NEW DELHI (AA): India’s Supreme Court on Friday stayed the conviction of opposition leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case, paving the way for his return to parliament and contesting national elections next year. Gandhi was sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified in March in a case by a lawmaker from the […]
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA): Niger’s military junta has severed off diplomatic relations with four countries, including its southern neighbor Nigeria, which earlier in the morning disconnected electricity export to the country following its delegation’s failure to meet the coup leader. “The functions of the extraordinary and plenipoten...
ANKARA (AA): Niger’s deposed president said on Thursday that the country is under attack and he has been taken hostage, adding that the Nigerien junta is trying to “overthrow democracy” in the West African country. In a guest op-ed for The Washington Post, President Mohamed Bazoum said: “My country is under attack and I’ve been […]...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Two young Black Democrats Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, have won their special elections to retain their seats in Tennessee. They had been expelled from the House of Representatives in April for leading a protest against gun control. Jones defeated his Republican opponent, Laura Nelson, in the predominantly Demo...
WASHINGTON – In recent weeks, Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced a number of amendments to spending bills. The Clean Budget Coalition, made up of nearly 260 advocacy groups, said these riders are aimed at limiting the government’s ability to combat misinformation, extremism, and attacks on vot...
WASHINGTON – Former U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court in Washington on Thursday to face charges that he conspired to stay in office despite his 2020 election defeat. He pleaded not guilty to all four charges, including obstruction of an official proceeding, fraud on the United States and conspiracy to obstruct an [&...
LONDON (AA): The UK has said that it is reducing the number of staff at its embassy in coup-hit Niger. “There has been a military takeover in Niger, which has led to protests and unrest,” said the UK Foreign Office in a statement. “Protests can be violent and the situation could change quickly without warning,” [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA): All of the 10 Japanese nationals wishing to get out of coup-hit Niger have left the country, an official in Tokyo has confirmed. Eight Japanese people were successfully evacuated in addition to two nationals who had already fled to Paris, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press briefing. The evacuations were aided ...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): US President Joe Biden has called for the immediate release of Niger’s deposed leader Mohamed Bazoum. In a statement, the White House said that defending fundamental democratic values, and standing up for constitutional order, justice, and the right of peaceful assembly, are essential to the partnership between Niger and t...
Niamey, Niger (AFP): Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger and protesting against France and its allies gathered on Thursday for a mass rally in the capital Niamey. The demonstrators converged at Independence Square in the heart of the city, following a call by a coalition of civil society associations on the day that […]
