A Nigerian man from Plateau State in a viral video detailing his failed attempt to deliver a letter to the U.S. Ambassador in Abuja, seeking asylum due to attacks on Christians and expressing interest in joining the U.S. military. “I went to submit a letter to the U.S. Ambassador, but the Nigerian security officers there told me they had to go through my letter before forwarding it to the Ambassador. These people don’t want the U.S. to know what is truly going on in Nigeria. “…you see this whole thing, it will have to stop, I promise you” he emphasized...
Malaysian Rapper Namewee Detained In Murder Investigation Of Taiwanese Influencer
A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained Wednesday to assist police in their investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer, the rapper’s lawyer said. Wee Meng Chee, popularly known as Namewee, surrendered to police early Wednesday and will be placed under remand for six days, said his lawyer Joshua Tay. Police said Tuesday they were searching for Wee after they reclassified Hsieh Yu-hsin’s death as a murder following the discovery of unspecified new evidence. Hsieh, 31, who had more than half a million followers on Instagram and also operated an OnlyFans account, was found...
Man Touches Mexican President While She Speaks With Citizens In Mexico City Streets
While Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum spoke with citizens in the street in Mexico City’s historic downtown Tuesday, a man who appeared to be inebriated stepped up behind her and touched her before a government official intervened. In a video circulating widely on social platforms, the man appeared to lean in for a kiss and touch the president’s body with his hands. She gently pushed his hands away, maintaining a stiff smile as she turned to face him. She could be heard to say in part, “Don’t worry.” The president’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment about...
Former Fox News Host Kimberly Guilfoyle Takes Up Position As US Ambassador To Greece
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, television personality and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, officially took office Tuesday as the first U.S. female ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, 56, who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., presented her diplomatic credentials to Greek President Constantine Tassoulas after being sworn in Sept. 29 in Washington. The former Fox News host’s arrival comes as the United States works to boost liquefied natural gas exports to eastern Europe through Greek port facilities. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum are expected in Athens this week for talks focused on expanding Western gas exports...
Tanzanian Opposition Claims Security Forces Are Secretly Dumping Bodies After Election Violence
Tanzanian authorities faced mounting concern over killings during and after last week’s election, with the largest opposition party charging on Tuesday that the security forces were secretly dumping the bodies of hundreds killed in the violence that shocked the region. Protests spread across the East African country in the aftermath of voting on Wednesday, continuing for several days as young people came into the streets of Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital, and elsewhere to protest what they felt was not a free or fair election. Security agencies cracked down on protesters by firing live bullets and tear gas canisters, and...
EU Praises Ukraine’s Reforms And Warns Serbia And Georgia In Progress Reports
The European Union on Tuesday praised Ukraine’s progress on reform to join the bloc despite concerns over its efforts to tackle corruption, and issued tough warnings to candidates Serbia and Georgia about democratic backsliding. In a series of enlargement reports, the bloc’s executive branch, the European Commission, also said that Montenegro could wrap up its EU membership talks by the end of next year, leaving it first in line to become the 28th member country. The annual reports on 10 countries, most of them in the Western Balkans, come with the EU’s enlargement process all but stalled. Croatia was the last country...
China Sentences Infamous Myanmar Scam Mafia Members To Death
A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia. In all 21 Bai family members and associates were convicted of fraud, homicide, injury and other crimes, said a state media report published on the court website. The family is among a handful of mafias that rose to power in the 2000s and transformed the impoverished backwater town of Laukkaing into a lucrative hub of casinos and red-light districts. In recent years they pivoted to scams in which thousands of trafficked workers, many...
At Least 5 Dead After Trains Collide In Central India, Official Says
A passenger train crashed into a cargo train in central India Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring several others, a senior government official said. The incident happened near Bilaspur, about 116 kilometers (72 miles) from Chhattisgarh’s state capital, Raipur. Television channels showed images of one train colliding with another near the accident site. Rescuers are searching through the debris for survivors. The local passenger train hit the goods train from behind and toppled over some coaches, senior government official Sanjay Agarwal told The Associated Press. “Rescue team is trying to cut through the train to take out a...
Australian Spy Chief Criticizes China For IP Theft And Political Meddling
An Australian spy chief on Tuesday accused Chinese security services of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling, while he said they failed to understand how their Western counterparts operate. Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, better known as ASIO, said he would continue to call out China for harming Australian interests. “We all spy on each other, but we don’t conduct wholesale intellectual property theft. We don’t actually interfere with political systems and we don’t undertake high-harm activity,” Burgess told the Lowy Institute international policy think tank in Sydney. Burgess said in denying his accusations, China displayed an...
Guinea’s Junta Leader Decides To Run For President 4 Years After Leading A Coup
Guinea’s junta leader submitted his bid Monday to be a candidate for the presidential election in December, contradicting his earlier promise not to run for the office after he led soldiers in sezing power four years ago. Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, in power as junta leader and interim president since a September 2021 coup, could remain the West African nation’s leader for another seven years if he wins the vote scheduled for Dec. 28. The election will be held under a new constitution approved in a recent referendum, which allowed junta members to run for office, and extended the presidential mandate from 5...