UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, leads tributes to Maj Kevin McCool saying his death is ‘tragic loss’ A British soldier has died while off duty in Kenya, the Ministry of Defence has said. Maj Kevin McCool, 32, was reportedly on a motorcycle trip off base when he was attacked. The MoD said he died on…
Despite mounting international pressure on Israel over it’s bombardment of Gaza, Israel military on Sunday carried out deadly bomb attacks in Gaza following the renewal of hostilities after the expiration of a seven day truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas The Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since a…
The authorities in the Italian city of Bologna have sealed off a medieval towerover fears that it may collapse. They have since started constructing a 5m (16ft) high barrier around the 12th Century Tower to contain debris in the event that it falls. The 47m (154ft) tower tilts at a four-degree angle, and monitoring has…
Police in the Indian city of Chennai have discovered the body of a 20-year-old nursing student who was reportedly killed by her boyfriend at a hotel who then shared a picture of the deceased on his WhatsApp on Saturday. Chennai is a city located in the southern part of India. The murder was discovered when…
A United States federal appeals court on Friday ruled that former president Donald Trump can be sued over the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol that saw his supporters attempt to thwart certification of his election loss to Joe Biden. Trump could now face civil action over the violent clashes which saw a…
The first woman to sit on the US Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor died aged 93. She died on Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona due to complications related to dementia and a respiratory illness, a statement by the US Supreme Court said. A moderate conservative, Justice O’Connor was appointed to America’s highest court by former…
A US prisoner has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing Derek Chauvin, the ex-police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd. Prosecutors said ex-gang member John Turscak used an improvised blade to knife Chauvin 22 times on 24 November at a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona. Chauvin survived the attack and was said…
An eighteen years old girl has been killed by her own family members for appearing in a viral social media videos where she was seen dancing with a boy The incident happened in the village of Barsharyal in Pakistan’s Kohistan region, According to reports, as soon as the videos emerged, village elders sentenced her to…
New Zealand’s conservative prime minister, Christopher Luxon, announced on Friday that cell phones will no longer be allowed in classrooms as his government attempts to reverse the nation’s alarmingly low reading rates. Although reading and writing proficiency in New Zealand schools used to rank among the highest in the world, some experts are concerned that…
Heavy fighting has been reported in Guinea-Bissau’s capital Bissau on Friday morning hours after some National Guard soldiers went to free a detained minister and a senior state official. Members of the National Guard took the officials before seeking refuge in barracks south of the capital. Special forces then intervened after attempts to negotiate failed,…
