World & Africa

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations in latest twist of ongoing feud

By Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Wednesday threatened to shut down the local operations
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Telegram CEO Durov faces preliminary charges in France of allowing crime on messaging app

By Associated Press PARIS: French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity
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WHO Europe laments declining rates of condom use among sexually active teens worldwide

By Associated Press GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s office for Europe on Thursday decried a decline in condom use by adolescents
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South Africa is investigating alleged $7B corruption at state-owned companies

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totalling more than $7 billion at some
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Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in alleged coup attempt in Congo

By Associated Press KINSHASA: Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for
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‘Barcelona or die.’ For Senegalese dreaming of Europe, the deadly Atlantic route is not a

By Associated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER: Salamba Ndiaye was 22 when she first tried to get to Spain, dreaming of a career
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Cows obstruct Nigeria’s capital as climate change and development leave herders with nowhere to go

By Associated Press ABUJA: At an intersection seven miles from the presidential villa, frustrated drivers honk as a herd of
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Five Kenyan policemen arraigned over jail break of suspected serial killer

By Reuters NAIROBI: Five Kenyan police officers were arraigned on Wednesday, accused of helping a suspected serial killer and 12
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OBAMA NIGHT: Barack, Michelle rouse crowd for Harris

By Reuters CHICAGO: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic
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Malawi’s main opposition endorses ex-president Mutharika (84) to run in 2025

By Reuters BLANTYRE: Malawi’s main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be
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