A court in northeastern Spain has set bail at €‌1⁠m for Jonathan Andic, the son of Mango founder Isak Andic, after naming him a suspect in the investigation into his father's death in late 2024. The court in Martorell, near Barcelona, also ordered him to hand over his passport, report once a week, and remain in Spain. In a statement, the court said the case was being "investigated as a charge of homicide". Earlier, Spanish police said they had arrested Isak Andic's eldest son in connection with the death of the fashion…

An Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered an urgent scramble by medical teams, after a delayed diagnosis and rapid spread raised fears among health officials. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern yesterday, warning that the risk of wider cross-border transmission had increased after two cases were confirmed in Kampala, the capital of neighbouring Uganda. In recent weeks, the outbreak is believed to have killed about 80…

In a troubling escalation of public health concerns, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that the Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 191 lives nationwide. As the number of infections continues to rise, health officials are sounding the alarm over widespread cases emerging in numerous states. This year, at least one confirmed case of Lassa fever has been identified in 23 states, affecting 106 local government areas. Alarmingly, five states—Bauchi, Ondo, Taraba, Edo, and Benue—are responsible for…

French authorities have placed more than 1,700 passengers and crew under confinement on a cruise ship in Bordeaux after an elderly traveler died, officials said, while stressing the incident was not tied to the hantavirus alarm. Dozens of people aboard the Ambition also reported stomach troubles. The vessel, carrying 1,233 passengers — most of them from Ireland and Britain — arrived in the western French port of Bordeaux yesterday with 514 Indian crew members on board. Health officials said the situation bore no link to the…

Thursday May 7, 2026 Missouri (AX) — A Somali national has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted in the kidnapping of a woman whose body was later found in a roadside ditch in Missouri, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed, 44, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Megan B. Benton in a case that ended with the death of a woman identified in court records as J.M. According to prosecutors, J.M.’s body was discovered on July 29, 2019, near Missouri Highway 59 after a…

by STEPHEN ASTARIKOMonday May 4, 2026 Alex Njiru, their chairperson Christian community in Garissa./STEPHEN ASTARIKO Non-local community leaders in Garissa have sharply criticised politicians they accuse of stoking tensions and turning recent killings into ammunition for tribal blame games. The leaders spoke after the death of a taxi driver in Garissa and a bandit attack in Tseikuru, Mwingi, which left eight people dead. At a press briefing in Garissa on Sunday, they said politicians have direct access to top government…

An arrest in the killing of a five-year-old Indigenous girl has intensified scrutiny in Australia’s Northern Territory, where her death set off violent unrest in an outback town just days earlier. Northern Territory police said Jefferson Lewis, 47, had been charged with murdering Kumanjayi Little Baby, the name used for the victim in accordance with Indigenous custom. He also faces two additional charges that cannot be publicly identified for legal reasons, police said in a statement. "This is an horrific event and an…

A devastating highway bombing in Colombia has killed 20 people and injured 36 others, marking one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the region in years, according to a statement posted on X by the local department’s governor. The blast - which local and national authorities have blamed on armed groups - struck just one month before Colombians are due to elect a new president on 31 May. Cauca Department Governor Octavio Guzman called it the area’s "most brutal and ruthless attack against the civilian population in…

Matthew Perry’s fatal overdose case reached a major turning point as Jayvee Sangha — the alleged drug supplier known as the “Ketamine Queen” — was sentenced in the US to 15 years in prison for her role in delivering the ketamine dose that killed the Friends actor. Sangha, 42, admitted she operated a “stash house” for illegal narcotics from her home in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood neighbourhood and pleaded guilty in September to five felony drug charges linked to Mr Perry’s 2023 death. Sangha, 42, who holds dual US and…

Israel’s parliament has approved legislation that makes the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians convicted in military court of carrying out lethal attacks, a move that immediately sharpened domestic and international criticism. Sixty-two lawmakers, among them Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, backed the bill, while 48 voted against it. The measure was championed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. One member abstained, while the remaining lawmakers were absent from the vote. An Israeli…