Day: June 1, 2023
Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to 2 years in prison
Ousmane Sonko, a prominent opposition candidate in Senegal’s 2024 presidential election, has been sentenced to prison on charges of “corrupting youth”, in a case he maintains is intended to stop him running.
Amirabdollahian: Iran’s membership in SCO to be finalized soon
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran, as a key player in Asia, has been pursuing membership in important regional bodies with seriousness, and that its membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will be finalized in a matter of …
Couple fuming after being ‘charged £78’ to bring pastries onto Ryanair flight
Balearic authorities have organised a meeting with Ryanair bosses after a couple was charged “£39 each” to bring two traditional pastries aboard a flight.
Putin’s wolfpack: The dictators, despots and his ‘friends’ refusing to condemn Ukraine war
EXCLUSIVE: Express.co.uk spoke to foreign policy experts about the ongoing relationship of African, Central Asian and Middle Eastern nations with Vladimir Putin, despite his illegal invasion of Ukraine.
NBA mock draft: Wembanyama to Spurs 1st, then Brandon Miller to Hornets
The San Antonio Spurs have the No. 1 pick and there is no mystery about who Gregg Popovich and company are going to bring in to revive the Alamo City.
U.K. government faces deadline to hand Boris Johnson’s messages to coronavirus inquiry
The British government is facing a Thursday afternoon deadline to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry — or face legal action from a probe that Johnson himself set up.
US and South African firefighters to battle wildfires in Canada
More than 300 firefighters from the United States and South Africa are heading to Canada in the coming days as the country battles an unprecedented wildfire season.
New York village’s cherished swan stolen and eaten by three teens
Authorities say Faye the swan was abducted, and that three suspects had been arrested for grand larceny and criminal mischiefThree teenagers in New York state were arrested for allegedly stealing a swan cherished by its local community before killing a…
Iran’s ‘new’ Simorgh plane is really just Ukrainian An-140T
Iranian state media on Wednesday reported that a new utility turboprop plane, Simorgh, successfully completed its maiden flight. According to reports, the test flight was carried out successfully in an airbase in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on …