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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was handed a sentence of death by a court on Wednesday for his support of protests against the government in 2022 after the death of a woman in police custody.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was shut down by protesters supporting the Palestinian people and demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel on Monday. Other cities such as Chicago and Seattle also reported large protest actions.
Independent candidate Dr.. Cornel West has named Dr. Melina Abdullah as his nominee for vice president in his election campaign. The move makes it the first time that an-all Black presidential ticket has been named.
On Tuesday (April 2), GOP candidate and current commander-in-criminal-indictments Donald Trump took the xenophobic bigot tour he calls his presidential campaign to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he called brown people who entered the U.S. illegally “animals” and declared that they’re “not human.”
On Friday, General Abdourahmane Tchiani declared himself the leader of Niger two days after military forces detained President Mohamed Bazoum at his residence. The coup was immediately condemned by the African Union and the European Union, with leaders from France, the United States and Russia calling for an end to the takeover.
The leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, Ayman al-Zawahiri, was confirmed to have been killed in a drone strike carried out by the C.I.A. over the past weekend. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Monday evening, confirming the strike and reaffirming the U.S.' goal of combatting terror.
The office of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry issued a statement on Monday detailing the attempt on his life as he and other government officials attended a mass on New Year’s Day in the northern part of the country.
Journalist Oriini Kaipara became the first Māori person with a chin tattoo to present the news in primetime this past Monday in New Zealand. The 37-year old newscaster took over the 6 PM anchor slot at Newshub Live for the week sporting the traditional "moko kauae".
The remaining missionaries from the group of 17 that were kidnapped for ransom in Haiti in October reportedly escaped their captors and made their way to the countryside to freedom, as related by a spokesperson for the group in a press conference in Ohio.
Naomi Osaka has been working hard and it's paying off.
Well, this is ignorant as hell. A contestant on a popular Polish “talent” show titled Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo is going viral after putting on an offensive performance where he impersonated Drake.