After murdering their parents and being handed life sentences, Menendez brothers birthed prison reforms the US is now replicating
The Menendez brothers’ work is ongoing, with the ultimate goal of transforming the prison yard “from an oppressive concrete and gravel slab into a normalised park-like campus setting surrounded by a majestic landscape mural,” according to the project’s website.
Nelson Mandela’s grandson deemed a threat to UK for supporting Hamas, hence denied visa
“Your presence in the UK has been assessed as not conducive for the public good on the grounds that you have engaged in unacceptable behaviour. You have made multiple statements which explicitly support Hamas and their terrorist violence, including glorifying the October 7 attack on Israel and their recently deceased leader Ismail Haniyeh,” states the letter.
IMF tells African oil exporters to diversify economies to boost ‘subdued’ growth, address poverty
While diversified economies such as Senegal and Tanzania are expected to grow at above the regional average, Nigeria will fall short, growing at 2.9 per cent, according to the IMF’s regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa launched on Friday.
Sex pest: Is ICC prosecutor being blackmailed for charging Israeli PM with war crimes in Gaza?
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan also broadened the court’s focus, bringing criminal charges for the first time against individuals outside Africa. He charged Russian President Vladimir Putin for kidnapping children in Ukraine and opened an investigation into Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for his crackdown on protesters.
Hunter is hunted: After charging Netanyahu with war crimes, ICC prosecutor is accused of sexual misconduct
Two co-workers in whom the woman confided at the ICC’s headquarters at The Hague reported the alleged misconduct in early May to the court’s independent watchdog, which says it interviewed the woman and ended its inquiry after five days when she opted against filing a formal complaint. Khan himself was never questioned.
Burundian women mourn erosion of cultural melodic greeting or Akazehe as pandemics reign
Annonciate Baragahorana, a teacher in the province of Bujumbura, which includes the commercial capital, said that while she was not born in a place where akazehe was widely practiced, she was astonished as a young girl when women embraced and addressed her in the polyphonic way during visits to other regions.
Delayed deployment of UN force to Haiti emboldens gangs that’ve escalated attacks outside capital
The surge in killings, rapes and kidnappings has led to a violent uprising by civilian vigilante groups. The Security Council voted on September 30 to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force trying to help Haiti’s national police tackle the gang violence.
Journalist captures Israeli strike on building near ‘interests and facilities’ in Beirut linked to Hezbollah top brass
Minutes before the bomb brought down the building, two smaller projectiles were fired at the roof in what Israel’s military often refers to as warning strikes, according to AP journalists at the scene. It is a practice Israel has followed in staging strikes in Gaza during past wars.
Guilty as charged: Court rules Billionaire Bill Gates can stand trial in Netherlands in Covid vaccine injury lawsuit
According to Dutch independent news outlet Zebra Inspiratie, the plaintiffs allege that Bill Gates, through his representatives, deliberately misled them about the safety of the Covid-19 shots, despite knowing “that these injections were not safe and effective.”
As Putin hosts BRICS summit in Russia it’s emerged Moscow is willing to discuss Ukraine war ceasefire after US elections
BRICS’ share of global GDP is forecast to rise to 37 per cent by the end of this decade while the share accounted for by the Group of Seven major Western economies will decline to about 28 per cent from 30 per cent this year, according to data from the International Monetary Fund.
