The leadership of the G20 has changed with South Africa taking over from Brazil during a handover ceremony at the Rio de Janeiro summit in Brazil. President Luiz Lula da Silva of Brazilian handed over the reins of leadership to South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Tuesday. South Africa is the only African country in the G20 and will be the host of the 2025 summit. Ramaphosa told his counterparts…

Four Nigerian students have been jailed in the United Kingdom (UK) over a violent street brawl in Leicester City centre. Destiny Ojo, Joshua Davies-Ero, Ridwanulahi Raheem, and Habib Lawal, all aged 21, used knives, a baseball bat, and a crutch as weapons during the fight that took place at about 03:00 GMT on November 4, 2021. The defendants were found guilty of various offences at the Leicester Crown court on…

…Until after his presidency President-elect Donald Trump’s six-year New York criminal odyssey might need to continue for at least another four, prosecutors said Tuesday. Lawyers for Manhattan District Attorney, Alvin Bragg wrote in a letter to Justice Juan Merchan that Trump should not be sentenced for his crimes until after he completes his second term in office. That would be the year 2029, more than a decade after the investigation…

In the city’s largest national security trial, a Hong Kong court on Tuesday, sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists under its national security laws, with former law professor, “mastermind” Benny Tai receiving the longest term of 10 years. The defendants were charged with subversion for holding an unauthorised primary election in 2020 aimed at selecting pro-democracy candidates. International condemnation was swift, with Western countries and rights groups slamming the sentencing as evidence…

Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks. Ukraine used the Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms) in a strike on Russia’s Bryansk region this morning (Tuesday), the ministry of defence in Moscow said. Five missiles were shot down and one damaged, with its fragments causing a fire at a military facility in the region, it said. The…

The UK on Tuesday slapped sanctions against 10 people and entities behind Russia’s “forcible deportation and attempted indoctrination of Ukrainian children”, 1,000 days after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The curbs target “those who prop up this insidious programme”, the foreign ministry said, and follow similar sanctions in 2022 and 2023 against individuals and bodies involved in the alleged forced deportations. They include several Russian officials and the All-Russian Young…

Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally. The latest execut!on, on Saturday November 16, in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. That brought to 101 the number of foreigners executed so far in 2024, according to the tally which is compiled from state media…

A northeast Arkansas doctor’s licence has been suspended after allegations he performed a sex act with a staff member as other workers watched. Dr. David Diffine’s licence was suspended on an emergency basis Oct. 14, according to records from the Arkansas State Medical Board. The board found that Diffine’s actions “exhibit an ongoing danger to the public in his continued practice of medicine.” Diffine operates three family practice clinics –…

A recent plot by Iran to assassinate Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister, who has been a strong critic of Tehran. This development was revealed by Cotler’s organization on Monday. Cotler, 84, was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. Though he retired from politics in 2015, he has remained active with many associations that campaign for human rights around the world. According to The Globe and…

Hezbollah and Lebanon have reportedly agreed to a ceasefire with Israel, subject to a number of comments in the agreement as the US envoy to the issue, Amos Hochstein arrives in Lebanon. Reuters reported on Monday night that Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, announced that Lebanon and the Hezbollah terrorist organization have agreed to a ceasefire with Israel subject to several comments in the agreement.…

Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry officials in Gaza confirmed that over 20 local residents were killed by Palestinian security forces for allegedly stealing humanitarian aid. The operation, carried out with the assistance of tribal committees, targeted individuals suspected of hijacking aid trucks entering the Gaza Strip. According to reports, the victims were part of organized gangs that had taken control of aid shipments. In a statement on Hamas’s Al-Aqsa channel, officials declared…

The European Union on Monday announced an expansion of sanctions against Iran following its longstanding support for Russia in its war against Ukraine. The new sanctions include targeting vessels and ports involved in the transfer of drones and missiles. The 27-nation group has decided to ban any deal with ports used to transport Iranian drones, missiles or Russian-linked technology and components, it said in a statement during a meeting of…