Ecuador’s former President Lenin Moreno has been convicted of bribery and sentenced to five years in prison by an Ecuadorian court. The case is connected to the construction of the country’s largest hydroelectric plant. Judge Manuel Cabrera of the tribunal delivered the ruling on Friday, saying Moreno’s conduct was “consistent with the charges brought by…
He became king at three years old and never knew life without a crown. Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Tooro in western Uganda and holder of the Guinness World Record as the world’s youngest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 34. Tooro’s Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki announced…
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, the royal palace in Oslo announced on Friday morning. He passed away peacefully at the national hospital in Oslo, where he had been receiving treatment for haemolytic anaemia. The royal flag on the palace roof was lowered to half-mast. He is succeeded by his…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. Further escalating tensions with Canada amid a worsening trade dispute between the two countries. Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of changing the name of the Great Lake, which is shared by the US and Canada. On Thursday,…
Andrew and Tristan Tate have asked a Florida court to release them from custody while they challenge extradition to the UK. The brothers face charges including rape and human trafficking. They both appeared in court in Miami on Thursday wearing tan jail uniforms and shackles. Both denied committing the alleged crimes and criticised the conditions…
A US judge has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully retaliated against AI company Anthropic. US District Judge Rita Lin called the Pentagon’s action “illegal and baseless.” She said national security cannot justify punishing government critics. The case began after Anthropic refused to allow its AI models for some military uses. These included domestic surveillance…
At least 12 people have died and dozens more have been injured as wildfires spread across several provinces in northern Algeria amid a severe heatwave gripping North Africa. Algeria’s civil protection authorities said numerous fires were burning along the country’s northern coastline, with firefighters battling dozens of separate blazes. Interior Minister Said Sayoud said on…
The long-delayed trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged self-proclaimed mastermind of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, has been scheduled to begin in June 2028. A military judge at Guantanamo Bay ruled on Wednesday that the trial will begin on 5 June 2028, nearly 27 years after the attacks that…
Norway’s royal family has gathered at the bedside of King Harald V after the country’s 89-year-old monarch was reported to be in an “extremely serious” condition in hospital. King Harald has been receiving treatment at Oslo University Hospital for more than a week after being diagnosed with haemolytic anaemia. This is a rare blood disorder…
Fifty eggs suspected to belong to endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa’s main international airport, with several of the eggs now hatching under specialist care. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested last Thursday at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after allegedly attempting to smuggle the eggs into the country inside a homemade incubator…
