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Ukraine’s divisive mobilization law comes into forces as new Russian push...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A divisive mobilization law in Ukraine came into force on Saturday, as Kyiv struggles to boost troop numbers after Russia...
An ultimatum raises pressure on Netanyahu to make postwar plans for...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country’s closest ally over postwar...
Israel insists it is doing all it can to protect civilians...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel strongly denied charges of genocide on Friday, telling the United Nations’ top court it was doing everything it...
Dozens of Israeli protesters attack a truck in an apparent effort...
Dozens of Israeli protesters attacked a truck in the occupied West Bank, beating its driver and setting it on fire in an apparent attempt...
Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sake...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of arms and...
‘Make sure it doesn’t get released;’ Star witness Michael Cohen implicates...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity...
Putin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister as he...
VILCHA, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins...
Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northwest Ukraine as...
VOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow’s forces captured five villages in a renewed ground assault in northeastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday, and...
Israel orders new evacuations in Gaza’s last refuge of Rafah as...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands more people to move as...
Trump’s hush money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump,...
Judge denies defense’s 2nd request for mistrial in Trump’s hush money...
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money case denied a second request from defense attorneys to declare a mistrial over...
Another German politician is attacked as concerns rise over violence ahead...
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Berlin politician was violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head and neck, police said Wednesday, in the latest...
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected...
Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket...
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but the U.N....
Has Israel followed the law in Gaza war? US due to...
WASHIGTON— Facing heat over its military support for Israel's war, the Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict this week on...
British police officer pleads guilty to terror charges for showing support...
LONDON-- A British police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to terror charges for showing support on social media for Hamas, which is designated a terror...
Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under...
KYIV, UKRAINE- As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia in Sunday launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine's east, wounding more...
US confirms Russians forces deployed to some Niger airbase as American...
The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russians security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the...
A fight about Chinese-mined lithium in Zimbabwe is causing legal uncertainty...
A tumultuous High Court ruling resulting from a long-running lithium mining dispute between Chinese investors and a government-owned firm in Zimbabwe may lead to...
Bloom time: UK’s removal of export tariffs for cut flowers a...
Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, the major cut flower exporters in Africa, will be the biggest beneficiaries of a decision by the United...
‘I will never forget her’: A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria’s...
Ten years ago, Solomon Maina's daughter, Debora, was one of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from their dormitory in the middle of the night by Nigeria's...
Mali bans media coverage of political parties – official
Mali's military-dominated authorities on Thursday banned media coverage of political parties, a day after suspending their activities.
The high authority for communication issued a statement...
Nigeria rolls out ‘revolutionary’ meningitis vaccine in a world first
Africa's most populous nation Nigeria has launched a "revolutionary" vaccine against meningitis, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said was a...
Former CEO of GIPC Mawuena Trebah passes on
Mrs. Mawuena Adzo Trebah, the elder sister of the late Komla Dumor, has passed away. Details surrounding her death are currently unknown.
Mrs. Trebah made...
US officials probe new whistleblower claims against Boeing
US aviation authorities have begun investigating new whistleblower claims accusing Boeing of poor safety standards, the latest in a series of safety-related controversies at...
Biden says ‘considering’ Australian request to drop Assange prosecution
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States was "considering" a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...
Mexico takes Ecuador to ICJ over embassy raid
Mexico said on Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over the storming...
Turkish police arrest 8 suspected of spying for Israel
Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, on Friday said police have detained eight people suspected of selling information to the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad.
Revealing this...
Prominent jihadist killed in suicide attack in Syria
A prominent jihadist from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, HTS, previously linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist militia, Abu Maria al-Qahtani, has been killed in a suicide...
President Tinubu declares support for direct elections into ECOWAS parliament
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu says he will support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of...
Alleged Fraud: Kano Anti Graft Boss, Gado arraigned, suspended by CCT
The Chairman of the Kano Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has been arraigned and suspended by the Code of Conduct...
Tema-Mpakadan Train Arrives
A contemporary train designated for operations on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line has officially arrived in the country, marking a significant milestone in Ghana's transportation...
Owners of Undersea Cable give timelines for completion
The recent disruption caused by the severing of four undersea cables on March 14, 2024, resulting in a near-total internet blackout in Ghana and...
Strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan – seismology centre
Wednesday’s earthquake hit at 07:58 local time (23:58 GMT) at a depth of 15.5km and has set off at least nine aftershocks at magnitude...
Melting ice caps slowing Earth’s rotation, study shows
In the last few decades several factors have caused the planet to temporarily spin faster, prompting scientists to consider subtracting a leap second from...
Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills IRGC commander, six...
Israeli warplanes have flattened an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing six people including a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, IRGC,...
Hajj: Let’s enjoy dividend of Muslim-Muslim ticket – Islamic scholar appeals...
Sheikh Kabiru Gombe, a respected Islamic scholar, has called upon the Nigerian government and state governors to extend assistance to prospective Hajj pilgrims, emphasizing...
Nigerian govt reiterates commitment to harnessing youth potentials
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has reiterated the Federal Government's unwavering dedication to harnessing the immense potential of...