SpaceX launches mission to return stranded astronauts
AFP A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the…
Seventeen killed in mass shootings at two homes in South African village
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG – Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South…
At least 9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes in Spain’s Canary Islands
Reuters MADRID – At least nine migrants died and 48 are missing after their boat capsized early on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro, rescue services said, in…
Hezbollah confirms its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike
Agency Report BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous…
Iran’s Supreme Leader moved to secure location under heightened security, sources say
Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told…
Nigeria’s Lagos, Ogun governments warn communities to evacuate over planned release of Oyam dam
Bella Ifasola Lagos – The Nigerian government has started dredging rivers along the Oyan dam corridor in Lagos and Ogun States to prevent a repeat of Maiduguri’s catastrophic flooding incidents,…
US-UK coalition launches 2 airstrikes on Yemen’s Saada province: Houthi rebels
Anadaolu The Yemeni Houthi group announced late Friday that drones from the US-UK coalition conducted two airstrikes on Saada province, located in northern Yemen. According to the Houthi-run SABA news…
Israel says it killed Hezbollah leader Nasrallah; no comment from group
Olayomi Koiki The crisis in the Middle East takes another turn as Israel’s military said it killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air strike on Beirut on Friday evening.…
Naira depreciates to ₦1,700/$ at parallel market
Agency Report Lagos – The Nigerian naira depreciated to ₦1,700 per U.S. dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market on Friday. At the end of trading…
Saudi crown prince said he personally ‘doesn’t care’ about Palestinian issue
Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he does not personally care about what he referred to as the…