Five South Africans have appeared in court on charges relating to recruitment and fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, amid allegations that 17 South Africans had been tricked on to the frontlines of the conflict. A female suspect was arrested on Thursday on her return to South Africa at OR
Read more: Five Charged Over Recruiting South Africans for RussiaUS President Donald Trump has said he will take legal action against the BBC over how his speech was edited by Panorama, after the corporation apologised but refused to compensate him. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Friday evening, Trump said: "We'll sue them for anywhere between $1
Read more: Trump Vows $1bn Lawsuit Against BBC Over Edited ClipA surge in state-sanctioned fuel smuggling between 2022 and 2024 cost the Libyan people about $20bn (£15bn) in lost revenue – an alarming sum that demands decisive international sanctions against those responsible, according to the most comprehensive report published on how Libya’s primary revenue s
Read more: State-backed fuel smuggling drained Libya of $20bnDuduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021. The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in Sout
Read more: Jacob Zuma’s Daughter on Trial Over 2021 Riot ChargesA small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said. The Coral Springs polic
Read more: Relief Flight Crashes in Coral Springs Pond, Two DeadGuyana has been thrown into political turmoil following the arrest and possible extradition to the United States of the country’s main opposition leader just two months after he emerged as the surprise contender in the presidential election that kept incumbent Irfaan Ali in power. Azruddin Mohamed,
Read more: Opposition leader arrested amid US extradition requestNicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya. After 20 days in jail that he had earlier described as “gruelling” and a “nightmare”
Read more: Sarkozy Released, Vows to Prove His InnocenceFormer French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison - story Angelique Chrisafis in Paris Nicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign f
Read more: Sarkozy Released Under Supervision While He AppealsA rainbow of vapes and Apple-branded products light up the window of a south London shop as a small army of police prepare to march through the door. Officers have been watching the shop for months and have already carried out tests in independent labs on products bought there. Most have come back w
Read more: Met Police Target Illegal Vape and Counterfeit Phone ShopsCustody is being used as a “waiting room” for hundreds of children who are being unnecessarily locked up while awaiting trial or sentencing due to failing services, the children’s commissioner for England has warned. Dame Rachel de Souza said many children were being placed in custody not because th
Read more: Children’s commissioner urges closure of young offender institutionsMayors and councillors in England face suspensions of up to six months for serious misconduct and repeated rule breaches as the government seeks to overhaul standards in local government. Under plans unveiled on Tuesday, local authorities will be handed powers to suspend rule-breaking councillors an
Read more: England to Allow Suspensions for Councillors MisconductTony Han Global China Unit Metropolitan Police Qian Zhemin enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of travel and shopping before UK police discovered her stash of crypto A woman, said by police to have bought cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, is
Read more: Cryptoqueen to Be Sentenced Over £5bn Bitcoin Haul
