South Korea births rose last year on surge in marriage
SEOUL – The number of births in South Korea rose last year for the first time in more than a decade on the back of a rise in marriages, officials…
At least 24 killed in attacks involving militants, farmers and herders in Nigeria’s Edo state, governor laments
Olayomi Koiki BENIN CITY – At least 24 persons were killed in two separate incidents in a week in Nigeria’s southern state of Edo, the state governor said, vowing to…
More than 160 Gazan medics held in Israeli prisons amid reports of torture
Senior doctors claim they were subjected to months of physical abuse, as UN calls for release of those still detained. The Guardian At least 160 healthcare workers from Gaza, including…
Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain
ABU DHABI – In the marbled halls of a luxury hotel, leading experts are discussing a new approach to an age-old problem: how to make it rain in the UAE,…
Ex-leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria to lead DRC peace process: regional blocs
Eastern and southern African regional blocs have appointed former leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to oversee their peace process for the Democratic Republic of Congo where fighting has intensified…
At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse
ANSEONG, South Korea – At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South…
Merz says he will find a way for Netanyahu to visit Germany without being arrested
Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for him to do so without…
Warmongers and authoritarians suffocating global human rights, warns UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasises alarming human rights abuses in Ukraine, Palestine, and DRC. Warmongers and authoritarians are “suffocating” human rights across the world, the chief of the United Nations…
Kenyan police officer killed confronting gang members in Haiti
Agency Report A Kenyan police officer who was on patrol with the international security force in Haiti has been killed in a confrontation with gang members. The officer is the…
Kidnapped Afenifere National Youths Council’s leader pleads for life as kidnappers set deadline for 3 pm on Monday
Morakinyo Akinosun The National President of the Afenifere National Youth Council, Prince Eniola Joseph Ojajuni, is pleading for help after being abducted by gunmen who have threatened to kill him…