A magistrate court in Tanzania on Tuesday ordered that an opposition leader who was charged with treason last month be brought to court in person next month after he went on hunger strike to protest against virtual hearings. Opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on April 9 after calling for electoral reforms before a general election in October and was charged with treason, a charge for which bail isn’t available. Lissu’s party, Chadema, has been outspoken about electoral reforms, arrests and detentions of opposition politicians before the vote in which President Samia Suluhu Hassan is seeking election after serving out her predecessor’s...
Trump Believes Allowing Russia To Participate In 2026 FIFA World Cup Could Serve As An “Incentive” To End The War In Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump says the opportunity for Russia to play at the 2026 World Cup could be an “incentive” to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. president campaigned on ending the war in Ukraine on “day one” of office if he was elected for a second time in November 2024. Speaking at the first meeting of his administration’s 2026 World Cup taskforce, Trump said reinstating Russia for the tournament could end the war in Ukraine. The Russian national football team has been banned from international competition by FIFA and UEFA since the country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Sitting next...
Bill Gates Meets Indonesian President Subianto To Discuss Health And Sustainable Development Initiatives
Indonesia’s presidential office said in a statement that Bill Gates will be meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the colonial-style Merdeka palace in Jakarta to discuss global health, nutrition, financial inclusion and public digital infrastructure Gates, The co-founder of Microsoft and Gates Foundation on Wednesday praised Indonesia’s adoption of vaccines like Rotavirus for diarrhea and Pneumococcus for pneumonia and the country’s efforts in reducing child mortality. He pointed out that ten million children under the age of five worldwide died when his foundation launched in 2000, with 90% of the deaths due to diarrhea, pneumonia or malaria. That number has...
Biden Describes Trump’s placating President Putin with Pressure On Ukraine As “Modern Day Appeasement”
Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House. Speaking in Delaware on Monday, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin believed Ukraine was part of Russia and “anybody that thinks he’s going to stop” if some territory is conceded as part of a peace deal “is just foolish”. Biden, who spoke as Allied nations mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, said he was concerned about US-Europe relations breaking down under President Donald...
Tomb Raider Star Actress Alicia Vikander, Returns To Movie Industry After 17 Years, Says She’s Daunted But “Thrilled”
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander is set to star in a new West End production of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea, after 17 years absence from the movie industry The Tomb Raider, Ex Machina and Oscar-winning role in The Danish Girl who spoke to BBC News, described her feeling as “thrilled” to be returning to the stage, but added it was a “daunting thing to do… it’s my first time on stage as an adult”. The production will play at London’s Bridge Theatre for eight weeks from 10 September, organisers announced on Wednesday. According to the 36 years old: “I...
Biden Describes Trump’s placating President Putin with Pressure On Ukraine As “Modern Day Appeasement”
Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is “modern-day appeasement” in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House. Speaking in Delaware on Monday, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin believed Ukraine was part of Russia and “anybody that thinks he’s going to stop” if some territory is conceded as part of a peace deal “is just foolish”. Biden, who spoke as Allied nations mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, said he was concerned about US-Europe relations breaking down under President Donald...
Colombia President Warns Of Plot To Remove Him As Former Ally Calls Him A Drug ‘Addict’
President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that an “international plot” to oust him from office is underway after his former foreign minister accused him of being a drug “addict” for the second time in three weeks. Alvaro Leyva published a seven-page letter on the social platform X calling for Petro’s resignation and alleging that he is “dependent on substances that affect emotional and mental equilibrium.” Petro, who was elected in 2022 and has a year left in office, vehemently denied the accusation during a speech in Bogota, saying he is a “revolutionary” who will not be “enslaved” by drugs. Leyva, a...
India Retaliate, Fires Missiles On Pakistan In What Islamabad Calls ‘Act Of War’, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Promise To Respond
India fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, in what it said was retaliation for last month’s massacre of Indian tourists. Pakistan called the strikes an act of war and said more than two dozen people, including children, were killed. The strikes targeted at least nine sites “where terrorist attacks against India have been planned,” India’s Defense Ministry said. Pakistan’s military said the missiles hit six locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country’s eastern Punjab province. Pakistan claimed it shot down several Indian fighter jets. Three planes fell onto villages in India-controlled territory, and there was a heavy exchange of fire between the sides. At...