Former Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison for accepting illegal gifts, following his guilty plea to obstruction of justice and corruption charges. His case marks the first time in nearly 50 years that a minister in Singapore has been imprisoned. Justice Vincent Hoong, in delivering his ruling, emphasized the…
A 60-year-old White South African farmer identified as Zachariah Johannes Olivier, and his two workers, Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, have been accused of killing two Black women, Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, and feeding their bodies to pigs. The alleged murder of the two Black women has sparked outrage…
According to Reuters, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul 25 told reporters about 25 people were beloved to have to have been killed without elaborating. Sixteen students and three teachers were sent to a hospital for treatment, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said, adding the causes of the incident were still being investigated. Early images posted on social…
The Israeli military says it has eliminated another senior Hezbollah official, Nabil Qaouk, who sat on the group’s Central Council. This comes after Israel recently killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and reported taking out most of the organisation’s military leadership. In a statement on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that an air raid…
Choi Soon-hwa, the 80-year-old South Korean fashion model, has made history as the oldest-ever contestant in the Miss Universe competition. Born in 1943, Choi became a sensation after she made it to the final of the annual Miss Universe Korea competition. The fashion model will go head-to-head with 31 other finalists who are young enough…
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance and a key figure in the global cryptocurrency industry, has been released. He was released from a California correctional facility after serving a four-month sentence for failing to enforce anti-money laundering protocols on his exchange. The 47-year-old, widely known as “CZ,” returned to the US from Dubai earlier this…
The Hezbollah resistance movement has confirmed the assassination of its leader, Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in massive Israeli airstrikes targeting residential buildings in Southern Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. In a statement on Saturday afternoon, the movement said, “His Eminence, the Master of Resistance, the righteous servant, has joined his Lord and His pleasure as a…
Famous Greek singer, Marinella suffered a stroke mid-performance on Wednesday night during a concert at Athens’ Herod Atticus Theatre. The 86-year-old songstress lost her balance and collapsed during her third song on stage. The concert, which was also set to feature Greek singer Antonis Remos, was immediately cancelled. A statement released by Hygeia Hospital on…
Days to Tunisia’s election, Ayachi Zammel, a presidential candidate, has been sentenced to six months in prison for using “fraudulent certificates.” The Criminal Chamber of the Jendouba Court of First Instance sentenced Mr Zammel to six months in prison for “deliberately using a fraudulent certificate,” Tunisia’s TAP news agency reported Wednesday. Mr Zammel was sentenced…
Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday that three high-profile individuals, including a presidential guard commander, have been arrested on charges of plotting a coup d’état in the country. The suspects include former sports Minister, Oswald Homeky, businessman, Olivier Boko, who is a close associate of President Patrice Talon, and Djimon Dieudonne Tevoedjre, the Commander of the…