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The Bahamas police have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and he will appear in a Magistrates Court in The Bahamas today. Police said Bankman-Fried was arrested for Financial Offences against laws in the United State and the Bahamas. Last month FTX filed for bankruptcy in the United State, leaving many users unable to withdraw their funds. The Attorney General of the Bahamas in a statement […]

Peru has named Dina Boluarte as her first female president ever after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached hours after he tried to dissolve parliament. Boluarte who was previously the vice president was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima yesterday. Earlier in the day, Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an exceptional emergency government but lawmakers ignored it, and in an emergency meeting impeached, detained him, and […]

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of crimes against humanity after a new missile barrage caused blackouts across the country, killing at least seven people. Zelensky told the United Nations UN Security Council via video link that the Russian formula of terror had forced millions of people to stay without energy supplies, without heating, without water in sub-zero cold. Nuclear power plants went offline and the three […]

Japan's defence ministry says North Korea has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with sufficient range to hit the US mainland. The missile landed in the sea roughly 210km west of Hokkaido. As a result, South Korea's President ,Yoon Suk-Yeol called for stronger deterrence measures against the North. Recall that North Korean finance minister, Choe Son Hui, had warned of a "fiercer" response to any increased US military presence. North […]

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday fired his junior finance minister, Charles Adu Boahen over corruption allegations made in an upcoming documentary on illegal gold mining. The presidency’s statement said Akufo-Addo’s decision came after “being made aware of the allegations” against Boahen in the documentary “Galamsey Economy,” scheduled to be released yesterday.. Teasers from the expose show Boahen in what the documentary claims are images of him trying to demand $200,000 […]

US President Joe Biden says Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson shows its military has "some real problems". Biden said he had been expecting the move for "some time" and that it would allow both sides to "recalibrate their positions" over the winter. An army general, sergei Surovikin, who was given command just weeks ago, confirmed Russian troops would withdraw entirely from the western bank of […]

A member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of "any wrongdoing”. The MP had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he "refuted" how his conduct had been characterized, adding that the claims […]

North Korea today denied any arms dealings with Russia and has no plans to do so, following United States reports that North Korea appears to be supplying Russia with artillery shells for its war in Ukraine. White House National Security spokesperson, John Kirby had said an intelligence reports suggests that North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a significant number of artillery shells. Kirby said North Korea was attempting to […]

Twitter says it will inform its staff today about whether they will be laid off following the firm's takeover by multi-billionaire Elon Musk. In an internal email, the social media company said the cuts are an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path. The firm added that its offices would be temporarily closed and badge access would be suspended. Musk will be Twitter's chief executive after buying the firm […]