World News
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1.2KElon Musk says video and audio calls coming to Twitter
A messaging feature at Twitter would compete with an array of free services including Messenger, Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp.
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1.6KEight people killed in mass shooting at Texas Mall
Police have asked members of the public with video captured at the scene to contact the FBI, as they collect evidence.
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1.3KKing Charles III enthroned at first UK coronation in 70 years
Charles, 74, became the oldest sovereign yet to be crowned at London's Westminster Abbey, after a lifetime as heir to his late...
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1.7KGunman who killed 5 neighbors arrested after four-day manhunt
The arrest came as the FBI said it was working with law enforcement agencies nationwide and in Mexico in an expanded, four-day...
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934Freedom of the press under attack worldwide – UN
Speaking ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a rallying cry for journalists and media worldwide.
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1.1K‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google to warn of the tech’s dangers
Geoffrey Hinton, who created a foundation technology for AI systems, told The New York Times that advancements made in the field posed...
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2.2KMan told to stop donating sperm after fathering 550 children
Clinical guidelines say a donor should not father more than 25 children in 12 families, but judges said the man had helped...
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2.6KRussia kills 26 including five children in latest attack on Ukraine
The deadly new attacks included a strike on a residential block in the historic city of Uman in central Ukraine, where AFP...
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800Sudan fighting enters third week as UN says country collapsing
More than 500 people have been killed since battles erupted on April 15 between the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan...
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722Brazil suspends Telegram for refusing to give data for antisemitic group probe
Court also fines messaging app for failing to assist investigation into neo-Nazi activity on social networks related to violence in schools
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2.0KJoy, fear as India’s population becomes world’s biggest
It was also the day the UN announced that India, already home to more than one in every six humans on the...
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942Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities
Many who unwillingly gained blue ticks made it clear that they had not subscribed, as the badge became a symbol of support...
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1.2KChinese Billionaire Jack Ma accepts University teaching post
The appointment comes weeks after the billionaire made a rare public appearance in China following his fall from grace during a government...
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1.2KUK Deputy PM resigns over bullying claims
Raab, who stood in for former prime minister Boris Johnson as he battled Covid in 2020, had promised to quit if any...
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842CBI Boss sacked for spying on employees’ Instagram accounts
Mr Danker admits that he did look at the Instagram profiles and stories of “a very small number of CBI staff, men...
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931Four dead, 28 injured in Alabama birthday party shooting
Witnesses said the shooting occurred at a 16th birthday party at Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in downtown Dadeville. Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of...
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1.7KWHO warns of new Covid-19 Variant Arcturus detected in over 20 countries
The spreading variant, which has been reported in at least 21 countries, the WHO said in a new report, is a sub-variant...
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1.1KRobert F Kennedy Jr to challenge Biden for White House
The 69-year-old is the son of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of President John F Kennedy.
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1.4KDonald Trump faces 34 criminal charges in historic indictment
Trump, the first former US president to be criminally prosecuted, pleads not guilty in New York arraignment hearing.
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1.1KRussia arrests US journalist on espionage allegations
The Wall Street Journal said it was deeply concerned for Gershkovich’s safety and denied the claim from the FSB security service that...
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1.5KNigeria awaits results after tight election
The commission has 14 days to officially announce results, but the online tally should be made available over the next few days.
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1.4KUS court awards Ugandan family shs38b for wrongful death
Nakajjigo, an ambassador for Women and Girls in Uganda died tragically in an accident while exiting Arches National park in 2020.
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3.0K“Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” says Pope Francis
The pope attributed such attitudes against homosexuality to cultural backgrounds and said catholic bishops in particular need to undergo a process of...
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1.2KDominic Ongwen: ICC upholds 25-year jail term for LRA Commander
Led by fugitive warlord Joseph Kony, the LRA terrorized Ugandans for nearly 20 years as it fought President Yoweri Museveni's government from...
