The family of a young girl critically injured in a mass school shooting in Canada has filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company failed to alert authorities despite being aware of warning signs related to the suspected attacker. The lawsuit was filed after 12-year-old Maya Gebala was severely…
Amnesty International has called on Ivory Coast authorities to release dozens of individuals arrested during protests connected to the country’s October presidential election. The rights group argues that many of those detained were not directly involved in the demonstrations but were simply present in areas where unrest occurred. Disputed Election…
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have jointly called for peace in the Middle East during high-level talks held Monday in Brasília. The meeting took place against the backdrop of escalating violence linked to the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel against Iran, a war…
The High Court of Justice has refused permission to initiate legal proceedings against the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office over the agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius concerning the future of the Chagos Archipelago. The decision, delivered on Tuesday in London, halts a legal challenge brought by three plaintiffs,…
Ghana on Monday welcomed a new group of citizens during a swearing-in ceremony held in the capital, Accra, where members of the African diaspora officially took the oath of allegiance. The ceremony marks another milestone in Ghana’s ongoing efforts to reconnect with descendants of Africans displaced during the trans-Atlantic slave…
Cameroonian mixed martial arts star Francis Ngannou is set to return to competition on May 16 in Los Angeles, where he will face Brazilian fighter Philipe Lins, organisers announced on Monday. The 39-year-old former heavyweight champion has not fought since October 2024, when he defeated Brazilian heavyweight Renan Ferreira in…
The film Laundry, directed by Zamo Mkhwanazi, transports audiences to Johannesburg in 1968, a whites-only neighborhood where Black-owned businesses were under constant scrutiny and threat from the apartheid regime. The story follows Khutala, whose family runs a laundry business during a period when resistance to oppression had been largely dismantled.…
Egypt has raised domestic fuel prices by up to 30 percent, citing “exceptional” global energy pressures linked to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East that have disrupted oil supplies and shipping routes. The increases, announced on Tuesday by the Ministry of Petroleum, affect gasoline, diesel, and natural gas used in…
Michael Randrianirina, the interim President of Madagascar, has dissolved the entire government, including dismissing the Prime Minister, in a dramatic move amid ongoing public unrest and political pressure. The announcement was made on Monday through a government spokesperson, confirming that the current government has ceased its functions. According to the…
William Ruto has announced a 60-day extension of the mandate for the committee tasked with implementing the 10-point agenda originally agreed upon between him and the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The committee’s initial mandate was set to end on March 7, 2026. “The committee requested only 60 days…