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Indonesia’s Merapi volcano erupts, releasing lava 24 times

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Authorities have recommended people not to stay within a radius of five km in the southwest and three km in…
Some of the G7 leaders

G7 countries plan to limit Russian diamond exports

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The aim is to reduce Russia’s revenues and thus limit its ability to wage war. The diamond trade is an…

Earliest, most complete Hebrew Bible auctioned, sold for $38.1m

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

After a four-minute bidding war, the auction was won by a U.S. non-profit which intended to gift it to the…
TikTok

Montana becomes 1st U.S. state to ban TikTok

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The new rule prohibits app stores from offering the video-sharing app from January 1, 2024, and prevents TikTok from operating…

39 sailors missing as Chinese vessel capsizes in Indian ocean

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The crew consisted of 17 Chinese nationals, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos.
Military courts in Pakistan sentence 60 civilians involved in protests over the arrest of ec- PM Imran Khanin in 2023 to various jail terms

Pakistan to try Imran Khan’s supporters under army laws

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to authorities, around 4,000 Khan supporters were arrested after storming the army headquarters, torching a commander's home, and setting…
The WHO database said heavy weapons were used and that 114 people, including 63 children, were killed and 35 wounded.

Death toll in Sudan’s clashes climbs to 822

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Sudan had been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese Army and the RSF in Khartoum and other areas since…

Ex-Audi boss Stadler confesses role in diesel scandal

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

He confessed that despite knowing that the exhaust emission values could have been manipulated, he allowed the sale of these…
Kaduna man Mohammadu Sani, his wife, Raulatu Sani, his son, Hashim Sani (8) and an infant, Fatima die in fire incident in their Zaria home.

6 dead, 5 injured in New Zealand hostel fire

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Fifty-two people escaped from the building, with at least five rescued from the roof by fire crews. Five people had…
U.S. unleashes bold $400m military boost for Ukraine's fight against Russia

U.S to sanction people undermining Nigeria’s democracy

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Blinken did not identify the individuals who were sanctioned but emphasised that they would be barred from entering the United…
A court in China has sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen, John Shing-Wan Leung, to life in prison on espionage charges.

Chinese court hands 78-year-old U.S. citizen life in prison for spying

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Shing-Wan Leung, who has a U.S. passport and permanent residence in Hong Kong, was convicted by the court in the…
According to UN figures, fighting has displaced around 12 million people in Sudan, while every second resident is threatened by hunger.

Sudan condemns attack on church by rebel RSF

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The RSF rebels allegedly attacked attack worshipers of Margis Church in the Al-Masalma neighborhood of Omdurman wounding 3 of them…
Military courts in Pakistan sentence 60 civilians involved in protests over the arrest of ec- PM Imran Khanin in 2023 to various jail terms

Ex-Pakistani leader Khan calls for nationwide protests

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The former cricket great, who has been involved in dozens of court issues since being deposed from office in April…
British King Charles III marks coronation with a photograph of himself and his two heirs - Prince of Wales and Prince George

King Charles marks coronation with photograph of himself with heirs

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The King is pictured wearing the Robe of Estate and the Imperial State Crown, and holding the Sovereign’s Orb and…
U.N. Rights Office says soldiers, unidentified foreign military personnel execute at least 500 people in village of Moura, Mali in 2022.

Malian troops, foreign forces executed 500 people in village in 2022 – UN

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Rights groups say it is the worst atrocity in a 10-year-old conflict between Islamist groups and the army in which…
'How Donald Trump raped me' - E. Jean Carroll

Disgruntled Trump appeals $5m verdict in sexual abuse trial

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

This follows Trump's public condemnation of the ruling, which he called a "disgrace" and a "sham" in a video posted…
US judge strikes down federal law barring handgun sales to those under 21

US judge strikes down federal law barring handgun sales to those under 21

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

A federal judge in Virginia has struck down federal laws that block the sale of handguns to buyers under the…
The Somali military said on Sunday it had killed around 40 fighters and commanders of the Islamist terrorist militia Al-Shabaab.

Somali army kills 5 al-Shabaab militants

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

He added that the al-Shabaab fighters were regrouping at the time of the operation even as the government said during…
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Supreme Court voids arrest of ex-Pakistan PM Khan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

At least 10 people have been killed and 2,000 arrested as violent protests have swept the country since he was…
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson

Kremlin denies waging war against Ukraine

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Russia had been claiming that the goal of the war was to protect the population in the Donbas area as…
U.S. Supreme Court on Monday says ex-President Donald Trump can claim immunity from prosecution as it relates to official acts as president.

Trump mocks sexual abuse verdict, vows to pardon U.S. Capitol attackers

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

"That was a rigged election," Trump said, adding that anyone who thought otherwise was "stupid."
TikTok

Austria bans TikTok on government-issued devices

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Austria now joins Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission in enacting similar laws for the public sector.
Military courts in Pakistan sentence 60 civilians involved in protests over the arrest of ec- PM Imran Khanin in 2023 to various jail terms

Imran Khan: Internet, social media blocked as violence rages in Pakistan

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were blocked at the Interior Ministry’s request, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said.
Military courts in Pakistan sentence 60 civilians involved in protests over the arrest of ec- PM Imran Khanin in 2023 to various jail terms

Pakistan tense amid violence as ex-leader Khan in court after arrest

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Thousands of paramilitary troops and officers were deployed in the capital Islamabad as Khan’s supporters converged on the city before…

Baby with DNA from 3 people born in Britain

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Britain became the first country in the world to formally allow mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) when the HFEA gave a…
Iran publicly hangs second protester

Iran executes 209 in 5 months, UN worried

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

OHCHR said that minorities were over-represented on Iran’s death row, and said that according to sources, at least 45 people,…
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistani ex-PM Khan arrested on corruption charge

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Reports say that Khan was arrested from the premises of Islamabad High Court (IHC), where he was supposed to appear…

China expels Canada’s top diplomat in tit-for-tat move

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The spat comes after the Globe and Mail newspaper reported, citing a top secret document from 2021, that the Chinese…
London’s Metropolitan police confirm that at least 64 people were arrested in UK’s capital during the coronation of Charles III on May 6.

Police arrest 64 people on Charles III coronation day

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

On Saturday, the Guardian reported about 2,000 anti-monarchists has gathered in Central London on Trafalgar Square to protest the coronation.
King Charles and the Queen at the Balcony

King, Queen appear on Buckingham Palace balcony to acknowledge crowds

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The Prince and Princess of Wales and their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined the monarch as…
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