Two Angolans, sports journalist Amor Carlos Tomé and political activist Francisco Oliveira, were also on trial on similar charges for their alleged part in the Russian-linked influence operation, which they both denied. Tomé received a two-year suspended sentence and Oliveira was acquitted. Prosecutors appealed immediately after the judgement, which was read out after 23:00 local…
A woman has been placed under formal investigation over the death last year in France of a British-South African mother-of-four. Karen Carter, 65, was found lying near her car with stab wounds by a friend in Trémolat, the Dordogne village where she had lived for over a decade and managed two holiday rental homes. Prosecutors…
An urgent investigation has been launched by Nigeria’s environmental agency after a strange white foamy substance appeared on a major highway, sparking a public spectacle and raising safety concerns. The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nesrea) has warned people to keep their distance from the unidentified substance along the busy Kaduna-Abuja Expressway, linking…
The US and Saudi Arabia are expected to announce a deal that will allow the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme, according to US media reports. An announcement is expected from US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday, US officials were cited as saying. The agreement could be worth billions of dollars to…
Six beluga whales have arrived at aquariums in the United States after being moved from a closed Canadian marine park that could no longer care for the mammals. They are part of a large pod of 30 belugas living at Marineland of Canada that need to be rehomed. Sierra, Acadia, Osiris and Lillooet arrived at…
Liberian Vice-President Jeremiah Koung praised the security forces for the operation and said whosoever was found culpable would “feel the full weight of the law, regardless of who you are”. The Duazon operation follows the interception of six cargo boxes at Roberts International Airport last month after security officers detected irregularities during screening. The shipment,…
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home. Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed to the BBC. “An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following…
France has approved the temporary return of two controversial pesticides that had been banned nationally for the past two years, reigniting a fierce debate between agricultural competitiveness and environmental protection. Lawmakers backed an emergency farm bill that allows limited use of the insecticides under strict conditions, arguing that French farmers need the chemicals to remain…
Later, Pradhan – in his first comments since Monday’s violence – criticised the Congress for “shamelessly exploiting students as political tools”. “Even after government conveyed its readiness for a comprehensive discussion, the Congress chose political spectacle over democratic debate. Their objective was never solutions for students, it was disruption for political headlines,” he said in…
The interior minister at the time, Wolfgang Sobotka, said the building should be torn down and a new one erected in its place. It was an echo of an earlier offer by a Russian MP who said he wanted to buy the house and blow it up. But there was a storm of criticism, with…