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Putin Marks WW2 Victory Day Under Shadow of Ukraine Conflict

Kingsley Oyong Akam10 May 2026

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin marked WW2 Victory Day under the shadow of the Ukraine conflict on Saturday, as Russia held its most scaled-back parade in years due to the threat of attack from Kyiv, where victory for Moscow’s forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War...

US Convicts Four in International Conspiracy to Assassinate Haiti Leader

Kingsley Oyong Akam9 May 2026

Four South Florida men were convicted on Friday of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021 by hiring mercenaries to assassinate him at his Port-au-Prince home, court records show. Prosecutors argued during the nine-week trial in a Miami federal court that the men assembled two dozen former Colombian soldiers and supplied them with...

France Turns to East Africa After Losing Ground in West African States

Kingsley Oyong Akam9 May 2026

NAIROBI — France is turning to East Africa after losing ground in its former West African colonies, seeking to deepen ties elsewhere on the continent next week at an Africa summit in the Kenyan capital Nairobi — its first in an English-speaking country. With a year left in his presidency, French President Emmanuel Macron is...

South Africa’s President Under Renewed Pressure After Court Ruling

Kingsley Oyong Akam9 May 2026

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s president is under renewed pressure after the country’s highest court revived impeachment proceedings against Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal in which a large amount of foreign currency was stolen from inside a sofa in his farmhouse in 2020. In 2022, Ramaphosa’s political party blocked an impeachment committee from being set up...

“They Burned Him Alive”: The Deadly Cost of Health Rumours in Congo

Kingsley Oyong Akam7 May 2026

CONGO – “They burned him alive, without even leaving me a trace of him.” Those are the words of Justine Tangakeya Basekauke, whose husband, Dr John Tangakeya, was one of four health workers killed by an angry mob in northeastern Congo last October. The trigger? A fake rumour that spread like wildfire on social media...

Panic Grows Over Deadly Cruise Ship Virus With Possible Human Transmission

Kingsley Oyong Akam7 May 2026

Panic is growing over a deadly cruise ship virus with possible human-to-human transmission, as countries worldwide scramble to track passengers who may have been exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius. Three people — a Dutch couple and a German national — died in the outbreak. Eight people, including a Swiss citizen, are suspected to...

Hantavirus Outbreak Strands Cruise Passengers Off Cape Verde

Kingsley Oyong Akam6 May 2026

CAPE VERDE – A hantavirus outbreak has stranded passengers on a luxury cruise ship moored off Cape Verde, with seven confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths reported, as the World Health Organization investigates possible rare human-to-human transmission on board. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, carrying mostly British, American, and Spanish passengers, set off from the...

Deadly Plane Crash in Belo Horizonte After Takeoff”

Kingsley Oyong Akam5 May 2026

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — A deadly plane crash in Belo Horizonte has claimed three lives after a small aircraft crashed into a residential building shortly after takeoff. The airplane, which had five occupants on board, crashed into a three-storey residential building on Monday in Brazil’s southeastern city of Belo Horizonte, local officials and firefighters said....

South African Law Firms Contest Equity Targets Amid Discrimination Claims

Kingsley Oyong Akam5 May 2026

PRETORIA — Four of South Africa’s top law firms are contesting new government equity targets, saying the timeline is unrealistic given the expertise required. But underlying the court action are claims of systemic prejudice, as Black lawyers say slow progress in the industry is pushing them out. In Pretoria’s High Court, a major case over...

Met Gala Draws Bold Costumes, Protests Targeting Bezos

Kingsley Oyong Akam5 May 2026

NEW YORK — The Met Gala drew bold costumes on Monday as celebrities embraced this year’s theme of “Costume Art,” while protesters outside targeted billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who sponsored the event for the first time. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was dressed up as an elderly man, supermodel Heidi Klum was draped in...

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