Austrian lawyer Manfred Arbacher-Stoeger gives an interview to the media outside the courtroom as the verdict for six men accused of providing various degrees of help to a jihadist who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Vienna in November 2020 is expected, in Vienna, Austria, Feb 1, 2023. (PHOTO / REUTERS) VIENNA – […]
Toyota City, Japan, Jan 27, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announced today that it intends to implement changes to its executive structure effective April 1, 2023, and changes to its Board of Directors effective the date of its 119th Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting as described below. 1. Changes to […]
US Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, leaves the House floor after it adjourned for the night on Jan 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (JACQUELYN MARTIN / AP) WASHINGTON – The US House of Representatives remains in turmoil with no speaker elected on the second day of voting. House members voted on […]
South African Police Service (SAPS) officers and forensic experts stand beside bodies in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, on Dec 24, 2022, after nine people died and 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded. (PHOTO / AFP) JOHANNESBURG – The death toll caused by a gas explosion that occurred in South Africa's […]
Police secures the area after 25 suspected members and supporters of a far-right terrorist group were detained during raids across Germany, in Frankfurt, Germany on Dec 7, 2022. (TILMAN BLASSHOFER / REUTERS) BERLIN – German authorities on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor's office said were preparing a […]
Soldiers stand guard during an operation against gang members in Soyapango, El Salvador, on December 3, 2022. (MARVIN RECINOS / AFP) SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs. The move is the latest […]
000_32YF4JE.jpg SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday the deployment of 10,000 security forces to a suburb of San Salvador known to be a stronghold for gangs. The move is the latest escalation in a crusade against gang violence that began in March, which human rights groups say has been marred by […]
An escort of Kenyan and Congolese military personnel stands guard at the airport in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta lands on Nov 15, 2022. (ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP) UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Tuesday demanded immediate cessation of hostilities and of any further advances by […]
Photo taken on June 13, 2022 shows the Security Council meeting on the situation in Mali at UN Headquarters in New York. (LOEY FELIPE / UN PHOTO / HANDOUT VIA XINHUA) UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali, which killed three peacekeepers from Chad […]
This Jan 14, 2022 photo shows a police officer on duty at 10 Downing Street in London. (KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH / AP) LONDON – The five remaining contenders to be Britain's next prime minister will go head to head in the first of three televised debates on Friday, hoping a good performance will boost their chances […]
British Conservative Party Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak launches his campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in London on July 12, 2022. (ALBERTO PEZZALI / AP PHOTO) LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Eight Conservatives will fight it out to succeed Boris Johnson as party leader and British prime minister after winning enough nominations from their […]