Thousands of Nigerian villagers can bring human rights claims against the fossil fuel company Shell over the chronic oil pollution of their water sources and destruction of their way of life, the high court in London has ruled. Mrs Justice May ruled this week that more than 13,000 farmers and fishers from the Ogale and […]
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At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the country. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the deaths were confirmed at the north-eastern Abaco Islands, which bore the brunt of the storm. Some 13,000 houses are feared damaged or destroyed, according to the International Red Cross. Dorian, the […]
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President Donald Trump has said the US and China will “very shortly” resume trade talks after a weekend of escalating tension with Beijing. “China called last night… said let’s get back to the table. So we’ll be getting back to the table,” he said. On Friday Mr Trump sharply hiked tariffs on billions of dollars […]
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Sudan’s ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a landmark power-sharing deal. The agreement ushers in a new governing council, including both civilians and generals, to pave the way towards elections and civilian rule. Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagolo, widely regarded as Sudan’s most powerful man, has pledged to abide by its terms. Sudan […]
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A waiter near Paris has been shot dead by a customer who was reportedly angry because his sandwich was not prepared quickly enough, according to a BBC report. Police say a murder investigation has been launched after the incident on Friday evening in the eastern suburb of Noisy-le-Grand. The suspect fled the scene and has […]
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Jeffrey Epstein’s death in a Manhattan jail cell has officially been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medical examiner, the BBC reports. The well-connected financier, 66, was found dead on Saturday while awaiting federal trial for sex trafficking. The US Bureau of Prisons had already called his death an “apparent suicide” […]
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Congresswoman Rashida, whose application for a visa to visit Israel was initially rejected by Israel then accepted with conditions attached, has now announced via her Twitter account that she no longer wishes to visit Israel. In a Twitter thread, the US Congresswoman has stated that she would no longer be visiting Israel under the conditions […]
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Greenland has said it is “not for sale” following reports that US President Donald Trump has spoken about buying the world’s biggest island. The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, during dinners and meetings with advisers. Greenland’s foreign ministry dismissed the idea, however, saying: “We’re open […]
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Israeli Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri, has said on Friday that he would approve a humanitarian request from Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Minn) to visit her 90-year-old grandmother living in the West Bank a day after Israel announced it was banning the Congresswoman from entering the country for a four day visit, according to a Washington Post […]
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South Africa’s education minister Angie Motshekga has condemned a school for allowing girls to expose their buttocks and breasts in a choir competition, saying it was undignified and promoted their “sexual objectification”, in a report published by Times Live. In a statement, she said: “It is extremely disappointing to see that our educators have exposed […]
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