A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption. Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence…
A bomb hidden in an electric scooter has killed a senior general in charge of nuclear protection forces in Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee said. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who was chief of the Troops of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence, was killed on Tuesday outside an apartment building on Ryazansky Prospekt. “Igor Kirillov, the head…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached by the country’s National Assembly over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that plunged the country in political turmoil halfway through his presidency. The unicameral National Assembly voted 204-85 on Saturday to impeach Yoon, the second such vote in eight days. Three…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled Damascus as rebel forces entered the capital, marking a potential turning point after 13 years of civil war. Reports of Assad’s departure emerged on Saturday, with opposition forces claiming victory and celebrating across the city. Thousands of political prisoners have reportedly been freed from government detention centers, underscoring…
Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been reappointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a second term. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the organisation made the disclosure in a post on X on Friday. WTO said the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and the…
Uganda’s Ministry of Finance has confirmed a cyberattack on the country’s central bank systems but refuted claims that hackers stole as much as $17 million. The incident, which occurred two weeks ago, is currently under investigation by the Auditor General and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Speaking to lawmakers on Thursday, Minister of State for…
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s use of long-range ATACMS missiles against its territory marked a “new phase of the Western war” against Moscow, and vowed to react “accordingly.” Ukraine used the missiles to target a military facility in Russia’s Bryansk border region overnight, Moscow said, just days after Washington gave the green light for…
Brazilian police have taken four soldiers into custody for their suspected involvement in a plot to assassinate President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in December 2022. These soldiers were part of the G20 Guards, an elite security unit. This development comes after a tumultuous election period in Brazil, which saw Lula da Silva narrowly defeat…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday signed off Russia’s updated nuclear doctrine, which now includes the possibility of using nuclear weapons in response to conventional missile attacks supported by a nuclear power. This move appears to be a direct response to the outgoing US President Joe Biden administration’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire long-range…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the President of Paraguay, Santiago Pena was taken to a Rio hospital late Monday after falling ill while attending a G20 summit, officials said. “We inform that the President of the Republic, Santiago Pena, was treated today at the Samaritano Hospital (Botafogo) in Rio de Janeiro due to an indisposition,” Paraguayan…