ICJ charges ‘morally repugnant’ — Israel – DW – 05/25/2024

ICJ charges ‘morally repugnant’ — Israel – DW – 05/25/2024

Israel’s leadership on Friday said that genocide charges brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague were “false, outrageous and morally repugnant.” The comments were made in a joint statement issued by the head of Israel’s National Security Council and the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The statement comes … Read more

Minnesotan killed on safari in Zambia after elephant charges vehicle

Minnesotan killed on safari in Zambia after elephant charges vehicle

Minnesotan killed on safari in Zambia after elephant charges vehicle 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS reporter Ben Henry confirmed with family members that Minnesota woman Gail Mattson, 79, was killed on a safari in Zambia. Mattson was vacationing in Zambia when, over the weekend, safari officials say an elephant charged tourists on a “game drive” through Kafue … Read more

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case

S Iswaran accused of receiving gifts worth $14,000 from individual who had business dealings with Transport Ministry. Singapore’s former Transport Minister S Iswaran has been slapped with eight new charges in a rare corruption case involving the city-state’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). The charges relate to allegations that Iswaran obtained valuable goods worth about … Read more

Sierra Leone charges ex-leader Koroma’s guard, 11 others over failed coup

Sierra Leone charges ex-leader Koroma’s guard, 11 others over failed coup

Those charged were part of 85 people arrested in connection with the attempted coup in Sierra Leone on November 26. Sierra Leone authorities have charged 12 people including a member of former President Ernest Bai Koroma’s security detail, with treason in connection with a failed coup in November, the government said on Tuesday. The accused … Read more

US prosecutors file new charges against Hunter Biden, CNN says

US prosecutors file new charges against Hunter Biden, CNN says

BREAKINGBREAKING, Report comes after President Joe Biden’s son last month pleaded not guilty to three firearms-related charges. Prosecutors in the United States have filed new criminal charges against Hunter Biden, CNN has reported, citing people briefed on the matter. The nature of the charges against President Joe Biden’s son was not immediately clear on Thursday … Read more

Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges in fraud trial

Crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges in fraud trial

Bankman-Fried faces up to 110 years behind bars following guilty verdict. Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty on all charges after orchestrating what authorities have described as one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. A jury convicted Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, on seven counts of fraud, embezzlement … Read more

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