13 young men to long prison terms over acts of sabotage on the country’s war effort. In a statement, the court in Chita, east of Irkutsk, said it imposed sentences of 23 years on the men, aged between 17 and 20 years old when they were…
Myanmar has deported over 50,000 illegal foreigners from October 2023 to August 2024, the state-run media the Mirror reported on Wednesday. During this period, a total of 54,433 individuals from 28 countries and regions were expelled under established procedures, the report said. The remark was made during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of…
The Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump has cancelled a television interview on the US channel CBS, the programme “60 Minutes” announced on platform X on Wednesday. Trump’s campaign spokesman Steven Cheung denied that the former president had agreed to participate in the interview, writing on X that “there were initial discussions, but nothing was…
A detailed report on sexualised violence in the Catholic diocese of Osnabrück in Germany has identified more than 400 victims since 1945. “It is clear that there is a large dark field – the highest estimate is 10 times this number,” legal scholar Hans Schulte-Nölke said on Wednesday while presenting the final report. During this…
Eight people have been killed in a boat accident in eastern Afghanistan, including children and women, local media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Kuz Kunar district of Nangarhar province. According to the local authorities, a boat carrying 14 people capsized due to strong winds. Residents of Kuz Kunar district have long faced…
Shots were fired at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, the police force in the Swedish capital confirmed to the news agency TT on Wednesday morning. Emergency calls were made on Tuesday evening due to a loud bang on the street where the embassy is located, in the Östermalm district of Stockholm. The police said during…
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has called for the immediate evacuation of Indonesian citizens in Lebanon following the escalating Israeli attacks in the Middle Eastern country. The president made the call during his working visit to the province of East Nusa Tenggara on Wednesday. He stated that he has instructed Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to take…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for the violence to end now with war ramping up across the Middle East. Guterres, in a statement on Tuesday, condemned the broadening of the Middle East conflict, with escalation after escalation. “This must stop. We absolutely need a ceasefire.” Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel on…
The West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat), says it is intensifying efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production in the region. Prof. Benjamin Ubi, Regional Coordinator of WECAWheat, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the Second Regional Summit on Wheat Production in West Central Africa would…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says the private sector plays a pivotal role as a driver of innovation, job creation, and social progress. According to a statement by Olayemi John-Mensah, ACCI Media Officer, its President, Dr Emeka Obegolu, said this on Tuesday at the Nigeria-Belgium-Luxembourg Business forum 2024. Obegolu said the forum…
