President Hassan Mohamud of Somalia says no fewer than 100 people were killed in two car bombings in busy marker in the capital. He said the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500....
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Russia fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine early Monday, with air alerts sounding in many parts of the country, according to Ukrainian authorities. Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, the north-eastern city of Kharkiv and the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhya. Authorities called on people to seek safety...
Over 100 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed over a river in western India, local media reported on Monday. The accident occurred on Sunday evening in Morbi in the western Indian state of Gujarat, according to the report. It said that 141 people died and 177 people...
Former US President Barack Obama said Friday that democracy is at stake in next month’s midterm elections in the United States, as he hit his first stop on the campaign trail. The Democratic power player, who remains a hugely popular figure in his party, told a boisterous rally in...
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” after a break-in at the couple’s home early on Friday, her office said in a statement. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation,” the statement said. “Mr. Pelosi was taken...
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe. In a statement, Mahamat said he once again renewed the longstanding AU demand for the immediate and unconditional lifting of sanctions imposed against institutions and individuals of the Republic...
Rishi Sunak would be appointed as Britain’s next prime minister by the King on Tuesday as he looks to build a new Cabinet that might unite a fractious Conservative party. He took up the reins as leader of the Conservative Party without a vote after rivals Penny Mordaunt and...
At least 11 students have been killed in a blaze that tore through a school for the blind in central Uganda in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. “The cause of the fire is currently unknown but so far 11 deaths as a result of the fire have...
Many Indians are delighted at the prospect of Rishi Sunak becoming the first person of Indian origin to become British prime minister, just as Hindus across the world celebrate Diwali. Sunak was set to take the top job after his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the...
Rishi Sunak, poised to become Britain’s next prime minister, told Conservative lawmakers on Monday his first priority was delivering economic stability, and then he would look to fulfill the party’s 2019 election promises, lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said Sunak, who became leader of the Conservatives on Monday, also told...
British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the next prime minister after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs. “Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative party,” senior backbencher Graham Brady said, as Mordaunt...
South Africa’s public servants on Monday said they would be going on a strike in the next seven days following a salary disagreement with the government. The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) issued a statement saying they have reached a deadlock with the government on their salary...
Kenyan police on Monday reported that a Pakistani journalist, Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Nairobi during police operation. According to the police report, the well-known journalist was killed when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was travelling in as it drove through their roadblock...
Ugandan health minister on Monday said nine more ebola cases had been confirmed in the capital Kampala, bringing the total number of known infections to 14 in the last two days. The outbreak began in September in a rural part of central Uganda and spread to Kampala, a city...
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after his rival Boris Johnson quit the race, admitting that he could no longer unite their party following one of the most turbulent periods in British political history. Sunak, the 42-year-old former finance minister, could be named leader as...
Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not run to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss. The surprise decision, which the ex-leader said he had reached reluctantly after recognising he would not lead “a...
Rishi Sunak has gained a valuable ally in his likely bid to become Britain’s next prime minister as Boris Johnson backers were challenged over claims he has reached the magic number required to secure a spot on the Conservative ballot paper. In a blow to Johnson’s potential campaign to...
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday returned to Britain from a holiday to launch an audacious political comeback, as Conservative leadership rival Rishi Sunak reached the minimum threshold to contest the UK’s top job. Johnson cut short a Caribbean trip to join the race to replace outgoing leader...
The British pound sank against the dollar Friday on political uncertainty after the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, while weak economic data added to the turmoil. The dollar strengthened also on expectations that the US Federal Reserve would press ahead with its programme of bumper interest rate...
About 50 people were killed and nearly 300 injured in violence that broke out in Chad on Thursday as hundreds took to the streets to demand a quicker transition to democratic rule. Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo, who gave the death toll at a news conference, said the government was...