The United Nations chief on Thursday urged world leaders and officials attending an upcoming U.N. conference on ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict “to keep the two-state solution alive.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters that the international community must not only support a solution where independent states of Palestine and Israel live side-by-side in peace but “materialize the conditions to make it happen.” France and Saudi Arabia are co-chairing the conference, which the U.N. General Assembly is holding from June 17 to June 20 in New York. French President Emmanuel Macron will attend and other leaders are expected, but Israel will...
“I Couldn’t Picture My Life Without My Child, I Regret, I Shouldn’t Have Done It.”—US Soldier Gets 23 Years For Killing His Pregnant Wife With A Machete
A Hawaii-based U.S. Army soldier was sentenced Thursday to 23 years in prison for killing his wife and unborn child last summer and attempting to cover up the crime by dismembering and disposing of her body in the trash. Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing false official statements, the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel said in a statement. His wife, Mischa Johnson, was 19 years old and six months pregnant at the time of her death July 12, 2024. Her body has not been found. Johnson, of the...
Teen Girl Testifies Behind Closed Doors In Wander Franco Trial In The Dominican Republic
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared in court Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a teenage girl who testified behind closed doors. Prosecutors also privately disclosed audio and video related to the girl as evidence during the trial that began earlier this week. Franco’s attorneys have argued that the evidence submitted by prosecutors has been manipulated and distorted. Little else was known about Thursday’s proceedings because the press was not allowed in the courtroom for most of them. Franco, 24, faces charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor, and human trafficking. The...
Former Zambian President Lungu Dies Aged 68, President Hichilema Calls For “Solemnity, Unity, Love And Compassion To Honor The Dead
Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had “been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa” for an undisclosed illness, the Patriotic Front (PF) added. Lungu led Zambia for six years from 2015, losing the 2021 election to the current President Hakainde Hichilema by a large margin. In a short video, Lungu’s daughter Tasila said that the former head of state, who had been “under medical supervision in recent weeks”, died at a clinic in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, at 06:00 (04:00 GMT) on Thursday. “In this moment...
Australian Jails In Iraq Conditionally Released After Four Years
An Australian man has been conditionally released from prison in Iraq, after four years of what the UN has called arbitrary detention. Robert Pether, a mechanical engineer, was jailed in 2021 on fraud charges amid a contract dispute between the consulting firm he worked for and the Central Bank of Iraq. The UN has said the 50-year-old’s detention was illegal, and an international court has ruled his employer is not responsible for the business disagreement. Mr Pethers is “extremely sick” and needs urgent medical care, his wife Desree told the BBC. However, he is still banned from leaving Iraq, where...
Trump Says It May Be Better To Let Ukraine, Russia ‘Fight For A While’ As Merz Blames Putin For War
President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even as Germany’s new chancellor appealed to him as the “key person in the world” who could halt the bloodshed by pressuring Vladimir Putin. In an Oval Office meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the U.S. president likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in February 2022 — to a fight between two children who hate each other. Trump said that with children, “sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling...
The Ongoing Fracas Between The Richest Man In The World And United State President Donald Trump
An ongoing battle of power emanated between the world richest man Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump, the feud started at a simmer last week, began bubbling on Wednesday and became a full-on boil on Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office. It began with Musk complaining about the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda, accusing of betraying promises to cut federal spending. “I think a bill can be big or it could be beautiful,” Musk said. “But I don’t know if it could be both.” He argued that his tariffs “will cause a recession in the second half of this year” and...
Elon Musk Proposes Third Political Party In The U.S., Poll Ongoing
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, proposed the possibility of forming a new political party in the U.S., following public disagreements with President Donald Trump. The poll is already ongoing, seeking peoples’ opinion, with barely 9 hours left for its closing. This is coming after Musk raised alarm over a spending bill and Trump responded by threatening to terminate Musk’s government contracts, leading Musk to threaten decommissioning of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft. The tech billionaire also alleged that Trump’s name appears in the Jeffrey Epstein files, which remain undisclosed.
EFL League Two Club Midfielder Crowley, Singing Nigerian Christian Musician Nathaniel Bassey’s Song, During “Ballers In God” Retreat
Daniel Patrick Crowley, a professional English footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club, Milton Keynes Dons, sang Nigerian Christian musician Nthaniel Bassey’s song during ‘”Baller In God” Retreat
United State Vice President Vance Throws Weight Behind The President Amidst Musk And Trump Fracas
The United State Vice President JD Vance in a post on X on Friday threw his weight behind President Donald Trump, says he earned the trust. Vance wrote: “President Trump has done more than any person in my lifetime to earn the trust of the movement he leads. I’m proud to stand beside him.” This comes after the ongoing battle between the richest man in the world Elon Musk who is fighting against “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the Congress and President Trump who in the past appreciated Musk for cutting wasteful spending of the Federal Government. Musk claimed...