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Ten people have been killed and at least 15 wounded after two men went on a knife rampage in 13 locations in two Communities in Central Canada. According to Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner, Rhonda Blackmore, ten people were found dead in the Indigenous Community of James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby town of Weldon in Saskatchewan Province. Blackmore added that more victims may have made their way to […]

At least seven people have been killed in inter-communal violence in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state. According to state officials, 23 others were injured in the latest bout of violence, which occurred in two parts of the state. The Blue Nile state’s security committee said the cause of the violence was still under investigation. The committee also announced a curfew in two large cities of al-Damazin and al-Roseires.

Myanmar’s deposed Leader, Aung Kyi has been found guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour. The sentence on Friday by a Special Court at a prison in the Capital, Naypyidaw, adds to the 17 years in prison that Kyi was already handed for other offences. Recall that the deposed Leader had been detained since a Coup early last year.

Angola’s main opposition Party has filed a case with the Country’s constitutional Court to seek the annulment of last month’s election in which the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA, was declared the winner. In an address released on Thursday, the Leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, UNITA, Adalberto Costa Junior, claimed that MPLA did not win the election. Recall that the […]

Kazakhstan’s President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed a snap Presidential election and to reduce the Presidency to one seven-year term from the current two five-year terms. In an address to the Parliament on Thursday, Tokayev disclosed that he will seek a second term. According to the address, the President proposed holding snap parliamentary elections in the first half of 2023. Recall that a Presidential vote is due in Kazakhstan in 2024 […]

Rosmah Mansor, wife of Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak has been found guilty of soliciting and receiving bribes. A High Court judge found Mansor guilty on those charges, and the charges carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison, and a fine of up to five times the amount of the bribe. The former first lady had previously pleaded not guilty to three charges totaling 194m ringgit […]

A former Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died at the age of 91. Gorbachev took power in 1985 and introduced reforms, as well as opening up the Soviet Union to the world. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, described the former leader as a one-of-a kind statesman, adding that the world has lost a towering global leader. He will be buried in […]

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. A statement issued from Mohamad’s Office disclosed that he has been confirmed to have the virus on Wednesday morning. The statement revealed that the former Prime Minister is admitted to the National Heart Institute for observation. Recall that the 97-year-old has a history of heart problems and spent an extended period in hospital in […]

Angola’s ruling Party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola, was declared the winner of the 2022 general election held last week. The Country’s National Electoral Commission, who made the announcement, disclosed that the Party won with 51.17 per cent of the total votes cast. According to the Electoral Commission, the Nation’s largest opposition Party, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, had 43.95 per cent of […]