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Trump fined $10K a day until he complies with court order
A New York judge on Monday found former President Donald Trump guilty of contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in the state attorney general’s civil probe of his business practices. Justice Arthur…
Expelled Trump vows not to return to Twitter even if account is reinstated
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who was expelled from Twitter last year January for inciting violence, has vowed not to return. Trump who had over 80 million followers on the platform and is building a rival…
Boris Johnson hails Macron’s re-election as France president
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his re-election Sunday, as projections showed the French president winning a second term in office. “France is one of our closest and most…
French President, Emmanuel Macron, Re-Elected For Second Term
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has been re-elected for a second term as he defeated his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, on Sunday by a comfortable margin. Reuters reports that cheers of joy erupted as…
Outrage in Shanghai after China fenced off COVID-hit areas
Shanghai authorities have sparked fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city’s 25 million people indoors. The latest cause of outrage was the city’s decision to erect fences outside residential buildings, as it…
BREAKING: Emmanuel Macron projected to win French presidential election
Emmanuel Macron will win France's presidential election, pollsters project, fending off a historic challenge…
No one can touch us – North Korea claims invincible power
North Korean state media on Sunday trumpeted how the country has gained an “invincible power that the world cannot ignore and no one can touch” under Kim Jong Un. The boast was an apparent reference to the…
Macron or Le Pen? Voting begins in France
The French have begun voting in an election that will decide whether pro-European Union, centrist President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right eurosceptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to…
Top U.S. officials Blinken, Austin visit Ukraine today
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to welcome U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin to Kyiv on Sunday. This visit from Washington comes as Russia continued…
Express Entry: Applications for permanent residence in Canada to resume in July
The Canadian government says it will soon resume its Express Entry draws for immigrants. In a statement issued on Friday, Sean Fraser, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said invitations…
Biden announces new $800m military aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a new package of $800 million in military aid for Ukraine, saying it would help Kyiv in the fight against Russian forces in the Donbas region. The Pentagon said the…
Deaths of 2 Russian oligarchs 48 hours apart trigger questions
The deaths of two Russian oligarchs, both linked to gas giants, have triggered curious questions whether they were organised hits or simply murder-suicides. According to a Newsweek report, both oligarchs died…
Ex-Honduran President Hernandez, handcuffed, extradited to U.S
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has been extradited to the United States to face trial for participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offences. Hernandez indictment by…
Barbie doll for Queen Elizabeth as she clocks 96
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, who marks her 96th birthday today, is being honoured with a Barbie doll in her likeness. The doll is to mark her Platinum Jubilee this year. Toy maker Mattel said on Thursday it was…
Putin vetoes plans to storm Mariupol steel plant, opts for blockade
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Instead, he said the plant should continue to be hermetically…
U.S., UK, Canadian officials walk out on Russia at G20 meeting
Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday’s G20 meeting as Russian representatives spoke, UK finance minister Rishi Sunak said. The boycott exposed deepening…
Wikileaks founder Assange to be extradited to U.S
A British Magistrate Court in Westminster has issued a formal order to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges. The decision on whether to approve the extradition…
U.S. targets Russian oligarch Kerimov’s superyacht Amadea
The United States seeks to seize superyacht Amadea that is suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch, Suleiman Kerimov. The ship is now docked in the Pacific island nation of Fiji, according to an…
Ukraine’s city of Kreminna falls to Russian forces
Russian invading forces have taken control of the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine and Ukrainian troops have withdrawn from the city, the regional governor said on Tuesday. “Kreminna is under the control of…
Russia: Western sanctions have failed – Vladimir Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said that the barrage of Western sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine has failed. Putin said on Monday that the West “expected to…
Iran warns it will target Israel’s heart
Iran’s armed forces will target Israel’s heart if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday. “If you make slightest move against our nation ……
Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol ignore Russian surrender ultimatum
Ukrainian soldiers resisted a Russian ultimatum to lay down arms on Sunday in the pulverised port of Mariupol, which Moscow said its forces had almost completely seized in what would be its biggest prize of the…
UK archbishop slams govt’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
The leader of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on Sunday, criticised the British government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda to process their claims. The scheme has sparked…
Funeral directors in Ireland report ‘crazy’ trend as business ‘completely…
Funeral directors in Ireland are reporting a trend for increasingly elaborate funerals, a new study shows. A survey found some undertakers are on the receiving end of increasingly complex service demands as the…