Atiku Abubakar: “Let it be said without equivocation: coercing a private business owner to deny a lawfully registered opposition party the use of a venue is not governance. It is not politics. It is the naked conduct of a regime that has lost the argument, lost the people, and now reaches for the boot because...
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Trump Says He Won’t Apologize To Pope Leo And Explains His Reason For Posting Much-Criticized Meme
President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Trump was...
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Senegal Has First Conviction Under Law Toughening Punishment For Homosexual Acts
A court in Senegal has issued the first conviction under a new law increasing the punishment for homosexuality. A court in Dakar suburb Pikine-Guédiawaye sentenced a 24-year-old laborer on Friday to six years in prison and fined him 2 million CFA ($3,300) for “acts against nature and public indecency.” He was arrested earlier this month....
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Philippine President Marcos Debunks Health Rumors With Jumping Jacks
An annoyed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did a few rounds of jumping jack exercise and jogged briefly outside his office in front of journalists Monday to disprove rumors of his failing health. Wearing formal office wear, reading glasses and leather shoes, the 68-year-old leader said he did the impromptu workout to ease any worry...
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Nigerian Ex-Oil Minister Denies Taking Bribes For Government Contracts, During A Trial In London
A former Nigerian oil minister accused of staying in luxury homes for free and enjoying lavish spending sprees in exchange for government contracts denied taking bribes as she gave evidence in a London court on Monday. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, is accused of benefiting from access to multimillion-pound U.K. homes that were paid for and refurnished...
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Newly Elected Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar Plans To Advise Vladimir Putin On Ending The War With Ukraine If The Situation Ever Arises
Péter Magyar: “If Vladimir Putin calls me, I will pick up the phone. I do not think that will happen. ‘I will not call him myself, but if we do talk, I can tell him to please stop the killing now, after four years, and end that war, which doesn’t make any sense from their...
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Former Brazilian Intelligence Chief Was Arrested By ICE, Senator Says
A Brazilian senator said on Monday that the country’s former intelligence agency chief Alexandre Ramagem was arrested by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and is pleading for him to get political asylum in the United States. Ramagem, also a former lawmaker, was sentenced in September to 16 years in prison for his role in the...
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Florida Teenager Charged With Sexually Assaulting And Killing Stepsister Anna Kepner On Cruise Ship
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. Timothy Hudson was initially charged in February and subsequently indicted on March 10. But the breadth of the case was not known until...
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China Evergrande Founder Hui Ka Yan Pleads Guilty To A Set Of Charges Including Fraud And Bribery
The founder of the debt-ridden real estate developer China Evergrande pleaded guilty to a series of charges, including illegal absorption of public deposits, fraud and corporate bribery, according to a mainland Chinese court statement Tuesday. Hui Ka Yan, also known as Xu Jiayin, was detained in China in September 2023 on suspicion of committing crimes....