Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn denies damaging US President Donald Trump’s Washington, DC reflecting pool renovation. Published On 9 Jul 20269 Jul 2026 A former US Olympian has pleaded not guilty to vandalising the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in a case that has drawn national attention amid accusations that the administration of US…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn is set to be arraigned Thursday in connection with alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Hearn will be arraigned in D.C. Superior Court following a grand jury indictment on…
A Frenchman convicted for the murder of his wife who disappeared more than half a decade ago — and whose body was never found — has confessed from his jail cell to killing her, his lawyer said on Monday. Cedric Jubillar, 38, was sentenced in October to 30 years in prison for murdering Delphine Jubillar,…
Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN’s top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement. Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking Rwanda to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for its role in three decades of alleged “abuses” in the country’s east….
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione are withdrawing his psychiatric defense in the state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, documents filed Thursday show. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The development comes one day after a judge said that the defense team was…
The geographical reach of arboviral diseases is rapidly growing. Climate pressures, urbanisation, overstretched health systems, lack of reliable point of care diagnostics and gaps in surveillance and reporting are seeing diseases like dengue emerging in new countries. In Africa and Latin America, dengue is becoming an increasingly urgent public health concern. And as health budgets…
Cattle are herded in a stable on June 5, 2026 in Dublin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, in Texas. The latest detection was found in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, roughly 5.6 miles from the first…
The Presidency has noted the latest order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. On 21 May 2026, the ICJ issued an order setting a deadline of 22 November 2027 for South…
Bola A. Akinterinwa Governance is the art of government. Government is the institution while governance is about how the institution functions. It is about system of rules, structures, especially decision-making, processes, accountability, management of resources and information to build public trust. In terms of typology, there are three main types: public sector governance, which deals…
The Mexican governor of Chihuahua said Wednesday she was “being persecuted” by the country’s ruling party over the case of two U.S. officials who died in April during an unauthorized drug raid in her state. Maria Eugenia Campos, from the opposition National Action Party, appeared for questioning at the Mexican General Prosecutors office in Mexico…
