United Nations is calling for an independent investigation into rape in Ukraine
The United Nations has demanded an independent investigation into rape and sexual violence in Ukraine, after allegations Russian troops committed such crimes during the continuing invasion of the neighbouring country. “We are…
A feeling of Déjà vu for French Elections
The French have done it again. Despite having been utterly scandalised by the result of their own vote in the 2017 presidential elections, they have propelled the unpalatable Emmanuel Macron…
Macron to face Le Pen in French election runoff
French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen qualified for what promises to be a very tightly fought presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against…
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban for slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, the academy that hands out the awards announced, less than two weeks after the American actor slapped comedian Chris…
U.N. suspends Russia from human rights body over Ukraine abuses
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted to suspend Russia from the organisation’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed civilians while retreating from the region around…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson who confirmed as first black woman on u.s. supreme court.
The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the US Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court….
Oscars 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here
At an Oscars ceremony that will most likely be forever defined by the slap heard ’round the world, the winners themselves may seem comparatively predictable. CODA, the dark horse Sundance…
Will Smith’s Oscar night slap shocks and divides celeb audience
International celebrities have reacted with shock, condemnation, and in some cases, praise, after actor Will Smith walked on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars in Los Angeles….
Samuel L. Jackson Receives First-Ever Oscar from Denzel Washington
Jackson was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science’s annual Governors Awards on Friday night. With all the controversy about which awards…
China Plane Crashes With 132 On Board, No Sign Of Survivors
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday following a sudden descent from cruising altitude….
