Indian MPs debate controversial bill on Muslim properties

Neyaz Farooquee BBC News, Delhi Getty Images The government claims the bill brings transparency but critics see it as an infringement on the rights of Muslims Indian lawmakers are debating a controversial bill that seeks to change how properties worth billions of dollars donated by Indian Muslims over centuries are governed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s … Read more

Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu names ex-Shell boss to head NNPC in major overhaul

Nigeria’s president has appointed Bayo Ojulari – a former Shell executive – to lead the state-owned oil company, as part of sweeping reforms aimed at cleaning up the sector dogged by allegations of corruption, pollution and decades-long inefficiency. Mr Ojulari was picked in a “crucial” overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the presidency … Read more

Three Americans have death sentence overturned

Three Americans convicted for their role in a failed coup in Democratic Republic of Congo last year have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, the presidency has said. They were among 37 people sentenced to death last September by a military court. The three were accused of leading an attack on both the … Read more

Junta fires at Chinese Red Cross convoy

Myanmar’s military opened fire at a Chinese Red Cross convoy carrying earthquake relief supplies on Tuesday night. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, an armed rebel group, said that military troops shot at the convoy of nine vehicles with machine guns in eastern Shan State. The convoy was en route to Mandalay, the hard-hit city near … Read more

E.P.A.’s Hunt for Shady Deals and ‘Gold Bars’ Turns Up Empty

Over the last few months, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has made explosive accusations against the Biden administration, accusing it of “insane” malfeasance in its handling of $20 billion in climate grants. Now, as a legal battle ensues over those funds, many of Mr. Zeldin’s claims have proven to be unsupported, and … Read more

Herbal cannabis worth €2.2m seized in County Donegal

Cannabis with an estimated value of more than €2m (£1.8m) has been seized in County Donegal. Gardaí (Irish police) and revenue officers seized the drugs in Lifford on Tuesday in a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Custom Service. About 112kg of … Read more