Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia after a Syrian court convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s civil war. The verdict marks the first conviction against Assad, who fled Syria for Moscow with his family after his regime was overthrown in December 2024….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in overnight strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia. Also saying it marks the first time Moscow has openly relied on Pyongyang’s weaponry to sustain its attacks on Ukraine. At least six people were killed and nineteen others injured in the Zaporizhzhia strikes….
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has filed a defamation claim against Crystal Palace in the High Court after a banner displayed by Palace fans during a Premier League match depicted him holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White’s head. The banner appeared during a 1-1 draw between the two clubs at Selhurst Park in August…
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for a reduction in the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11. Also recommending that the combined mumps, measles, and rubella shot be split into three separate injections given across multiple doctor visits. Standing in the Oval Office, Trump invoked the long-debunked claim that…
Colombia is in a state of national emergency after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country on Monday morning. This killed at least 132 people, injuring more than 480, and leaving survivors trapped beneath collapsed buildings across multiple cities. The quake hit at 07:34 local time, originating at a depth of 103 kilometres near the…
Police in Ogun State have rescued seven kidnap victims and neutralised three suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations. The operation was carried out by the Ogun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and other security agencies. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi disclosed the development in a…
A former Thai lawmaker has allegedly shot dead a local government official in Nonthaburi province before confessing to the killing during a YouTube livestream. Former Nonthaburi MP Chalong Reawraeng allegedly shot Thongchai Yenprasert outside Thongchai’s office on Monday. Thongchai, a retired police colonel, was president of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO). He was shot…
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than one million people from their homes across eastern China. This includes the financial capital Shanghai, after Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening as the most powerful storm to strike the country in 2026. Dolphin slammed into Yuhuan in Zhejiang province at 17:30 local time with maximum wind speeds…
At least 13 people have been killed and 75 others injured after Ukrainian drones struck the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan republic overnight. An attack Russian officials are describing as one of the deadliest single attacks on Russian soil since the war began. One child is among the dead. A period of mourning has…
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Special Tactical Squad have shot dead a suspected bandit kingpin identified as Ojiogu Elumah Martin, widely known as “Acid.” This followed a gun battle at his hideout in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The operation was launched on the direct orders of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu,…
