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Trump explains why he cancelled G-7 summit holding at his property

The United States president as always did not keep quiet after being criticised for his decision to cancel a meeting at one of his property which is scheduled to hold leaders of major industrialised countries. Donald Trump blamed the opposition party for forcing his decision, according to him, he was accused of mixing personal business […]

U.S. quietly reduced troop force by 2000 in Afghanistan

The United States troop force in Afghanistan which numbers about 14,000 has been quietly reduced by 2,000 making the new count of the troops about 12,000 according to the top American commander, Gen. Austin Scott Miller in Afghanistan, The U.S. troop force was mobilised to the Afghanistan area to fight terrorist groups including al-Qaeda while […]

Friends advised me not to marry Prince Harry ― Meghan

The Duchess of Sussex has said friends advised her not to marry Prince Harry to avoid pressure from the media. Meghan, 38, said she was told “you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life”. In an ITV documentary, she admitted motherhood was a “struggle” due to intense interest from newspapers. Prince […]

55 elephants starve to death in Zimbabwe

The biggest national park in Zimbabwe has recorded no lesser than 55 elephants starved to death in the last two months due to droughts. The droughts reportedly forced the animals to move into communities nearby the park in search of food and water. National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo described the situation […]

11 people died in Chile violent protests over ticket price hike

The mayor of Chile capital city, Santiago has announced that no lesser than 11 people have died as a result of the violent protests in the country. The mayor, Karla Rubilar said about eight of them died on Sunday, making the day the most deadly in the week of demonstrations. Most of these deaths were […]

Israel’s Netanyahu failed to form government, opponent sets to take over challenge

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has announced Monday that he will be unable to form a coalition government as the 28 days ultimatum given by the president, Reuven Rivlin draws near. Netanyahu of the Israeli Lukid party made the announcement via a video today which coincides with his birthday. If he eventually failed […]

U.S. plans to collect illegal immigrants, asylum seekers DNA to add to FBI database

The United States has been reported to be planning to collect DNA samples from asylum-seekers and other migrants detained by immigration officials and will add the information to a massive FBI database used by law enforcement hunting for criminals, a Justice Department official said. The Justice Department will publish an amended regulation Monday that would […]

Prophet jailed for stealing, traveling to South Africa with congregant’s passport

A self-proclaimed Bulawayo Prophet in Zimbabwe will spend half a year in prison after he stole his congregant’s passport and used it to travel to South Africa under the guise that he was praying for it. Shepherd Mbili was convicted by a Bulawayo Magistrate, Zimbabwe after he pleaded guilty to the charges levelled against him. […]

Philippines ex-police chief accused of drug offences, bribery

The former head of the Philippines Police, Gen. Oscar Albayalde, has been named in a criminal complaint by his own force over drugs raid that he oversaw six years ago. Albayalde was the chief enforcer of President Rodrigo Duterte’s `bloody’ campaign against drugs. He was accused of violating drugs laws, bribery and falsification of documents, […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears in London court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Monday for a hearing on whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges. Assange, dressed in a navy suit and light blue jumper, raised his fist to supporters in the public gallery. He was cleanly shaven in contrast to the […]

How U.S. ‘Mind Your Own Business Act’ may send Zuckerberg to jail

By Rasheed Sobowale The management of the social media giant company, Facebook Inc. was shaken in 2018 when it was hit by “The Cambridge Analytica” scandal. As a recall, the scandal was centred on the allegation by the Observer that Facebook allowed a research firm, Cambridge Analytica to extract personal data from millions of users’ […]

Kanye West reportedly called rap “Devil’s Music”; almost quit hip-hop

Kanye West’s pastor, Adam Tyson, is still making the media rounds, revealing more about the rapper’s recent journey in his faith. Most recently, Tyson spoke with Apologia Studios and alleged that Kanye once referred to rap as “the devil’s music” and that he contemplated quitting the genre. “One time, he told me that he wasn’t […]

Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin in over a century

Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of Luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century. A team of Egyptian archaeologists discovered a “distinctive group of 30 coloured wooden coffins for men, women and children” in a cache […]

Lebanon’s Hariri agrees to reforms amid nationwide protests over economic crisis

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri agreed on Sunday a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked protests aimed at ousting a ruling elite seen as riddled with corruption and cronyism. Officials told Reuters the agreement was reached as hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets for a […]

At least three dead in fires amid Chilean riots, flights disrupted

At least three people died in supermarket arson attacks in Chile’s capital Santiago, and soldiers shot two people during an operation to detain looters, authorities said, as protests entered their second week and intensified after a state of emergency was announced.   There was transport deadlock in the city and chaos at the international airport, […]

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