Simple English News Daily Thursday 13th November 2025. Italy human safari. Ireland president. Gabon Bongos sentence. Libya migrants drown. Somalia pirates...
Nov 12, 2025
Explore some shocking world news, from Italy's dark past involving human safaris during the Bosnian War to Ireland's newly elected president, Catherine Connolly, advocating for political alternatives. Discover the sentencing of Gabon's Bongo family for embezzlement and the tragic drowning of migrants off Libya's coast. Learn about captures of Somali pirates and US tensions in the Caribbean. Plus, the unusual removal of gay dating apps in China and a record-setting bagpipe performance in Melbourne!
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Alleged 'Human Safari' In Sarajevo
- Research suggests wealthy foreigners paid Bosnian-Serb forces to shoot at civilians near Sarajevo during 1992–1996.
- Italian prosecutors will question identified suspects following Ezio Gavazeni's findings.
Independent Victory Signals Voter Shift
- Catherine Connolly won the Irish presidency as an independent in a landslide, signalling voter desire for non-centrist alternatives.
- Her speech argued mainstream parties had silenced dissent and no longer reflected public values.
Bongo Family Sentenced In Gabon
- Sylvia and Nouradin Bongo received 20-year sentences for alleged embezzlement and seizing power after Ali Bongo's 2018 stroke.
- Nuruddin must repay $2.1 billion and their sentencing follows the 2023 coup that ousted Ali Bongo.