Hui Ka Yan, founder of collapsed Chinese property developer Evergrande, has been sentenced to life in prison and had his personal assets confiscated following guilty pleas to embezzlement and bribery.

Zambian authorities say ex-minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was killed during a security raid on a house linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile the day after the presidential election.

Israel’s national security minister posted a video showing construction of a gallows facility for executing Palestinians convicted of terror offenses, drawing international condemnation for the law’s discriminatory application.

German prosecutors identified a neo-Nazi suspected of a deadly 1970 arson at a Munich Jewish retirement home that killed seven Holocaust survivors, though the suspect died in 2020.

Two French journalists detained in Togo last month face charges of false declarations despite possessing valid work visas and filming authorization, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Hawaii is recovering from Hurricane Lala while preparing for another tropical system that could bring significant rainfall and flooding to the islands this weekend.

A boat capsized Thursday in northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state, killing at least 47 people. The vessel was carrying over 80 workers heading to farms when it sank in the river.

The 30-year mortgage rate fell slightly to 6.65% but remains higher than a year ago, as elevated borrowing costs continue to dampen home sales activity.

Como’s mayor banned bicycle riding in the city center after being struck by an e-bike, requiring cyclists to dismount across approximately 30 streets starting in September.