Romania and Hungary flew of 460 of their citizens out of Israel in the wake of ongoing multi-front attack by Gaza militants, the Romanian Foreign Ministry said on Monday morning. A total of 245 persons were flown out the Israel to Romania. Four planes flew to Israel, two...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to avenge what he said was a “black day” for Israel Saturday, saying the army will strike back at Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza with full force. “The IDF (army) is about to use all its force to destroy Hamas’s capabilities,”...
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released...
Norwegian author, Jon Fosse has won the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, described Fosse as one of the most recognised and widely...
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has caused 151.2 billion dollars in direct damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure as of September this year, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing a recent study. According to the study conducted by the Kyiv School of Economics, the housing sector was hit the most by...
At least 14 people have been reported dead and more than 100 missing after a flash flood in India. Fourteen bridges were severely damaged or collapsed, according to Indian media, on Thursday. The report cited information from the authorities, saying that some villages were also flooded. A highway was...
Over a hundred technical experts including government officials, policy makers, donor representatives, and researchers from Education, Agriculture, Gender and Social Protection sectors, from West Africa and beyond today kick-started a meeting in Dakar, Senegal to share knowledge and best practices on the implementation of school meals programmes using...
Pope Francis on Wednesday demanded urgent action against climate change and frowned at the lack of focus on the existential threat by politicians, businesses and deniers. In a new Apostolic Exhortation, the head of the Catholic Church said that our warming planet is one of the greatest...
The 55th speaker of the House of Representatives was booted out in a shock vote brought by rebels in his own party who have seethed in the nine months since McCarthy narrowly quelled their attempts to block him and managed to claim the most powerful job in...
The police in Pakistan have arrested no fewer than 8 members of an organ trafficking ring in north-east Pakistan. The ring’s alleged leader, Fawad Mukhtar, is accused of extracting the kidneys of more than 300 people and transplanting them into rich clients. He had previously been arrested five...
Burkina Faso’s military junta said on Wednesday that a coup attempt had been thwarted the previous day by security and intelligence services, without providing specifics on what had happened. In a statement, it said, “a proven coup attempt was foiled on Sept. 26, 2023 by Burkina Faso’s intelligence...
After weeks of condescending defiance, France has ultimately eaten a diplomatic humble pie served by a former colony. Paris’ Ambassador to Niger was whisked away from Niamey in the wee hours of Thursday 27 September, two months after President Mohamed Bazoum, a French ally was toppled in a military...
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) has given 78 million dollars as training grant to 150 farmers in Bauchi State and the FCT to boost food security in Nigeria. The beneficiaries are farmers of the Community Allied Farmers Association of Nigeria (COMAFAS). Mrs Massandje Toure-Litse, ECOWAS Commissioner...
Niger Republic junta has issued a statement on the country’s national television on the evening of the 24th, welcoming France’s decision to withdraw its troops from Niger and recall its ambassador. The statement said that France’s decision “proves the Nigerien people’s firm determination and will to defend...
An alligator was killed as it was removed from a creek in the US state of Florida along with a 41-year-old woman’s body, officials said Saturday. Police said they had responded to a report of a body seen in the creek in Largo, Florida, and that the 13-foot,...
Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov says a new world order is being born through a struggle between a neocolonial minority and a “global majority” seeking to end decades of western domination. Lavrov said this in his statement to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Saturday....
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says plans to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations are at advanced stage. The Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are among those who received the Atlantic Council’s Global Citizen Award during the 78th UN General Assembly. The awards are given to individuals who have contributed to driving positive change in their societies and who embody a commitment to international...