Germany arrests two dual nationals over alleged Russian sabotage plot | Russia-Ukraine war News

Germany arrests two dual nationals over alleged Russian sabotage plot | Russia-Ukraine war News

Germany’s prosecutors are accusing the German-Russian nationals of being prepared to ‘carry out explosive and arson attacks’ on the country’s US military sites. Germany has arrested two German-Russian dual nationals on suspicions that they were plotting sabotage attacks on US military sites in the country to undermine Western military support…

Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back | Jacob Zuma News

Jacob Zuma’s nine lives: How South Africa’s ex-president keeps coming back | Jacob Zuma News

In March, South Africa’s electoral commission barred former president Jacob Zuma from running as a parliamentary candidate in next month’s general elections due to a previous criminal conviction which rendered him ineligible under the law. However, just days later, the Electoral Court declared that Zuma was eligible to run, overturning…

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study | Climate Crisis News

Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence. Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal hot spell throughout West Africa’s Sahel region in April, according to a study by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international network of scientists focusing on…

Georgia advances ‘foreign agents’ bill as 20,000 rally against it | Politics News

Georgia advances ‘foreign agents’ bill as 20,000 rally against it | Politics News

The ruling party suddenly reintroduced the bill earlier this month, after mass protests forced its withdrawal last year. The Georgian parliament has advanced a controversial “foreign influence” bill through its first reading, as thousands joined a third day of anti-government protests. The bill, first presented early in 2023 and withdrawn…

NPR editor resigns after accusing US outlet of liberal bias | Media News

NPR editor resigns after accusing US outlet of liberal bias | Media News

Uri Berliner quits broadcaster days after being suspended over essay accusing network of lacking viewpoint diversity. A senior editor at a public broadcaster in the United States who accused his employer of liberal bias, igniting heated debate about standards in journalism, has resigned. Uri Berliner, an editor with National Public…

11,000 evacuated in northern Indonesia as Ruang volcano erupts | Volcanoes News

11,000 evacuated in northern Indonesia as Ruang volcano erupts | Volcanoes News

Authorities further extend exclusion zone after volcano sends ash and smoke more than two kilometres into the sky. Some 11,000 people have been evacuated from around the Ruang volcano in northern Indonesia amid fears it could collapse causing a tsunami after erupting multiple times. Mount Ruang, located in in North…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 784 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 784 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 784th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Fighting At least 17 people were killed in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv after it was struck by three Russian missiles. Emergency services said 60 people, including three children,…

Columbia University leaders face scrutiny over anti-Semitism on campus | Education News

Columbia University leaders face scrutiny over anti-Semitism on campus | Education News

Leaders from Columbia University have appeared before a committee in the United States Congress to face questions about alleged instances of anti-Semitism on campus. The hearing was a sequel of sorts to a similar panel held in December, featuring the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts…

Police make multiple arrests in ‘largest gold theft in Canadian history’ | Crime News

Police make multiple arrests in ‘largest gold theft in Canadian history’ | Crime News

Police say five suspects arrested, three more being sought over theft of 6,600 gold bars at Toronto airport last year. Police in Canada have arrested multiple people accused of stealing thousands of gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14m), in what authorities say was the largest gold…

Croatia ruling party heading for election win without majority: Exit poll | Elections News

Croatia ruling party heading for election win without majority: Exit poll | Elections News

Exit poll projects Croatia’s governing HDZ party on track to win 58 seats in 151-seat parliament. Croatia’s governing HDZ party is projected to win Wednesday’s parliamentary election but with fewer seats than before and without a majority, according to an Ipsos exit poll published on local Nova TV. HDZ was…