Brazil’s Supreme Court has handed former President Jair Bolsonaro a sentence of 27 years and three months in prison after finding him guilty of plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election. Bolsonaro, a far-right leader, lost the election to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva but was accused alongside allies of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to Qatar and other nations accused of sheltering Hamas leaders, declaring that they must either expel or prosecute the group’s operatives—or face direct Israeli action. Netanyahu’s remarks, delivered in a video message on Wednesday, came a day after an Israeli airstrike in Doha killed several…
Tension flared on Irhirhi Road in Benin City, Edo State, after a heated confrontation broke out between a man and a group of police officers. The officers, reportedly driving a mini bus, allegedly rammed into the man’s car from behind in an attempt to force him to stop. According to eyewitnesses, the officers suspected the…
Tension gripped Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on Wednesday after bandits launched a deadly attack that left three police officers and two vigilante members dead. The incident, which occurred at a checkpoint, sparked outrage and protests in the community over the worsening security situation. The Kogi State Government has strongly…
Federal investigators say they have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in the assassination of U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University. During a Thursday morning press conference, Robert Bohls, the FBI special agent in charge, confirmed that agents discovered a “high-powered bolt-action rifle”…
A solemn funeral ceremony was held in Doha on Thursday for five Hamas operatives and a Qatari security officer killed in an Israeli strike earlier this week. The procession, which took place at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, was attended by Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, alongside senior officials, relatives,…
A proposal to hold a minute of silence in honor of slain U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk was rejected in the European Parliament on Thursday, sparking controversy among lawmakers. The request was put forward by Charlie Weimers, a member of the right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, who argued that the gesture would serve…
Marseille and several other French cities descended into chaos on Wednesday as police clashed with protesters during a nationwide wave of anti-government demonstrations. The unrest, part of the “Block Everything” campaign, saw streets filled with smoke, barricades set ablaze, and tear gas deployed as anger over budget cuts and political instability spilled onto the streets….
Kawasaki City in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, has been hit by severe flooding following hours of heavy rainfall that overwhelmed drainage systems and left several neighborhoods waterlogged. Local authorities reported that the downpour caused rivers to swell beyond capacity, flooding roads, residential areas, and commercial districts. Emergency services have been deployed across the city to assist…
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has officially claimed the title of the world’s richest person, overtaking Tesla chief Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The 81-year-old billionaire saw his wealth skyrocket by an unprecedented $101 billion in a single day, marking the largest one-day gain ever recorded on the index. The surge came after Oracle…
