Riots

In France‘s fourth night of unrest brought on by the fatal police shooting of a youngster, young rioters battled with police and looted stores. The incidents put President Emmanuel Macron under even more pressure after he pleaded with parents to keep their kids off the streets and accused social media…

President Macron was last night facing calls to impose a state of emergency after  marauding gangs of rioters - some armed with stolen rifles - clashed with police in a fourth night of mayhem.  Thousands of looters ransacked some of France's major cities as local police declared they were now…

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is demanding answers from the FBI regarding agents who knelt before Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Washington during riots in 2020. On June 27, Gaetz sent a letter (pdf) to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for information related to the conduct of FBI agents on duty…

ABUJA- The Nigerian Union of Traders Associations in Ghana (NUTAG) has urged compatriots to always pray for sustainable peace to reign in their fatherland. President of NUTAG, Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, gave the advice in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He spoke…

Riots that raged across Paris on Monday continued into Tuesday after a 17-year-old French-Algerian teenager was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer. Police and rioters clashed in the cities of Lille and Toulouse. Violence also erupted in Amiens, Dijone and the Essonne. Cars were torched in the Parisian…

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died at the age of 35 following what seemed to be a drowning incident. Former NFL player Mallett, who was vacationing in Florida with his fiance when the incident happened, had played for the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, and New England Patriots. From 2011…

Tom Hollander says he does not open fan mail sent following his performance in the West End play Patriots in case it has been poisoned by “overzealous” Russian agents. The British actor plays the lead role in the production, which follows the life of billionaire Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky through…

Rioting broke out in a Paris suburb tonight as a policeman stands accused of executing a teenage driver in cold blood after telling him: 'I'm going to lodge a bullet in your head'. The killing was videoed in Nanterre, to the west of the French capital, earlier today after the youth…

News Sean Douglas Yesterday From left: PDP leader Watson Duke and Safraz Ali. Photo courtesy Ali's Facebook page. SAFRAZ ALI, former UNC councillor for San Juan East (2016-2019), told Newsday on Monday he had just filed his papers on Nomination Day to stand for the El Socorro/Aranguez North seat on…

Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesFree-agent running back Dalvin Cook is garnering "significant interest," according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Fowler reported Sunday on SportsCenter the AFC East could be the four-time Pro Bowler's eventual landing zone. "You've got the Dolphins; he's been linked to them," he said. "Teams I've talked to believe he…