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Coup attempt in Bolivia!
Photo credit: AP News There was an attempted coup in Bolivia on Wednesday as armoured vehicles rammed the doors of the presidential palace. Still, President Luis Arce stood firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to retreat. The soldiers soon pulled back along with a line of military vehicles. Hundreds of Arce’s supporters…
Cuban women trafficked for sex!
Photo credit: WPLG A man, Emmanuel Garcia Guzman, has been arrested for trafficking Cuban immigrants for prostitution. Arizona’s Family reports that it’s part of a problem across the border of the United States. Guzman was arrested during a sting operation on Friday. To add to his problems, court documents say he is in the country…
ICC says there are grounds to issue arrest warrant for Russian army chief!
Photo credit: the Street Journal The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russia’s former defence minister, Sergei Shoigu and the chief of general staff, Valery Gerasimov. According to ICC judges, the two men are suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war in Ukraine. The court said there…
Protesters storm Kenya’s parliament!
Photo credit: News24 A part of the parliament building in Kenya was burnt as lawmakers were scampering, and police were firing in unrest as anti-tax protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament building on Tuesday. AP reports that several people were killed as the president vowed to quash the protest. It was the most direct assault on the…
Artists condemn “humiliating” UK and EU visa refusals!
Lemn Sissay said applying for a UK or EU visa had become ‘a serious problem’ for African and Asian artists. Photograph: Ian Davidson/Alamy African and Asian artists, made up of musicians, authors, producers, and festival managers, are complaining about “humiliating” and costly visa-rejection rates for those visiting Britain and European Union countries. The Guardian reports…
4,000 Rwandan troops in eastern Congo!
Photo credit: Bloomberg Around 4,000 Rwandan troops with high-tech weaponry have crossed into eastern Congo to fight battles that have fuelled a vast human catastrophe across the region. The Globe and Mail reports that the fighting which has caused heavy casualties with incessant shelling of civilian areas, has forced at least a million people to…
Man wins #5,000 over “careless” remarks on immigrants!
Photo credit: Irish Mirror A worker has won 5,000 euros over a racial comment by his supervisor. The RTE reports that the man accused his supervisor of making “hateful” comments about immigrants in a works canteen. The supervisor allegedly said, “Now, they’re coming over here, and they’re mixing with us. That’s the problem.” The worker…