Australia will have a drier and hotter December and January that will challenge records set last summer, the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted. Andrew Watkins, the bureau’s head of long-range forecasts made this known on Thursday. Spring’s long spell of hot dry weather was likely to continue into 2020, according to the bureau’s summer outlook. […]

Mexico on Wednesday rejected “interventionism” after U.S. President Donald Trump said he will designate the Latin American nation’s cartels as terrorist organizations, while a former U.S. official warned of unintended outcomes from such a move. Designating groups as foreign terrorist organizations is aimed at disrupting their finances through the imposition of U.S. sanctions, including asset […]

  China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm countermeasures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation which supported the protesters despite angry objections […]

More than one million Malawians will need food aid till March 2020, the government of Malawi has recently said. Wilson Moleni, the Secretary to the Vice President and Commissioner for Disaster Management, said this during a news conference on Tuesday. According to a government report, up to 1,062,674 people may be at risk of food […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 68 in parliament at the Dec. 12 election, according to a model from pollsters YouGov that accurately predicted the 2017 election. Johnson has pledged to deliver Brexit by Jan. 31 if he wins the election after nearly four years of political crisis […]

A nurse has been kicked out of the profession after he was jailed for 15 years for raping a patient. Mohamed Kamara, 48, pulled the curtains around the woman’s bed at Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, on May 15, 2017, Metro reports. He then tried to force-feed her sleeping pills before sexually abusing her. Kamara had […]

Senior Zimbabwean doctors joined hundreds of junior colleagues in a mass walkout this week, warning of a “silent genocide” caused by dire conditions in hospitals. The public sector doctors demanded the reinstatement of 440 junior colleagues, who were fired after downing tools in a pay dispute in September. It was unclear how many senior doctors […]

The government of Benin on Wednesday accused EU Ambassador Oliver Netten of involvement in “subversive” activities after ordering him to leave the West African country by December 1. Bilateral cooperation has been “disturbed by the activities of this diplomat who has got involved in activities that we may consider subversive,” government spokesman Alain Orounla told […]

…Court grants bail of N500,000 to each defendant The Police in Lagos, on Wednesday, arraigned 47 Men before a Federal High Court Lagos, for allegedly engaging in homosexual relationships. The defendants are: Segun Ode, 24; Afolabi David, 20; Azeez Tunde, 22; Adedokun Pelumi, 22; Smart Joel; 25, Iyodun Ehiosun, 20; Rilwan Jamiu, 24; and Raphael […]

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday swore in 16 new governors ahead of an anticipated ministerial reshuffle. This is according to reports by state-run Nile TV. State-run Ahram newspaper reported that 11 of the 16 new governors held senior security or army posts before their appointment. Giza Security Chief Mohamed el-Sherif was appointed as governor […]

The leader of Britain’s main opposition party, Jeremy Corbyn, accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of secretly negotiating the basis of a trade deal with the United States ahead of the country’s departure with the European Union — including a contentious plan to extend patents for American drug companies. The Labour Party’s Corbyn waved 451 pages […]

Three workers were injured early Wednesday in a massive explosion at a Texas, United States chemical plant that also blew out the windows and doors of nearby homes. The fire continued to burn Wednesday morning at the TPC Group plant, after the blast sent a large plume of smoke that stretched for miles. All employees […]

The United States House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, scheduling a hearing for next week as they push closer to a possible vote on actual charges of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Full Coverage: Trump impeachment inquiry The Judiciary panel scheduled the hearing as the separate Intelligence […]

A 26-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after a lorry landed on top of a car in the coastal town of Port Elizabeth. Independent ambulance company Netcare 911 was among the medical workers to respond to the scene of the accident on Tuesday afternoon. READ ALSO: Eight South African police officers charged with murder […]

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has issued a statement saying it will hold an impeachment inquiry hearing on Dec. 4, to which President Donald Trump and his counsel are invited. The announcement came as House Democrats conducting an impeachment inquiry into Trump hosted a number of closed-door depositions and public testimonies to try to establish […]