SCORES OF WORLD LEADERS GATHER FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH’S FINAL FUNERAL
Millions of people in the UK and around the world are preparing to say a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II. Hundreds of thousands of people are already lining the…
CHINESE OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST TOUCHING FOREIGNERS AFTER MONKEYPOX
A top Chinese health official has warned locals against touching foreigners, a day after China recorded its first monkeypox infection. In a post on Weibo, the chief epidemiologist at the…
‘A BIG VICTORY’ – RAMSEY SCORES IN VILLA WIN OVER SAINTS
Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said his side’s scrappy win over Southampton at Villa Park was a “big victory”. Villa secured only their second Premier League win of the season…
UKRAINE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE WON’T CHANGE RUSSIA’S COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
Ukraine’s recent counter-offensive will not change Russia’s plans, Vladimir Putin has said in his first public comments on the matter. In a rapid counter-attack, Ukrainian forces say they captured over…
NEW ZEALAND BODIES IN SUITCASE: WOMAN ARRESTED IN S KOREA OVER CHILDREN’S DEATH
New Zealand police say a woman in South Korea has been arrested in connection to the murder of two children who were found in suitcases last month. In a case…
LEBANESE WOMAN HOLDS UP BANK TO ACCESS FROZEN SAVINGS AS ANGER BOILS
A woman held staff hostage at a bank in Lebanon’s capital Beirut, demanding they let her withdraw frozen savings to pay for her sister’s medical bills. She left the bank…
XI AND PUTIN TO DISCUSS UKRAINE WAR AT MEETING – KREMLIN
China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other “international and regional topics” at their meeting later this week, the Kremlin says. The…
INAUGURATION OF KENYA’S FIFTH PRESIDENT
President William Ruto and his vice Rigathi Gachagua to be inaugurated at Kasarani Stadium. 20 heads of state are in attendance among them are Zimbabwe’s Emmanuel Mnangagwa, Paul Kagame of…
ALEX ALBON TREATED IN INTENSIVE CARE AFTER RESPIRATORY FAILURE
Williams driver Alex Albon suffered respiratory failure and was treated in intensive care following appendix surgery at the weekend. The 26-year-old had an operation on Saturday but suffered “post-operative anesthetic…
TIGRAY FORCES ACCUSE ETHIOPIA OF NEW DRONE STRIKES
Forces in the war-torn northern Ethiopian region of Tigray have accused the government of carrying out fresh drone attacks in the regional capital, Mekelle, two days after they said they…