Two Women Killed as Tensions Escalate in Manipur
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Two women have been killed in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said on Wednesday, as renewed ethnic tensions push the civilian death toll from recent violence to 10 in three weeks. The women were killed near their home in Tamenglong district, about 150 kilometres west of the state capital, Imphal. Police […]
Iran Rejects Trump Talks, Sets Conditions for Negotiations
By Sulayman Gobir Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s call for renewed negotiations, insisting that the United States must first meet its conditions before Tehran will consider talks. Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, rejected Trump’s latest overture on Tuesday and accused the US president of sending conflicting signals on negotiations. Rezaei, […]
Five killed as Amazon cargo plane crashes in Miami
By Julian Osamoto At least five people have been killed after an Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway at Miami International Airport in the United States and crashed into vehicles. The Prime Air Boeing 767 caught fire shortly after landing at about 1:58pm local time on Sunday, after a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico. […]
US Embassy Abuja to Process Diplomatic, Official Visas
By Sulyman Gobir The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that diplomatic and official visa applications will continue to be processed in Abuja despite recent changes to routine visa services. The clarification was issued by the U.S. Mission Nigeria in a post on X following concerns over the United States Department of State’s decision […]
Iran Accuses Netanyahu of Manipulating Trump Into War
By Sulyman Gobir Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manipulating the United States into going to war with Iran on behalf of Israel. Araghchi made the allegation on Monday in a post on X, claiming that Netanyahu had boasted in Hebrew about influencing the US administration and persuading […]
Dead Sardines Wash Ashore on South Africa’s Coast
By Sulyman Gobir Thousands of dead sardines have washed ashore along South Africa’s southern coast, raising concerns among marine scientists and environmentalists over a possible outbreak of pilchard herpesvirus (PHV). The mass fish mortality was recorded last week along the coastline of Gqeberha, where stretches of Hobie and Pollock beaches were covered with dead sardines […]
Germany records record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Germany has recorded an estimated 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as severe heatwaves continue across Europe. The country’s public health institute, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), released the estimate on Thursday. People aged over 75 were the worst affected. About 9,600 heat-related deaths were recorded in one week in late June, when […]
Iran Struggles to Import Petrol Amid US Blockade
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Iran is struggling to import enough petrol to make up for a shortfall in domestic production amid a US naval blockade. Vice President Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah disclosed this on Wednesday, according to Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency. Ghaempanah said domestic petrol production is insufficient, while the blockade has made imports difficult. The […]
Nepal Floods Kill 180 as Families Search for Missing Relatives
By Sulyman Gobir Families searched hospitals and police helpdesks in Kathmandu on Thursday, for relatives missing after devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border killed at least 180 people. At Bir Hospital, relatives moved between officials and lists of victims in a desperate search for information about hundreds of people still unaccounted for. […]
Dolly Parton Dies at 80, Trump Orders US Flags Lowered
By Julian Osamoto Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. Parton’s death was announced by her nephew, Bryan Seaver, in a statement shared on Instagram on Tuesday. The singer-songwriter, who rose from humble beginnings in Tennessee to become one of the world’s most celebrated entertainers, had a career spanning more […]