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Augustin Matata Ponyo (pictured here in 2012) served as the Democratic Republic of Congo's prime ministers for four years, leaving office in 2016

Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labor on corruption charge

NAIROBI — A former prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sentenced to a decade's forced labor for corruption.Augustin Matata Ponyo was found guilty of embezzling about $245m (£182m) of public funds by the Congolese Constitutional Court on Tuesday, alongside Deogratias Mutombo, the former governor of the DR Congo's central bank.Matata's lawyer told Reuters news agency that the ruling was unfair and politically motivated.Part of the funds were taken from a major agricultural development intended to tackle the country's chronic food shortages.Matata served as prime minister of the DRC from 2012 to 2016 and now heads the country's Leadership and Governance for Development party (LGD).Prior to his premiership, he was finance minister and received...

May 21, 2025

Former DR Congo PM sentenced to hard labor on corruption charge

More than 100 people were reportedly killed in sectarian clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and Druze gunmen earlier this month

Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported, warning that the country could be only weeks away from "potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions".At a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he defended President Donald Trump's decision last week to lift sanctions on Syria before meeting President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad in December.Trump's rationale was that other countries wanted to help Sharaa's administration and send aid but were afraid of the sanctions, Rubio explained.There was no immediate comment from Syrian officials.The US imposed sanctions on Syria in response to atrocities...

May 21, 2025

Rubio warns Syria could be weeks away from 'full-scale civil war'

Fisherman Larry Hugo, right, was nearly rammed by a Chinese coastguard ship

An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea

PAGASA ISLAND — At just 37 hectares, the Philippines-controlled island of Pagasa – or "hope" – is barely big enough to live on. There is almost nothing there.The 300 or so inhabitants live in a cluster of small, wooden houses. They fish in the clear, turquoise waters, and grow what vegetables they can in the sandy ground.But they are not alone in these disputed waters: just off shore, to the west, lies an armada of ships.These are all Chinese, from the navy, the coastguard or the so-called maritime militia – large fishing vessels repurposed to maintain Chinese dominance of this sea. As our plane approached the island we counted at least 20.For the past 10 years, China has been expanding its presence in the South China Sea, taking over submerged coral reefs, building three...

May 21, 2025

An island called Hope is standing up to Beijing in the South China Sea

Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' defense system

WASHINGTON — The US has selected a design for the futuristic "Golden Dome" missile defense system, says US President Donald Trump, adding that it will be operational by the end of his time in office.Just days after returning to the White House in January, Trump unveiled his intentions for the system, aimed at countering "next-generation" aerial threats to the US, including ballistic and cruise missiles.An initial sum of $25bn (£18.7bn) has been earmarked in a new budget bill — although the government has estimated it will end up costing much more than that over decades.Officials warn that existing systems have not kept pace with increasingly sophisticated weapons possessed by potential adversaries.President Trump also announced that Space Force General Michael...

May 21, 2025

Trump unveils plans for 'Golden Dome' defense system

Israel has intensified its offensive on Gaza in recent days

At least 38 killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza in half-hour period, medics say

CAIRO — At least 38 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip during a half-hour period overnight, according to Palestinian medics.Israeli warplanes struck several locations, including a school in eastern Gaza City, and an abandoned fuel station sheltering displaced families in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp, according to the Hamas-run civil defense agency.It added that rescue teams were facing major difficulties reaching the wounded due to a lack of equipment and the intensity of the bombardment.The attack comes after Israel issued a sweeping evacuation order for civilians in Gaza in preparation for what it said was an "unprecedented attack".Ten people were killed when an Israeli air strike hit classrooms at the Musa bin Nusayr...

May 20, 2025

At least 38 killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza in half-hour period, medics say

Shuruq Ayyad consoles her 12-year-old daughter Rahaf, who is suffering from malnutrition, at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4

One in five people in Gaza face starvation, report warns, as Israel’s months-long blockade continues

GAZA — One in five people in the Gaza Strip are facing starvation as the entire territory edges closer to famine, a new United Nations-backed report warns, after nearly three months of Israel’s blockade of critically needed humanitarian aid.The warning comes as the UN and several NGOs, as well as civilians in Gaza, say the situation has deteriorated since Israel launched its renewed assault on the enclave in March, as residents struggle to access food, medicine and clean water.The enclave’s entire population is experiencing “high levels of acute food security” and the territory is at “high risk” of famine, the most severe type of hunger crisis, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said in its latest report Monday.“Goods indispensable for people’s...

May 20, 2025

One in five people in Gaza face starvation, report warns, as Israel’s months-long blockade continues

Police and forensic investigators on the scene following an attack in the western city of Bielefeld, 18 May, 2025

German police arrest suspect in Bielefeld stabbing attack that injured five people

BERLIN — A suspect who allegedly attacked and injured five people outside a bar in the western German city of Bielefeld has been arrested after an almost two-day search, German media reported."The detailed work paid off and we were able to arrest the surprised perpetrator," the state interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Herbert Reul, told dpa news agency after a man was arrested late on Monday evening in the town of Heiligenhaus near Düsseldorf.According to police, the suspect is a 35-year-old Syrian living in Germany.Early on Sunday, five men between 22 and 27 — football fans celebrating their team, Arminia Bielefeld, securing the league title in the German third division — were attacked by a suspect wielding a sharp object outside a bar in downtown Bielefeld.Four...

May 20, 2025

German police arrest suspect in Bielefeld stabbing attack that injured five people

Oil tanker (file photo)

Russia releases Greek-owned oil tanker after brief detention near Estonia

TALLINN — Russia has released a Greek-owned oil tanker which was seized on Sunday in Russian waters after leaving a port in Estonia, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported.The Liberian-flagged Green Admire is now sailing in the Baltic Sea and is headed for the Dutch port of Rotterdam, according to ERR and the LSEG ship tracking data service.The tanker was seized by Russian authorities after departing from the Estonian port of Sillamäe and using a designated navigation channel that crosses Russian waters, Estonia's foreign ministry said on Sunday.Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Russia's action against the Green Admire was likely a response to the Estonian navy's campaign against Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", in which it is...

May 20, 2025

Russia releases Greek-owned oil tanker after brief detention near Estonia

Israeli soliders stand next tanks parked near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Israel on Monday

International pressure builds on Israel over Gaza

JERUSALEM — International pressure has been building on Israel over its new military offensive in Gaza that has left hundreds dead in just the last few days.The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Canada threatened to take “concrete actions” on Monday, including targeted sanctions, if Israel does not stop its renewed military offensive and continues to block aid from entering Gaza.Israel launched a new devastating ground offensive in Gaza over the weekend just as US President Donald Trump departed the region without sealing a ceasefire and hostage deal.The Israeli military said its forces moved into northern and southern Gaza over the past day as part of the “Gideon’s Chariots” operation, which Israel warned would take place if Hamas doesn’t agree to a new hostage deal...

May 20, 2025

International pressure builds on Israel over Gaza

Aid lorries were photographed arriving at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing with southern Gaza on Monday morning

Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'

GAZA — Israel says it has allowed five UN lorries carrying humanitarian aid, including baby food, into the Gaza Strip after 11 weeks of blockade.The UN's humanitarian chief welcomed the move but stressed it was only "a drop in the ocean of what is urgently needed" by the 2.1 million Palestinians in the war-torn territory, where global experts are warning of a looming famine.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his decision to temporarily let in a "minimal" amount of food followed pressure from allies in the US Senate."We must not reach a situation of famine, both from a practical and a diplomatic standpoint," he stressed in a video in response to criticism of the move in Israel.Netanyahu said food deliveries would continue only until the Israeli...

May 20, 2025

Israel lets aid into Gaza after 11-week blockade but UN calls it 'drop in ocean'

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