Grandparents arrested on suspicion of toddler’s murder in French Alps

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 19:41 EAT on Tuesday 25 March 2025 Four people, including the grandparents of Emile Soleil, have been arrested over the two-year-old’s disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. The two other people arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse are adult…

First black Republican congresswoman Mia Love dies at 49

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 15:57 EAT on Monday 24 March 2025 Mia Love, the first US black Republican congresswoman, has died aged 49 in Utah, her family has announced. “She passed away peacefully” on Sunday, surrounded by family at her home in the town of Saratoga Springs, a statement said. Love, a…

UK’s Heathrow defends decision to shut airport amid blame game

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 15:32 EAT on Monday 24 March 2025 Britain’s Heathrow defended its decision to shut down operations at Europe’s busiest airport on Friday as the blame game intensified over an 18-hour closure that coast airlines tens of millions of pounds and stranded thousands of passengers. As questions mounted over how such…

South Korean Court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-so as acting President

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 12:35 EAT on Monday 24 2025 South Korea’s constitutional court has dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as the country’s acting president. Han took over as acting leader last December when President Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended from duties and impeached by parliament after…

Ukraine’s chaotic withdrawal from Russia

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 15:33 EAT on Friday 21 March 2025 Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with a phone of their very last trip, as Ukrainian forces retreated from…

Finland named as happiest country for eighth consecutive year

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 20:26 EAT on Thursday 20th March 2025 Finland has been ranked as the world’s happiest country for the eighth successive year, with experts citing access to nature and a strong welfare system as factors. It came ahead of three other Nordic countries in this year’s UN-sponsored World Happiness Report,…

Jordan Former F1 boss and TV pundit dies aged 76

Updated by Faith Barbara. N. Ruhinda at 19:8 EAT on Thursday 20th March The Irishman, who had aggressive prostate cancer, died in the early hours of Thursday morning. A statement from his family said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Eddie Jordan OBE, the ex-Formula 1 team owner, TV pundit…

What Ukraine coalition force will and won’t do

Updated by Faith Barbara.N. Ruhinda at 17:38 EAT on Thursday 2025 The potential Western troop deployment to Ukraine being discussed in London should be described as a “reassurance force” rather than a “peacekeeping force”, defence and diplomatic sources say. Currently dubbed the Multinational Force Ukraine or MFU, it would be sent to the country to…