death sentence
Latest
46 mins ago
A Russian court slightly reduced prison sentences Wednesday on a playwright and a theatre director convicted of "justifying terrorism" in a play. Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and writer Svetlana Petriychuk were sentenced to six years in prison in July over a play about women marrying jihadists in Syria. The sentences were reduced to five…
52 mins ago
The suicide by a train driver on the job has caused widespread delays in France's rail traffic, operator SNCF said Wednesday. Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by delays in services between Paris and southeastern France that started Tuesday and spilled over into Wednesday. Around 10 high-speed (TGV) trains were delayed by up to…
1 hour ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched over 170 missiles and drones on his war-torn country's power grid on Christmas Day, killing an energy worker. The country woke up at 5:30 am (0330 GMT) to an air raid alarm, shortly followed by air force reports that Russia had…
1 hour ago
NATO member Romania said Wednesday it had not detected any Russian missile passing through its airspace to target Ukraine as claimed by Kyiv. Ukraine said Russia had launched 170 drones and missiles targeting its energy grid in an "inhumane" Christmas Day attack. "The Romanian military authorities have been informed by the Ukrainian military authorities that,…
1 hour ago
The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has enjoined Christian faithful to celebrate Christmas with love, kindness, and generosity in the spirit of the festive season. Danladi-Salihu stated this in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Sheu Abdulkadir on Wednesday, congratulating Christians on the occasion of the 2024 Christmas celebration. “Christmas is a…
1 hour ago
Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza. He used his traditional message to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to call for talks for a just peace…
1 hour ago
Some passengers traveling from Badore Ferry Terminal in Ajah, Eti-Osa to Ikorodu area of Lagos State through the waterways, were stranded on Christmas day due to water hyacinths disrupting boat movements. The passengers spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews at the jetty on Wednesday. A passenger, Mr Tunde Adaranijo, expressed…
1 hour ago
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya raised "serious concerns" on Wednesday over China's military buildup as he met counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing, Tokyo said. On his first visit to China since becoming Japan's top diplomat earlier this year, Iwaya told Wang that Tokyo was "closely monitoring the Taiwan situation and recent military developments", according to…
1 hour ago
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, has charged Nigerians to use the Christmas period to love, forgive and pray for soldiers who are ensuring our safety. Abure in his Christmas message to Nigerians and party faithfuls in particular, urged them to always show compassion to millions of Nigerians living below poverty…
1 hour ago
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, has arrested 34 suspects with different quantities of illicit substances in the state. ASN Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari, the command’s spokesman disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Kano. Muhammad-Maigatari quoted the State Commander of the agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, as saying that the arrest was…