United Nations leader Antonio Guterres warned world governments that ocean crimes threaten global trade and peace. Pirates and armed robbers attacked ships 47.5 percent more often during early 2025 compared to last year. Most attacks happened near Asia around the busy Malacca and Singapore shipping lanes. Houthi rebels continue hitting vessels near the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Criminal groups also smuggle drugs and people across major ocean routes worldwide.
Greek shipping leader Melina Travlos told Security Council members that the world economy would collapse within 90 days if ships stopped moving. Ocean transport carries 90 percent of international trade and more than 12 billion tons of goods each year. A single container ship...
United Nations human rights experts demanded that Southeast Asian countries protect people from criminal scam operations. Hundreds of thousands of victims from many nations work as slaves at fraud centers across five countries. Criminal groups kidnap people and force them to steal money through computer crimes at facilities across Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, the Philippines, and Malaysia. The situation has become a major humanitarian crisis affecting entire regions. Thousands of released victims remain trapped at the Myanmar-Thailand border without help.
Crime bosses torture workers who refuse to meet daily stealing quotas or try to escape. Victims face beatings, electric shocks, sexual attacks and solitary prison cells as punishment...
The Gambia Immigration Department started making machine-readable passports again after fixing computer problems. Inspector Siman Lowe told reporters the technical issues stopped passport production for citizens living overseas. Officials restarted the printing machines on May 12th and began working through delayed applications. The department faced equipment failures that prevented them from creating new travel documents. Workers fixed the broken systems and resumed normal passport services.
Immigration staff printed 500 passports during the past seven days from applications stuck since March. People whose passport requests were approved can visit the delivery office and collect their documents. Citizens who applied through Gambian...
Rights activist Sheriff Kijera blasted President Barrow's government for hiding details about selling former dictator Jammeh's property. The former Victims Center chairman told reporters his group never helped decide which assets to sell. Government officials only talked to them about Jammeh's Maryland house, worth 3 million dollars. Ministers promised that 1 million dollars from that sale would help victims receive compensation payments. Kijera said leaders made all other property decisions without asking victims what they wanted.
Government records show officials sold Jammeh's belongings worth 1.4 billion dalasi, but victims received just 38 million dalasi. Truth commission experts recommended 237 million dalasi to help more than...
Police started a murder investigation after finding a dead 22-year-old woman at Bernabeh Village. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department received the first report about the discovery. The victim lived near Sandu District in the Upper River Region. Basse Police Station sent detective teams and forensic experts to examine the crime scene. Investigators blocked off the area and began collecting evidence from around the body.
Officials have not determined what killed the young woman. Police departments promise to work hard to find clues about who committed this crime. They asked community members to stay calm during the active investigation period. Detectives will share new details about the case as they learn more facts...
Gambia celebrated World Metrology Day on Tuesday with other countries around the globe. Trade Minister Baboucarr Joof spoke about how measurements affect everyone's daily activities. He said accurate scales and meters help people trust stores and protect buyers from fraud. The event marked 150 years since countries agreed to work together on measurement standards. Joof explained that measuring tools touch everything from gas pumps to hospital equipment.
The government moved the Weights and Measures Department into the Gambia Standards Bureau this year. President Adama Barrow signed the Legal Metrology Act 2025 last month to make this change official. The new Department of Legal Metrology will help businesses follow measurement rules...
Ben Duckett hammered Zimbabwe bowlers around his home cricket ground on Thursday afternoon. The England opener smashed 140 runs from 134 balls before getting caught at cover. His partner Zak Crawley scored 93 runs and stayed at the crease for the next session. England reached 295 runs for just one wicket at tea time. The pair built a massive 231-run partnership that frustrated the visiting team.
Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine chose to bowl first, hoping the cloudy weather would help his bowlers. The African team struggled to control their bowling and gave England batters easy scoring chances. Duckett reached his century from exactly 100 balls with 15 boundaries. He added two sixes before Ben Curran caught his mistimed shot. Ollie Pope...
Zimbabwe senators fought over who caused the country's broken hospitals during Tuesday's heated meeting. Christopher Mutsvangwa from the ruling party blamed opposition mayors for poor health services. He said urban councils controlled for twenty years failed to build better medical centers. Other senators disagreed and shared personal stories about family members dying from a lack of care. The argument showed deep divisions about fixing the health system.
Senator Maxwell Mdhluri told lawmakers his grandmother survived a war injury but died from cholera. Basic medical supplies like drips could have saved her life at the hospital. He urged government leaders to work with China for more medical equipment and training. Mdhluri also...
Police caught Lucky Tshabangu driving a stolen Toyota toward the Zimbabwe border. The 34-year-old man faces charges for having the stolen vehicle and reckless driving. Officers arrested him at Mokopane after someone reported the car missing from Tshwane. The court sent him to jail and delayed his case until Monday. Tshabangu needs time to find a lawyer for his defense.
Another man also tried to take a stolen Toyota across the same border. Mikael Mlambo led police on a high-speed chase down the N1 highway. The 31-year-old driver crashed his escape attempt near the port of entry. Police discovered his grey SUV was stolen earlier from central Pretoria. The Polokwane court also held Mlambo until his Monday hearing.
Both men drove the same...
