Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed against the American basketball star’s guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a…
Blinken in Rwanda to discuss Congo tensions, human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa where he has articulated Washington’s new strategy for engaging with sub-Saharan African nations as “equal partners.” Blinken comes to Rwanda at a…
Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19
United States President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing “very mild symptoms” and will continue to carry out his duties the White House has said. Biden, 79, who will isolate at the White House, has been in…
Biden announces US-Africa summit for mid-December
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States will bring together leaders from across the African continent for a major summit in December in Washington to discuss pressing challenges from food security to climate change. “The summit will…
US school shooter faces death penalty at sentencing trial
A young man who gunned down 17 people at his former high school in Florida went on trial in the southern US state on Monday, with jurors set to hand down either the death penalty or a life sentence. Nikolas…
‘Hero’ bystander shoots dead man who killed three at Indiana shopping centre
Three people have been killed by a gunman in a shopping centre in Indiana, with a “hero” bystander shooting dead the attacker. The man entered Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday and began firing a rifle, fatally injuring three people before…
Jayland Walker was wounded 46 times by Ohio police, medical examiner says
Jayland Walker, the Black motorist killed by Ohio police last month, suffered 46 gunshot wounds in the hail of officer gunfire, the medical examiner’s office revealed Friday. The 46 shots were from entrance and graze wounds, Summit County Medical Examiner…
Elon Musk terminates attempt to buy Twitter, citing ‘multiple’ problems
Elon Musk has terminated his attempt to buy Twitter, citing multiple problems with the deal. Mr Musk’s lawyers accused Twitter of having misled him about the nature of the company and the deal. Twitter “appears to have made false and…
Illinois shooting: 6 dead in 4 July parade shooting near Chicago
Police are still searching for a gunman who shot dead six people at a Fourth of July Independence Day parade near the US city of Chicago, officials say. The event in the city of Highland Park was suddenly halted shortly…
Israel says it will test bullet that killed journalist, Palestinians disagree
Israel said Sunday it would test a bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her and said a U.S. observer would be present for the procedure that could deliver results within hours. The…