Giorno: 27 Giugno 2023

Court Date Postponed for Trump Valet Walt Nauta

A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for Walt Nauta, Donald Trump’s valet, who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.

4 dead, 3 remain missing following Chinese landslides

Four people died and three others were missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday, leading authorities to evacuate more than 900 people. The landslides, triggered by flash floods, occurred in Miansi and Weizhou townships in Wenchuan county, according to the county’s emergency management bureau. More than 400 rescuers searched […]

Over a thousand Afghan civilians have died in attacks since the Taliban’s takeover of the country, UN says

The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover — despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency. According to a new report by the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, since the takeover […]

Vatican peace envoy en route to Moscow after aborted Wagner mutiny

The Vatican’s peace envoy is heading to Russia this week following the aborted mutiny of the Wagner Group mercenaries. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is heading the mission, which will court Russian officials to find a path forward toward peace in Ukraine. “On the days 28 and 29 June 2023, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna […]

Philippine police rescue over 2,700 workers in alleged cybercrime building raid

Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid on Tuesday and said they rescued more than 2,700 workers from China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and more than a dozen other countries who were allegedly swindled into working for fraudulent online gaming sites and other cybercrime groups. The number of human trafficking victims rescued from […]

Putin claims Wagner did not have public backing in mutiny attempt: ‘the people were not with them’

Russian President Vladimir Putin looked to set the tone Tuesday just days after he faced a mutiny from the Wagner mercenary group, claiming they did not have the backing of the people. Putin faced the greatest threat yet to his more than 20-year rule over the weekend when Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin sent an alleged […]

Inequality is man-made — and there’s nothing like a pandemic to expose it

Read More Scientists have developed medicine that can control HIV in our bodies, turning it into a manageable, chronic disease. But inequality frequently prevents the drugs from reaching the people who need them most. (Photo by Dino Lloyd/Gallo Images via Getty Images) If you were a South African health journalist, like me, during the late […]

Sierra Leone: A fractious poll defined by economic crisis

Read More President Julius Maada Bio In the comfort of his vast presidential villa in the capital, Freetown, President Julius Maada Bio was on the defensive. The villa was crowded with vehicles, gun-toting security and hundreds of boxes containing campaign materials for the ruling SLPP — the Sierra Leone People’s Party. As Sierra Leoneans prepared […]

Why would amaBhungane destroy documents, judge asks

Read More Zunaid Moti. Judge Ronald Sutherland has questioned why the Moti Group was granted a gagging order This article is only available to subscribers. View subscription options If you are already a subscriber, login here.

Macron should not attend the Brics summit

Read More France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: Supplied French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed great interest in attending the Brics summit, scheduled to be held in South Africa in August. This is despite the fact that it is an exclusive meeting of member-state countries from the global south, namely, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South […]