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….
