New Queen Elizabeth II statue panned in Northern Ireland
AFP ANTRIM, United Kingdom – A new statue of Queen Elizabeth II has met mixed reviews, with one non-plussed critic assessing that it looks more like “an old lady buying…
6 UNRWA staff killed in Israeli attack on UN-run school in Gaza: Guterres
‘What’s happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today,’ says UN chief Agency Report Six employees from…
Terrorists in Nigeria block highway in Zamfara, kidnap travellers
ZAMFARA, Nigeria – Terrorists on Thursday morning blocked the Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara State, North-West Nigeria and abducted an unspecified number of travellers on the road, according to local reports.…
Lagos coroner’s court gives singer Naira Marley, Sam Larry one last chance to appear in Mohbad’s death inquest
Lagos – A Lagos Coroner’s Court, presided over by Magistrate T.A. Sotobi, has threatened to compel absent witnesses to testify in the inquest into the death of a Nigerian singer,…
400 Nigerians deported from UAE
Abuja – No fewer than four hundred Nigerians were deported from the United Arab Emirates, according to the West African country’s state broadcaster. They include 90 females and 310 males.…
UN experts call for global system to trace critical minerals
AFP UN experts called Wednesday for the creation of a global system to trace the extraction and production of critical minerals that are needed in the transition away from fossil…
Argentine Congress upholds Milei veto of pensions increase
AFP Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday upheld a veto by President Javier Milei of a bill to increase pensions, as protesters clashed with police outside the building. Thousands gathered to protest…
Venezuelans seek help of Brazil’s Lula to free ‘political prisoners’
AFP CARACAS, Venezuela – Hundreds of Venezuelans marched on the Brazilian embassy in Caracas Wednesday to appeal for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s help in securing the freedom of…
Tajikistan’s chief mufti injured in attack, interior ministry says
Reuters DUSHANBE – Tajikistan’s top Muslim cleric Sayeedmukarram Abduqodirzoda was injured in an attack outside a central mosque in the capital Dushanbe on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. The ministry…
Slavery reparations backed by all candidates vying for Commonwealth boss
Reuters LONDON – All three candidates running to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth, a 56-nation club headed by Britain’s King Charles, said on Wednesday they supported reparations for…