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Raif Badawi

Saudi Arabia frees jailed blogger Raif Badawi

Badawi, who created and managed an online forum, was arrested in 2012, charged with "insulting Islam" and subsequently sentenced to…
Joe Biden

Biden announces new crushing sanctions on Putin’s Russia

Biden, locked in a test of wills with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the moves collectively will deliver "another crushing…
President Rupiah Banda

Breaking: Zambia’s ex-president Rupiah Banda is dead

Banda died a day after President Hakainde Hichilema paid a goodwill visit at his Makeni residence, and reported he found…
The SUV at the patio of Parthenon Restaurant in Washington D.C.

5 critically injured in Washington as SUV crashes into Parthenon Restaurant

The driver of the SUV was an elderly man who may have lost control of his vehicle or suffered a…
Pakistani Security men clear the Indian missile from landing point

India fires missile into Pakistan in error

Pakistani officials said the missile was unarmed and had crashed near the country's eastern city of Mian Channu, about 500…
U.S. issues 300 new sanctions against Russia, allies

Chemical weapons: Biden sends stern warning to Russia

There have been fears that Putin may deploy chemical weapons to prosecute the war in Ukraine.
Nigeria's regulatory agency, FCCPC explains why it imposed $200 million fine against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC.

Death to Russian invaders: Facebook eases violent speech rule

The policy decision from Facebook and Instagram's parent Meta was met immediately with controversy, but the social media giant defended…
Maj. Gen. Andrei Sukhovetsky

Russian army general Sukhovetsky killed in Ukraine

Before his death, Sukhovetsky was the deputy commander of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Russian Ground Forces.
Dmitry Polyanskiy Russia's deputy UN representative

Russia drags U.S. to UN Security Council over biological weapons

Washington described Russian claims as gaslighting and "laughable". It suggested Moscow may be laying the groundwork to use a chemical…
Justice Raymond Zondo

Raymond Zondo appointed South Africa’s chief justice

"I have every confidence that Justice Zondo will acquit himself with distinction in this position," Ramaphosa said in the statement.
Roman Abramovich

More trouble for Abramovich as Portugal probes citizenship

Lisbon said the Russian's nationality status could change depending on the outcome of an inquiry.
COVID-19 vaccine:

U.S. launches trial on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines

The single-site trial will enrol up to 100 people aged 16 to 69 years who had an allergic reaction to…

KFC, Adidas, 3 others join boycott of Russia

Other companies that have suspended operations in Russia includes; Zara owner Inditex, Estee Lauder, Spotify, Ikea, Disney and H&M.
Plateau residents attack Nigerian soldiers, defend gunrunner

Gunmen kill 18 inside church

The victims were sleeping slept in the church's outbuildings. They had fled there after escaping from previous attacks, the sources…
MIG-29 fighter jet

JUST IN: U.S. chickens out from giving Ukraine MiG-29 fighter jets, afraid of Russia

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained the U.S. decision, saying that the transfer of MiG-29s would change little for Ukraine relative…
Russia's devastation of Mariupol and its maternity hospital

Outrage as Russia bombs Mariupol maternity hospital

The bombing, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called an "atrocity," took place despite an agreed ceasefire to enable thousands of…
Devastation of Ukraine by Russian forces

Russian forces kill over 500 civilians in Ukraine

The body said of the 1,424 civilian casualties casualties verified since the invasion of Ukraine began two weeks ago, 516…
Fleeing Ukrainians

Sweden allocates $10m to assist Ukrainian refugees

A number of countries, including Canada and Poland, the European Union, and NGOs have to fund humanitarian assistance for Ukraine…

Breaking: Europe in danger of radioactive leak from Chernobyl

Ukraine’s state-run nuclear company Energoatom said on Wednesday that fighting made it impossible to immediately repair the high-voltage power line…
Putin and Biden

Russia to U.S.: We shall respond soon to your economic war

Russia's economy is facing the gravest crisis since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union after the West imposed heavy…
International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court

Russia snubs World Court

Russia's foreign ministry in its first public statement on the matter, said it did not show up in court because…
Putin warns NATO, confirms deployment of Russia nuclear weapons to Belarus

Our counter-sanctions will hurt you, Russia warns West

U.S. President Joe Biden had imposed an immediate ban on Russian oil and other energy imports in retaliation for the…
Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Museveni’s son Kainerugaba retires from army in prep for 2026 race

Kainerugaba who has been in the military for more than 20 years, was rushed through the ranks by his father…
Sanctioned Oligarch Roman Abramovich's superyacht Solaris

Abramovich’s superyacht Solaris escapes seizure

The superyacht, one of the world’s most expensive, was built at a cost of over $430 million in a German…
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson

Sweden will not join NATO now : PM Andersson

Russia does not want Finland or Sweden to join NATO and late last month, Moscow made its latest warning of…
Nigeria mulls regulation of social media over ritual killings

Britain forces Google, Facebook, Twitter to combat online scams

The government said it was also launching a public consultation on tightening rules for the online advertising industry, either by…
Russian soldiers

4000 invading Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

The spy agencies said Russia was feeling the effects of sanctions, but the situation could become much worse for Ukrainians,…
Ukranian female Air Force officer

13 Ukrainian female air force personnel killed so far – Official

More than 1,500 female air force service personnel had taken part directly in combat operations against Russia with that 16…
David Malpass, World Bank President

World Bank mobilises $720m for Ukraine

It is also mobilising grant financing of 134 million dollars and parallel financing of 100 million dollars, resulting in a…
The truck at the Russian embassy in Dublin and the truck driver

Irish truck driver crashes Russian embassy gate in protest

According to the Irish Times, the driver described himself as a "working man" from Co Leitrim. Once he crashed through…
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