Four campaign workers in Connecticut were charged with misuse of absentee ballots years after their involvement in the 2019 Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary scandal. The charges were announced on Tuesday against Bridgeport City Councilman Alfredo Castillo, 52, vice chair of the city’s Democratic Party leader Wanda Geter-Pataky, 67, as well as two 2019 campaign workers,…
A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday. The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five metres (16 feet). The…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A man reportedly assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen, local media said. Police confirmed “there has been an incident with the prime minister” on Friday and that a 39-year-old man was arrested. He is expected to face a custody hearing Saturday, police said. Authorities didn’t provide further details…
The High Court of South Africa; Limpopo Division in Polokwane, has sentenced a 47-year-old woman, Kedibone Lonia Nyathi, to 25 years imprisonment, after she pleaded guilty to killing her husband, Sandy Nyathi. Nyathi was previously charged with three young men whom she had contracted to kill her husband. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson, Limpopo…
Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, signaling the beginning of the 12th Islamic month. Consequently, tomorrow will mark the beginning of the holy month. Also, the Hajj pilgrimage for 1445 AH-2024 will commence on Friday, June 14, with the day of Arafah falling on Saturday, June 15. With the…
Russian forces have launched a barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine that damaged energy infrastructure in five regions, according to Ukrainian officials. Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo said on Saturday the attacks struck facilities in the eastern Donetsk, southeastern Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as the Kirovohrad and Ivano-Frankivsk region in the centre…
US President Joe Biden has said it was “reckless” for his predecessor, Donald Trump, to call his trial rigged, a day after the historic conviction. In his first public remarks about the guilty verdict for Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records, Mr Biden defended the US justice system. “The American principle that no-one…
The mother of former US First Lady Michelle Obama has died In a statement, her family said that Marian Robinson had died “peacefully” on Friday morning at age 86 Robinson was a well-known fixture at the White House during the eight years of Barack Obama’s administration between 2009-17. She spent much of that time taking…
Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records, a felony that could result in prison time. He will be sentenced on July 11. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of four years, but legal experts consider prison unlikely given Trump’s lack of a criminal record. The former US president had pleaded not…
Three police officers have been injured during a demonstration in Westminster organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and other groups. One officer suffered a serious facial injury after she was hit with a bottle thrown from within the crowd, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said the suspect had not yet been identified but that…
