Nigeria opposition to appeal verdict upholding Tinubu presidential win
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s main opposition candidates will appeal a tribunal ruling that affirmed Bola Tinubu’s victory in a disputed presidential election in February that they claim was marred by irregularities, their lawyers said. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu waves at a crowd, during his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria, on 29th May, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja/File […]
Gabon junta appoints former opposition leader as interim PM
Libreville Reuters Gabon’s ruling junta which seized power in a coup last week appointed a former opposition leader, Raymond Ndong Sima, as Prime Minister of its transitional government on Thursday. Raymond Ndong Sima, a former opposition leader, walks after being appointed as Prime Minister of its transitional government by Gabon’s ruling junta, which seized power […]
Ukraine mourns 16 killed in Russian attack that hit market in east
Kostiantynika, Ukraine Reuters Stunned residents left flowers at a makeshift memorial in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka on Thursday as they mourned the 16 people killed in a Russian attack a day earlier. Flowers left by local residents to pay tribute to civilian people killed yesterday by a Russian military strike, amid Russia’s attack […]
South-East Asians wary of new conflicts as big powers join ASEAN summit
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on world leaders on Thursday to step back from confrontation as they met at a South-East Asian-hosted security and trade summit against a backdrop of big-power rivalries. US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov joined the summit in the […]
Is India changing its name to Bharat? G20 invite controversy explained
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Invites sent by Indian President Droupadi Murmu calling herself “President of Bharat” for a dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit have stirred speculation that the government may be about to change the country’s name. Police stand on a road outside ‘Bharat Mandapam’, the main venue of the G20 Summit, in […]
Japan launches ‘Moon sniper’ lunar lander SLIM into space
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan launched its lunar exploration spacecraft on Thursday aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, hoping to become the world’s fifth country to land on the Moon early next year. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the rocket took off from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan as planned and successfully released the Smart Lander […]
Origins: The strange history of ice cream flavours – from brown bread to Parmesan and paté
Food historian LINDSAY MIDDLETON looks at how ice cream favours have evolved…
US envoy visits Chad border with Sudan, vows to respond to atrocities
Adre, Chad Reuters The US envoy to the United Nations met Sudanese refugees fleeing ethnic and sexual violence on Wednesday and said the United States would “do everything in our power to prevent and respond to mass atrocities” in Sudan’s war. On a visit to the town of Adre in Chad on the border with […]
British parliament approves disputed Northern Ireland amnesty bill
Belfast, Northern Ireland/London, UK Reuters Britain’s parliament on Wednesday gave final approval to a contentious new law that would amnesty ex-soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland on condition they cooperate fully with a new investigative body. Victims’ families, human rights organisations and all major political parties on the island of […]
Nigerian election tribunal upholds Tinubu’s presidential win
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s presidential election tribunal on Wednesday rejected challenges by opposition rivals to Bola Tinubu’s win in February’s disputed vote, following a pattern seen in previous election years in Africa’s most populous country. No legal challenge to the outcome of a presidential election has succeeded in Nigeria, which returned to democracy in 1999 […]