Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, state in a controversial case related to a leaked document. The sentence, handed down today following a trial held inside the jail where Khan has been detained for much of the time since his arrest in August, comes as the country…
Seven people killed on Sunday in Brazil’s southeast Minas Gerais state when the small plane they were travelling in crashed, according to the authorities. After leaving Campinas, in neighboring Sao Paulo state, the single-engine plane apparently broke up mid-air and crashed at around 10:30 am (1330 GMT) in the mining town of Itapeva, firefighters told…
The military juntas governing Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with immediate effect. This was revealed on Sunday, amidst escalating tensions between the regional bloc and the three Sahel nations, particularly following the military coup in Niger. In a joint statement on Sunday,…
The UN, EU and anti-death penalty activists have condemned the first execution of a prisoner using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death on Thursday night at a state prison in Atmore, Alabama. Smith was convicted in 1989 of murdering a preacher’s wife, Elizabeth Sennett, in a killing-for-hire. The UN High Commissioner for…
The UN top court on Friday has told Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and facilitate “urgently needed” humanitarian aid into the besieged territory, handing down rulings in a case that has drawn global attention. The court urged Israel to refrain from any possible genocidal acts as it presses its military operation in the…
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used globally. Smith, 58, lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment. In 2022, Alabama tried and failed…
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a coup plot three years ago. This was the first treason trial in Ghana since 1966 when post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The six were arrested in 2021 while testing weapons in the capital, Accra, to allegedly topple…
An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith’s lawyers called a “cruel and unusual” punishment. Opponents say using nitrogen could cause unnecessary…
British media and hospitality company, Time Out, has ranked Lagos as the 19th best city to visit in the world. In the rankings published on its website, Time Out said it drew its conclusion from a survey of more than 20,000 city dwellers around the world, along with its network of editors. New York city…
The Canadian Government is planning to implement a national cap aimed at reducing the influx of international students into the country. The immigration minister, Marc Miller, disclosed during an interview on Sunday with CTV’s Question Period that discussions with provincial governments will be necessary “to make sure that the provinces that have not been doing…
