A Lancashire councillor has resigned after posting on social media that the assassination of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk was “good riddance.” Fiona Wild, who represented Lanehead ward as an independent on Burnley Council, sparked outrage after writing that Kirk “made himself a target and brought this on himself.” The post, which has since been…
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides that swept across Indonesia’s Bali and Flores islands has risen to 23, disaster officials said Friday, as rescuers continue to search for five missing victims. Torrential rains late Tuesday triggered the floods, swamping villages and destroying infrastructure in Bali, a major international tourist destination, as well as…
Nepal’s president and army are scrambling to agree on an interim leader after a week of deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government, left parliament in flames, and plunged the Himalayan nation into its worst unrest in two decades. At least 51 people were killed in the violence, which erupted after security forces attempted to suppress…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign to secure the Nobel Peace Prize next month appears unlikely to succeed, as the Norwegian Nobel Committee reaffirmed its independence and resistance to outside pressure. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump, 79, has repeatedly claimed he “deserves” the award, pointing to his self-declared success in “ending…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned Russia’s barrage of air strikes against Ukraine on Sunday, saying they showed that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is not serious about peace”. “I’m appalled by the latest brutal overnight assault on Kyiv and across Ukraine,” Starmer said in a statement. “These cowardly strikes show that Putin believes he can…
At least three more women have testified against the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa on the same allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by one Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi who is said to be an aide to the minister. Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi had earlier written a petition to the minister which…
