Ryan W. Routh, the 58-year-old man arrested for attempting to assassinate former American President Donald Trump, had his plan written in a note in which he offered $150,000 to anyone able to kill the former American president. In a federal court filing on Monday, Mr Routh, in the note, admitted that his attempt on Mr…
Ghanaian police said they had arrested 42 demonstrators in the capital, Accra, after clashes erupted during protests against economic hardship. The protests, organised by the group Democracy Hub, began on Friday and were set to continue until Monday. The demonstrators, mostly young people, marched through the city chanting patriotic songs and carrying placards expressing frustration…
Some Israeli military personnel on Sunday morning stormed Qatari Al Jazeera TV office in the West Bank’s Ramallah city with a military order to close it for 45 days. This was seen in a Qatar-based channel aired live footage showing the Israeli troops storming the channel’s office and handing over a military closure order to…
Zimbabwean authorities have approved the slaughter of about 200 elephants to feed citizens amid lingering food insecurity caused by severe drought. On Monday, Tinashe Farawo, a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority, confirmed the planned culling of 200 elephants to feed citizens amid acute drought. “We are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Mr…
Micheal Jackson’s older brother, Tito Jackson, is dead. Tito, who was originally a member of Jackson 5 , died on Sunday. He was 70. It is suspected that his death resulted from a heart attack on his way driving from New Mexico to Oklahoma, Jackson’s former family manager, Steve Mannings, told Entertainment Tonight. The sons…
A Missouri math teacher, Hailey Clifton-Carmack, 26, has pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student while other students acted as lookouts. Clifton-Carmack, who taught at Laquey High School, faces up to four years in prison for sexual contact with a student, according to the Daily Mail. The case surfaced in December…
A high court in Kenya has sentenced the country’s acting inspector general of police, Gilbert Masengeli, to six months in prison for contempt. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his ruling on Friday, gave Mr Masengeli seven days to surrender himself to the commissioner-general of prisons to serve his sentence. If the police chief failed to surrender…
Liberia’s Vice President, Jeremiah Kpan Koung, has praised Nigerian banks for their significant contributions to Liberia’s economic growth. Speaking at the 17th Annual Banking & Finance Conference in Abuja, Koung noted that Nigerian investors own four out of eight commercial banks in Liberia, increasing market competition and efficiency. The four Nigerian-owned banks in Liberia are…
Donald Trump on Thursday announced he will not participate in another televised debate with his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of November’s presidential election. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” the Republican candidate wrote on his Truth Social platform, including in his tally the earlier debate with US President Joe Biden in…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a former Miss Switzerland finalist, Kristina Joksimovic, has been allegedly dismembered by her 41-year-old husband. The 38-year-old model was said to have been strangled and dismembered by her husband using a jigsaw and garden shears. After she was dismembered, her remains were allegedly pureed in a blender by her husband, according…