The unpredictable and razor-close U.S. presidential election culminates on Tuesday with voters across the deeply divided country deciding whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump should be sent to the White House in January. Harris, the sitting Democratic vice president, and Trump, the Republican former president who is seeking a...
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Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on Saturday in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks, as an AFP journalist in Tehran reported hearing several explosions. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel –- right...
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the margins of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week, UK media have reported. The summit is expected to be Zelenskyy’s last chance to convince Biden to reconsider his opposition to Ukraine...
The death toll from devastating floods that have ravaged South-eastern Bangladesh for weeks reached 52 on Thursday. According to a report from the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, millions of people remained cut off in parts of the country. Twenty-one more flood-related deaths were reported in Bangladesh on Thursday,...
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP. The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has appealed for $18.5 million to fund the response to the spread of mpox across the Horn, Eastern and Southern Africa. The spread of mpox across the regions has increased the risk of infection for migrants who need “crucial” healthcare and other support...
At least 28 people were killed and 23 others injured as a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq overturned in the central Iranian province of Yazd Tuesday night. According to local media reports, the incident occurred in Dehshir village, Taft County, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (18:20 GMT)...
Somali police confirmed that 10 people, including seven security force officers, two civilians and a suicide bomber, died when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Mogadishu. The security personnel had attempted to halt the vehicle as it approached the checkpoint at speed, a police spokesman said. The...
Barack Obama, the 44th U.S. president and a marquee name in Democratic politics used his well-known rhetorical powers to deliver a thundering endorsement of Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. Obama addresses the party faithful on Tuesday evening. He is expected to pay tribute to outgoing President Joe Biden, who...
The U.S. Government has announced a 27 million dollars humanitarian aid package for Nigeria to assist vulnerable populations, and build resilience against food insecurity and climate change impacts. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria which stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, said the funding was part of the U.S. Government’s...
The first one pound coins featuring Britain’s King Charles III have entered circulation, with collectors encouraged to look out for the historic addition to the nation’s change. Nearly three million of the new designs will be making their way into people’s pockets and tills across the country this week,...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a decline in the number of suspected and confirmed Mpox cases in the country over the past four weeks. The NCDC said this via its official website on Monday. Mpox is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans...
Congressional Republicans lodged a formal case Monday for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, using the opening day of the Democratic National Convention to launch a political assault unlikely to gain serious traction. The report from three powerful committees in the Republican-led House of Representatives accuses Biden of...
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are holding dueling campaign stops in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania this weekend, as new polling shows the US vice president making major gains ahead of her big moment at next week’s Democratic National Convention. Trump will hold a rally in...
The Ukrainian Air Force said it had destroyed a road bridge to of strategic importance in Russia on Saturday, amid its offensive in the Kursk region. Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk published a video on a Telegram channel showing the bombing of a bridge, in what experts...
Two French pilots died when their military jets collided mid-flight in eastern France, the nation’s Air Force said in a post on X. The two Rafale fighter jets were returning from a mission in Germany when they collided near Colombey-les-Belles, close to the city of Nancy, Wednesday’s post...
Israelis is demanding the release of 33 living hostages from Hamas during the Gaza talks in Doha in an initial phase, media reports on Thursday cited Israeli officials. Israeli representatives involved in the negotiations gave a list of names as a condition for an agreement, according to Israeli...
Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X. The interview that was due for 1.00a.m on Tuesday (0000 GMT), was put back by more than 40 minutes by technical problems with X owner Musk blaming a...
Donald Trump will be interviewed Monday live on X by its billionaire owner Elon Musk — an influential supporter — as the Republican ex-president works to reignite online enthusiasm for his sagging White House campaign. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO has emerged as a major voice in...
Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in Sunday for a fourth term, saying regional peace was a “priority” in the face of ongoing conflict in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Kagame swept to victory in elections last month with a staggering 99.18 percent of the vote,...