By Anadolu Agency The US Senate confirmed along party lines on Thursday Nusrat Jahan Choudhury to serve as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to serve as a federal judge. The Senate narrowly approved Choudhury’s nomination in a 50-49 vote with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin siding with all Republicans in voting in

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, in Farsta, southern Stockholm, Saturday, June 10, 2023. Sweden wants to modernize its legislation to clamp further down on organized crime. The Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strommer said Thursday it was ‘a breathtaking number’ that official figures show that up to 30,000 people are involved in criminal

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the Black Sea Grain Initiative with African leaders on June 17 on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, his aide said on Wednesday. African leaders are interested in stable grain supply to the continent, which has so far not been ensured under the

Kenya first sent troops into Somalia in 2011 to combat al-Shabab and is now a major contributor of troops to an African Union military operation against the group File Photo Njeri Mwangi/Reuters By Al Jazeera Eight Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle was destroyed by an improvised explosive device in a suspected attack

Survivors arrive by yacht after a rescue operation at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150miles) southwest of Athens on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Authorities say at least 30 people have died after a fishing boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized and sank off the southern coast of Greece. A large search and

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to journalists during his visit to a military-industrial complex facility in the Minsk Region, Belarus June 13, 2023. Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some

Patrick Onyango, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson By Daily Monitor About four assailants raided the home of Somalis in Kampala at around 3am on Tuesday. Police are investigating the circumstances under which suspected armed robbers attacked a family of six Somalis on Tuesday in Kampala City’s Rubaga Division, killing one on spot and injuring two others.The

Police forensic officers work near a van in a cordon on the Bentinck Road following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters British police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were found dead on the street in the

By Anadolu Agency China has long been operating surveillance operations in Cuba, the Biden administration said Monday after a report suggested Beijing and Havana reached a deal to station a listening post on the island nation. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China upgraded its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019, and after President

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answers a journalist’s questions during a news conference in Rome, Italy, December 30, 2004. Reuters/Tony Gentile/File Photo By Reuters Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86. Two members of the Italian government mourned