By The Associated Press Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were just children, in a systematic scheme that went on for decades. Through tears and anger, several of Kelly’s accusers told a court in New York

NATO heads of states and governments pose for a photo during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera By Reuters NATO invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed Helsinki and

Photo Somali Times/Somalia corrupt lawmakers The corrupt members of the two houses of the Federal Parliament Somalia will meet again on Wednesday at Villa Hargeisa, the agenda of the meeting is the second reading of the government’s 2022 budget. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Corrupt lawmakers in both the House of

Photo Somali Times/Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Abdi Barre The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, has today officially taken office, following the ousted Kenya, United Arab Emirates puppet low life Mohamed Hussein Roble. Somalia Prime Minister Hamse, who is in the process of selecting members of his Cabinet, has started

By Reuters The nosedive in cryptocurrency markets has wiped out millions of dollars in funds stolen by North Korean hackers, four digital investigators say, threatening a key source of funding for the sanctions-stricken country and its weapons programmes. North Korea has poured resources into stealing cryptocurrencies in recent years, making it a potent hacking threat

By Anadolu Agency The memorandum was signed by the foreign ministers of the three countries — Türkiye’s Mevlut Cavusoglu, Pekka Haavisto of Finland and Ann Linde of Sweden — in the presence of all three national leaders and Stoltenberg. Following the signing ceremony, the NATO chief said at a press conference that he is “pleased”

Many are urging the artist to do a live broadcast to reassure her audience that she is safe: Credit to photo Twitter By Middle East Eye Rights activists and Egypt’s musicians union have joined calls online for reassurance and proof that Egyptian singer Amal Maher is safe and well following fears that she has disappeared.

The female figure Ngonnso’ was stolen by colonial officer Kurt von Pavel and donated to Berlin’s Ethnological Museum in 1903: Credit to Photo Facebook By Reuters Germany will return agoddess statue that was stolen from Cameroon 120 years ago, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said on Monday, part of a growing trend to give back

By Anadolu Agency The European Central Bank (ECB) will “go as far as necessary” to ensure that inflation stabilizes at the bank’s 2% target over the medium term, the bank’s president said on Tuesday. Speaking at the ECB Forum in Portugal’s Sintra, Christine Lagarde stressed that inflation in the euro area is “undesirably high” and

The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at its headquarters at the Paradeplatz square in Zurich, Switzerland October 1, 2019. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann By Reuters Credit Suisse was convicted by Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court on Monday of failing to prevent money-laundering by a Bulgarian cocaine trafficking gang in the country’s first criminal trial of