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A British couple who were arrested while passing through Iran on a round-the-world motorcycle trip have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage, their family have said. Lindsay and Craig Foreman were detained by Iranian authorities in January 2025, and were later charged with spying, which the couple denies. The Foremans are detained separately in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, which has been used by the Iranian government to […]
A South Korean court has found ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of masterminding an insurrection The 65-year-old has been sentenced to life in prison over his botched attempt in December 2024 at imposing military rule Yoon's order lasted just six hours but shook the country - it paralysed what was left of the government and cost his party the next election It also polarised South Korea, and that is evident […]
Gabon's media regulator has announced the suspension of social media platforms "until further notice", saying online content has fuelled conflict and deepened divisions in the country. In a televised statement on Tuesday evening, the High Authority for Communication (HAC) cited the "spread of false information", "cyberbullying" and the "unauthorised disclosure of personal data" as reasons for the decision. Its spokesperson Jean-Claude Mendome did not specify which platforms would be affected, […]
About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation's armed forces and help them with intelligence in their battle against growing security threats from Islamist militants and other armed groups. The troops and equipment had landed at an airfield in the north-eastern state of Bauchi, Nigerian defence spokesperson Maj Gen Samaila Uba said. He reiterated that the US personnel would not be engaging in combat […]
France says it has released an oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet!" after its owner paid a fine. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the vessel, named Grinch, was "leaving French waters" on Tuesday having paid a penalty of "several million euros". The tanker was seized by French forces in the Mediterranean in January and then diverted to the port city of Marseille. It had […]
Jackson died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family say. Jackson fought for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr in the 1960s and was twice a candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 1984 and […]
Hillary Clinton has accused US President Donald Trump's administration of a "cover-up" over its handling of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum. The White House insisted that by releasing the files they had done "more for the victims than Democrats ever […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Nyesom Wike, says he will only support those who back President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, irrespective of political party, in the FCT Area Councils’ election scheduled for February 21. Wike made this statement in Abuja during Senator Sandy Onor’s 60th birthday celebration, marking six decades of scholarship, leadership, service, and meaningful impact. The Minister, who said he owed no one an apology […]
Human Rights Lawyer and Activist, Deji Adeyanju has sent his regards to a reknown activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore on his 55th birthday. In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, Adeyanju commended the Activist on his numerous roles in defending the rights of the most vulnerable in the country. "Today, I celebrate Omoyele Sowore at 55 as a foremost human rights activist and a relentless defender of […]
