Nigeria secures release of 20 kidnapped students
Lagos, Nigeria Reuters Nigerian police authorities have secured the release of 20 students who were kidnapped on their way to a convention in the north-central state of Benue last week, they said on Saturday, in a post on X. The victims, who are medical and dental students, were headed to the south-eastern state of Enugu, […]
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
Tripoli, Libya Reuters The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis over control of the central bank. The mission’s deputy head, Stephanie Koury, told the UN Security Council on Monday that the political and military situations […]
Hundreds of police raid a religious compound in search of Filipino preacher wanted for child abuse
Manila, Philippines AP Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city on Saturday in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking, police officials said. A supporter of the group, called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, reportedly died due to a heart […]
German police arrest suspect in stabbing rampage, media reports say
Solingen, Germany Reuters A 26-year-old man suspected of a stabbing rampage in the western German town of Solingen has been taken into police custody, Der Spiegel and other media reported late on Saturday, some 24 hours after the attack that killed three people. Police declined to immediately comment. Flowers, candles and a rainbow flag are […]
Pakistan bomb blast kills two children, injures 16 people
Quetta, Pakistan Reuters A bomb blast in south-western Pakistan killed two children and injured 16 people on Saturday, police officials said. Seven policemen were among those injured when the remote-controlled bomb, attached to a motorcycle, detonated near police headquarters in Pishin, the city’s senior superintendent of police, Manzoor Buledi, told Reuters. “Explosives were planted in […]
Mpox: Why vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
JENNIFER RIGBY, of Reuters, reports on concerns that lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about global healthcare inequities have been slow to bring change…
SpaceX to return Boeing’s Starliner astronauts from space next year, NASA says
Washington DC, US Reuters Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA officials said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home as planned. […]
Zelenskiy touts new “drone missile”, calls Putin “sick old man”
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian “drone missile” on Saturday that he said would take the war back to Russia and scornfully derided Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a “sick old man from Red Square”. As Ukraine marked 33 years of post-Soviet independence, Zelenskiy said the new weapon, Palianytsia, was faster […]
Wildfires affecting 30 cities in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, leaves two dead
Sao Paulo, Brazil Reuters Brazil’s Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening, adding two people had died in an industrial plant trying to hold back the flames. The cities have been affected by dry, hot weather in recent days, the government said […]
Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Cairo, with no sign of progress
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas, but there was no indication of progress after hours of talks. “The talks in Cairo didn’t make any progress. Israel is insisting to keep eight positions along the Philadelphi corridor,” one […]