On Tuesday, a Moscow City Court judge denied the appeal of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on spying charges. The Wall Street Journal’s Russia correspondent has been accused by Russia’s Federal Security Service of spying on behalf of the U.S. government. This marks the first time since the Cold War that…
Gunmen stormed a resort in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, killing seven people, including a child. The attack highlights the ongoing issue of drug cartel violence in the region, which has seen a significant increase in recent years. According to local authorities, the attackers arrived at the resort in several vehicles and opened…
Former US President Donald Trump has called on Rupert Murdoch to support his baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, ahead of the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent company, Dominion Voting Systems. In a recent post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Fox News is…
The pandemic may have waned, but its economic impact continues to reverberate on the streets of Philippines as the informal economy continues to suffer. Three years ago, Allain Rodriguez sold balut (boiled or steamed fertilized duck egg) on Mabini Street, behind the San Sebastian Church in Tarlac, a city some 130 kilometers away from the…
On April 15, 2023, a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane came under fire at Khartoum International Airport in Sudan. The airline, also known as Saudia, released a statement confirming that the plane was hit during clashes that took place at the airport. There were no reports of any injuries among the passengers or crew. The…
William Lai, the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has warned that a war between Taiwan and China would bring about a “global catastrophe” that China would find it hard to bear. Lai’s comments came after China staged war games around the island in protest at a meeting between Taiwan President Tsai…
There is no evidence yet showing which animal the COVID-causing virus may have come from, the former head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. George Gao, who was speaking at a London summit on preparing for pandemics, was the head of the agency when COVID first emerged in…
Meta, has launched a payment feature on its WhatsApp service for users and local business owners based in Brazil. The company announced via its website on Tuesday that Brazil’s WhatsApp users can now pay businesses via the app’s end-to-end encrypted chat. The feature operates like a shopping app which allows customers to search…
An African country, Gabon, has pipped into the future of oil and gas with a new hydrocarbons code. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic dampened global demand for oil and natural gas, disrupted the flow of capital, and slashed expansion plans across the hydrocarbons industry. As a result, licensing rounds in many African…
A major annual firework festival in Tokyo will be held this summer for the first time in four years after the display was repeatedly canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event’s organizer said Tuesday. The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, considered a mainstay summer event in the Japanese capital, is slated to be held on July…
