Category: Foreign

  Justice Fred Myers, a Canadian judge, has dismissed a request by a pastor, Martin Kofi Danso, to extend a publication ban that would keep his identity secret in a paternity case just because the publicity could damage his reputation and hurt him financially. Myers removed the publication ban, which another judge had imposed at the end of July, exposing the pastor, who was in court on allegations that he had fathered a six-month-old child with former church member, Chris-Ann Bartley. Martin Kofi Danso, who is the founder of Miracle Arena for…

9 ladies ganged up against a Zimbabwean man, Canaan Kanyera, after they found out that he was dating all of them simultaneously. Kanyera had advertised in the dating column of a newspaper for a woman to marry. In response to his ad, nine women had reached out to him, including a married woman, who was prepared to divorce her husband, in the hopes that Kanyera would marry her. One of the girlfriends simply identified as Tabeth revealed details of their relationship. She said, “we exchanged photographs and his images were so clear and he…

Horrific accounts of gang rape, throats being slit and mass shootings in South Sudan are described in the latest United Nations report on the country. It blames the violence in Unity state on government and allied forces. One woman, who said she lost everything told investigators that “it would have been better if they had killed me”. Leaders signed a ceasefire deal in June aimed at ending the five-year civil war. Millions have been forced to flee as a result of the fighting. Tens of thousands of people have been…

A key legislative hurdle has been passed as Canada moves closer to legalising recreational cannabis. Canadian senators passed the Cannabis Act by 56 votes to 30 with one abstention after studying the landmark legislation for six months. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has committed to making marijuana legal by this summer. Canada will be the first G7 nation to legalise recreational use of the drug. Medical use has been legal since 2001. The vote on Thursday sends the bill back to the House of Commons, where members of Parliament will decide…

As the daughter of one of America’s most divisive presidents, Ivanka Trump is no stranger to controversy. But on Sunday, she sparked a backlash by sharing a photo of herself holding her two-year-old son, Theodore. Some Twitter users labelled the image “offensive”, amid reports that hundreds of migrant children have been removed from their parents by US border agents. The storm surrounding family separations by immigration authorities has been brewing for several months. Ms Trump, who serves as an adviser to her father Donald Trump, has so far not responded…

The Russian-Jewish billionaire owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, has flown to Tel Aviv after being found eligible for Israeli citizenship. Immigration officials told the BBC that he was interviewed last week at the Israeli embassy in Moscow. He has faced delays in renewing his UK visa. His spokesman would not comment on reports citizenship had been granted. Mr Abramovich, 51, would be the richest person in Israel, worth $11.5bn. His UK investor visa reportedly expired some weeks ago but the British government has refused to comment on his…