The United Nations has lamented that 2023 was the year of suffering and violence across the countries. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres disclosed this in a solemn video message released on the eve of 2024. Recalled that there was an insurrection that broke out on April 15, 2023, in Khartoum and the Darfur region, Sudan…
US President Joe Biden has announced pardons for certain marijuana convictions for 11 people imprisoned for non-violent drug crimes, It also applies to certain offences on federal lands. The executive order covers those convicted under the federal law of simple possession, attempted simple possession or use of marijuana. Mr Biden’s more lenient approach marks a…
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued late into the night on Friday, with reports of sustained air strikes and bombardments. An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 18 people, according to Palestinian media. . In New York, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution urging more humanitarian aid for…
Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, has ruled out any more hostage releases until Israel agrees to a “full cessation of aggression”. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hamas fighters in Gaza since a truce earlier this month when more than 100 hostages were freed. Around 120 people abducted from Israel…
The Czech Republic has declared Saturday a national day of mourning after a gunman killed 14 people and injured 25 at a university in Prague. President Petr Pavel expressed his “great sadness” and “helpless anger at the totally unnecessary” loss of life. The gunman, who police said had been “eliminated”, is believed to have also…
India’s top drug controller has banned an indian made anti-cold drugs combination for use in children below the age of four, after being linked to the death of some infants in the Gambia and Uzbekistan last year. In India, at least 12 children died between 2019 and 2020 allegedly after consuming a similar medication Manufacturers…
The US says “serious negotiations” are about now taking place on a new Gaza truce and the release of more Israeli hostages But prospects remain uncertain after Hamas’s leader reportedly rejected the prospect of a temporary pause during talks in Cairo on Wednesday Meanwhile, Israeli forces say they’ve uncovered a network of tunnels in the…
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July when a judge ordered a new trial. But a county district attorney said on Monday there was not…
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. It does not stop Mr Trump…
A former doctor in Rwanda has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide in the east African country. Sosthene Munyemana was found guilty of crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity. He was accused of organising torture and killings in the genocide, in which 800,000 people…
