Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan taken to hospital for treatment
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been taken to a hospital in the capital, Islamabad, following complaints about his poor health. Khan was taken from Adiala jail and sent to Shifa International Hospital under heavy security, local media…
Major Nigerian coke bust leads to arrest
Nigeria’s Drug enforcement has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent’s most populous country as a transit point for internaionally bound shipments of life devastating narcotics. Fuente: Leer la noticia…
Mexico: Fishermen rescued after five days adrift in cool box
The Mexican Navy rescued two fishermen 150 miles off the coast of Chiapas, Mexico on 19 August, after they had been missing for 5 days. Naval authorities began the search for the men, aged 53 and 32, after their fishing cooperative lost contact with them…
Cameroon’s 93-year-old President Paul Biya returns after months-long stay abroad
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old’s health – and who is really running the country. The world’s oldest serving head of state, Biya landed in Yaoundé at…
Nigeria boat capsize leaves dozens dead and several missing
At least 46 people have died in Nigeria after a boat capsized in north-western Sokoto state. The boat was believed to be carrying more than 70 people, mostly children, and a search operation is ongoing, officials say. Police spokesperson Ahmad Rufai told…
France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settler project
France, Germany, Britain and Italy condemned plans by Israel to open up construction tenders for a major residential property project for Israeli settlers dubbed «E1» in the occupied West Bank. «At a time of grave instability in the West Bank with…
Scott Bessent urges US partners to back plans to ‘squash’ Iran economy
The Iranian economy has long been struggling under the weight of decades of international sanctions, which left it in tatters. Earlier this year, Iran experienced weeks of protests due to the spiralling cost of living and inflation – with everyday…
French PM announces creation of unit to combat cyberattacks
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has announced the creation of a specialised unit to strengthen the fight against cyberattacks. It follows a series of hacks on the websites of French government services that have highlighted vulnerabilities in IT…
Landslide at unlicensed Colombian gold mine kills 13
At least 13 workers have been killed and another seven injured in a landslide at an unlicensed mine in southern Colombia, local officials say. Witnesses described hearing what they said sounded like an explosion at the open-air artisanal gold mine on…
North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South said, and Pyongyang mocked US «servant» Seoul, after President Donald Trump suggested he would meet Kim Jong Un this year. The latest launches from the nuclear-armed North…