India Shuts Medical College in Kashmir Amid High Muslim Enrollment
India has closed a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir following protests by right-wing Hindu groups over the high number of Muslim students admitted to its first batch. On January 6,…
Libya Finds Mass Grave of 21 Migrants, Arrests Suspected Smuggler
Libyan security forces have uncovered a mass grave containing the bodies of 21 undocumented migrants on the outskirts of Ajdabiya. The discovery was made during a joint operation by the…
Iran Reopens Airspace After Widespread Flight Shutdown Linked to U.S. Threats
Notices issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said most flights were barred from Iranian airspace between 1:45 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time (22:15–00:30 GMT) and again from…
Google Accused of Weakening Parental Controls on Child Accounts, Says Rights Group
Melissa McKay, president of the Digital Childhood Institute, said on LinkedIn that Google sent her 12-year-old child an email notifying him that additional account features would be unlocked when he…
After Trump Call, Venezuela’s Rodríguez Vows to Release More Prisoners
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has pledged to continue releasing prisoners detained under Nicolás Maduro’s presidency and described her first phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump since Maduro’s abduction…
Ukraine Faces Energy Emergency After Russian Attacks, Zelenskyy Says
The announcement came as temperatures in the capital, Kyiv, plunged to minus 19 degrees Celsius (minus 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit), with hundreds of apartment buildings still without heating following a major…
Uganda Goes to the Polls Amid Tensions, Security Clampdown and Internet Blackout
The East African country is holding a highly contested general election on Thursday, days after a government regulator ordered mobile network operators to block public internet access, beginning Tuesday evening…
ASUU, FG Sign Deal to End 17-Year University Strike
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have signed a landmark agreement reviewing salaries and welfare of university academics, a move aimed at ending over 17 years…
Obi Urges FG to Suspend New Tax Laws, Cites 31 Flaws
In a statement posted on his official X handle on Tuesday, Obi said it had become “undeniable that the tax laws have been fundamentally altered The Labour Party presidential candidate…
Scientists Warn as 2025 Emerges as the Third Warmest Year on Record
European scientists say the world endured its third-warmest year on record in 2025, with no significant cooling expected in 2026. Data released on Wednesday by the European Centre for Medium-Range…