Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has said on Monday that he would resign on Feb. 12, so that the parliament did not have to impeach him. Iohannis’s presidential mandate came to an end on Dec. 21, 2024. Since then he has been staying in office until the new head of state is elected, while the election is to take place on May 4. However, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) party, the S.O.S Romania party and the Party of Young People (POT) came up with an initiative to gather votes for the president’s resignation.READ ALSO:Kano Assembly passes bill…
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The Church of England’s elected governing body will begin a week-long meeting on Monday after an “unprecedented crisis” triggered by a number of sexual abuse scandals. The London meeting comes a month after Justin Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the world’s Anglicans, over the scandal. Sexual abuse allegations against a priest and a bishop have also emerged in recent months and embroiled Welby’s interim replacement in controversy. The first day of the General Synod gathering, which convenes several times a year, will see members debate a damning report released last year into failures in the…
An 11-year-old schoolgirl was found murdered in a wood south of Paris over the weekend, sparking shock and a massive search for clues that could lead to the killer. The girl was found stabbed to death in the Essonne region south of Paris in the night of Friday to Saturday, police said. She had been missing since leaving school on Friday afternoon. According to a police source, who asked not to be named, she had been “hit more than 10 times by an object that could have been a knife,” particularly in the torso and neck. A couple in…
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Monday announced he would resign following pressure for him to step down ahead of the re-run of an election that was voided over allegations of Russian interference. Pressure had been growing on pro-European Iohannis, leader of liberals who had said he would remain in office until his successor is elected in May. Romania’s top court decided to cancel the presidential elections in December amid allegations of Russian meddling and after a previously little-known, far-right candidate won a surprise first-round victory. “In order to spare Romania and the Romanian citizens from crisis… I resign from…
Iraq’s president has sued Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani over unpaid salaries for civil servants in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, bringing into focus a rift in the country’s leadership. President Abdul Latif Rashid, a Kurd, filed the lawsuit against Sudani and Finance Minister Taif Sami last month, but his adviser, Hawri Tawfiq, only announced it on Sunday. The case, submitted to Iraq’s top court, seeks an order to ensure salaries are paid “without interruption” despite ongoing financial disputes between Baghdad and Arbil, the regional capital. Iraq’s public sector is wracked with inefficiency and corruption, and analysts say Sudani…
A teenager who allegedly used a violent online game to train for a mission to kill Muslims, similar to the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, has been detained in Singapore, security authorities said Monday. Identified as Nick Lee, 18, he allegedly planned an attack mirroring the one carried out by white supremacist Brenton Tarrant in New Zealand six years ago. Tarrant went on a rampage, killing 51 worshippers at mosques around Christchurch in March 2019 in the country’s deadliest modern-day mass shooting. “Lee aspired to carry out attacks against Muslims in Singapore with like-minded far-right individuals that he conversed…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring Iran “to its knees” on Monday as the country marked the 46th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Starting in the morning, Iranians began gathering in public spaces across the country, accompanied by pop songs and patriotic ballads, to celebrate the 1979 establishment of the Islamic republic and the toppling of shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In Tehran, they headed to the symbolic Azadi tower, whose name means “freedom” in Persian, and which is in a square formerly named in honour of the shah. “Trump says, ‘we…
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Keir Starmer has urged other world leaders to take an HIV test after becoming the first serving British prime minister and G7 leader to take a public test on camera. His office on Monday released footage of the UK leader completing a rapid home test in Downing Street on Friday, in support of a week-long nationwide initiative to encourage HIV testing. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates 4,700 people are living with undiagnosed HIV in England, with increased testing a key part of the strategy to find them. Starmer in December committed his government to ending new HIV…
Uganda has suspended all health-related operations funded by the United States following an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump, which froze American financial assistance worldwide. In a letter dated January 27, 2025, the US Office of Management and Budget directed a pause on grants, loans, and other financial aid programmes pending a review. As a result, Ugandan officials have halted all US-supported activities, including salary payments for staff working under such initiatives. “All activities related to the disbursement of federal financial assistance have been paused with immediate effect,” Uganda’s Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr Diana Atwine, stated…