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In a tragic incident at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, local law enforcement has charged an elephant caretaker with negligence after a Spanish tourist lost her life due to an elephant attack. The unfortunate event unfolded last week at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre, located in Phang Nga province, where a “panic-stricken” elephant struck the 23-year-old woman with its trunk. Authorities have identified the mahout, an employee of the sanctuary, as responsible for failing to prevent this heartbreaking accident. "We’ve…

The sting of defeat is difficult to bear. Constantly facing reminders of that loss can feel particularly harsh. As the media and political strategists made their way out of the nation’s capital from Washington Dulles International Airport, echoes of the tumultuous week rang in their ears. Merchandise featuring Kamala Harris was notably marked down by 50%. Bright red 'clearance' stickers plastered Joe Biden's inventory, a glaring sign of discontent. Such is the game of politics. Kamala Harris' merchandise was notably…

The father of a French student, whose testimony regarding the use of caricatures depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a free speech lesson contributed to the gruesome murder of a teacher, is now facing trial on charges of associating with a terrorist network. This chilling sequence of events unfolded in 2020 when Samuel Paty, aged 47, introduced his class to the caricatures. In retaliation, an 18-year-old assailant from Chechnya brutally attacked him outside his school located in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a suburb of…

Garowe (AX) — Abdiqani Dayib Awnur Soolle, one of the marauding sea bandits implicated in the MV Abdalla hijacking, has been apprehended by Northeastern State Security Forces. Authorities nabbed Soolle in the Eyl region and its environs, where he was skulking, according to an official report. Police conveyed that meticulous intelligence gathered on Soolle paved the way for the successful capture. This marks the third apprehension related to the ship's hijacking since it fell into pirate hands in March. In June,…

In Mali, General Moussa Diawara was arrested on Thursday, July 29, and imprisoned in Bamako. He was prosecuted from a legal source in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Birama Touré, who has given no sign of life since January 2016. It is also directed at Karim Keïta, son of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.…

The government appointed on June 11 met on Sunday for the first time around Prime Minister Choguel Maiga. During this meeting, the Prime Minister revealed the priorities for the government's measures. In the Prime Minister's meeting room, the mood is tough for this first government council for the new government group. Around the table, members of the M5-RFP coalition, the military, some politicians and more technocratic profiles. "I congratulate you on your election during this most critical period in our contemporary…

According to the Thomson Reuters Foundation and The Humanitarian, no less than 70 women, mostly housekeepers, were forced to sleep with those responsible for the response in Beni and Butembo. The first cases were convicted in September last year in Beni. Today, it is in Butembo that the two media gathered testimonies about the same type of abuse. Several organizations, especially international ones,…