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Protest in Ottawa

Ottawa police to protesters: Time up, crackdown imminent

"To those engaged in the unlawful protests - if you want to leave under your own terms, now is the…
L-R: Muhammadu Buhari, President of the European Council, H.E Charles Miiche and President of France, Emmanuel Macron during the opening ceremony of the EU-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

Buhari attends opening ceremony of EU-AU Summit in Belgium (Photos)

The Nigerian president left the shore of the country on Tuesday afternoon and would return to Nigeria on Saturday after…
testing for covid-19

Africa’s COVID-19 cases exceed 11.06m – Africa CDC

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said the…
President Emmanuel Macron of France

France to close military bases in Mali for 6 months, says Macron

Paris said that Canada, France, and its allies in the European mission Takuba decided to begin coordinated withdrawal of troops…

Shelling breaks out in east Ukraine

The self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, one of two rebel regions, said Ukrainian forces had used mortars, grenade launchers, and a…
Turkish doctors go on strike, demand better pay

Doctors go on strike in Turkey, demand better pay

Doctors across Turkey started a two-day strike on Thursday, protesting against low pay and poor working conditions as the country…
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns that the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, “could spiral beyond anyone’s control”.

Guterres calls for international cooperation on migration

According to him, migration is a positive phenomenon” that enriches societies and economies but if poorly managed, it generates huge…
Lt.Col Damiba of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso coup leader Damiba promises to curb terrorism

Damiba has not said how long he plans to hold power, but has promised to work with the regional bloc,…
FILE PHOTO: A woman being stoned to death in Afghanistan

Man, woman stoned to death for having illegal sexual relations

“They have confessed that they had illegal relations and they had done this two to three times,” the local official…
WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray

WHO’s supplies to Ethiopia’s Tigray stuck in warehouse

WHO is planning to ship an additional 15-20 metric tonnes to Afar to meet the health needs of people recently…
US woman cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

American woman cured of HIV after stem cell transplant

The case is part of a larger U.S.-backed study led by Dr. Yvonne Bryson of the University of California Los…
Police detain ex-Honduras president Hernandez as U.S. seeks extradition

Honduras ex-President Hernandez detained as US seeks extradition

Hernandez had been holed up in his home after about 100 police officers surrounded it late on Monday after Honduran…
President Joe Biden

Biden to Putin: Step back from the brink of war with Ukraine

Biden said the United States was not seeking direct confrontation with Russia” and that American soldiers were not going to…
There will be no attack on Ukraine today - Russia

There will be no attack on Ukraine today – Russia

Russia’s ambassador to the European Union (EU), Vladimir Chizhov, has rejected U.S. warnings of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine…
President Buhari departs Abuja for Kenya

Buhari arrives Belgium ahead EU-African Union Summit (Photos)

The president had departed Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon for Brussels for the event and will be expected back in…
Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew opts for out-of-court settlement with Giuffre

The settlement, which includes an undisclosed payment, was revealed on Tuesday in a filing in Manhattan federal court, where Giuffre…
Ogun Assembly makes move for special taskforce against cultism

Machete-wielding militants kill 15 in Eastern Congo

Maki Kilota Gale, a farmer from a village neighbouring Syeri Aberkozo, was shot in the foot while fleeing the attack,…
Herry Wirawan (36), a former teacher and founder of an Islamic boarding school, who is accused of raping 13 school girls between 2016 and 2021, is escorted by officers to the court room prior to his verdict trial, at the district court in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia February 15, 2022 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Novrian Arbi/via REUTERS

Islamic teacher gets life jail for raping 13 students

Prosecutors in Indonesia had sought the death penalty or chemical castration for the teacher, Herry Wirawan citing the severity of…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin

No high expectations on Scholz-Putin meeting: Wilde d’Estmael

d’Estmael added that all countries involved in the ongoing tensions were interested in preventing escalation and avoiding war at all…
Franco Frattini

Ukrainian crisis to be resolved through dialogue – Frattini

Russia has dismissed the accusations and pointed to NATO’s military activity near its borders and warned the alliance’s actions are…
Herry Wirawan (36), a former teacher and founder of an Islamic boarding school, who is accused of raping 13 school girls between 2016 and 2021, is escorted by officers to the court room prior to his verdict trial, at the district court in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia February 15, 2022 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Novrian Arbi/via REUTERS

Islamic school teacher Wirawan jailed for life for raping students

Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim majority country, has tens of thousands of Islamic boarding schools and other religious schools that…

UN picks new dates for 2022 Climate Week

It has been rescheduled to hold from March 28 to 31 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Camilla Duchess of Cornwall

Camilla calls Meghan Markle ‘that Minx’

The Duchess of Sussex (Meghan), who currently lives in a California mansion after saying adieu to her title as a…
WHO

WHO lauds vaccine equity in South Africa

Tedros told a COVID-19 global action meeting on Monday that the “historic initiative comes at a critical time” in the…
Anti-vaccine protesters in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Trudeau opts for emergency powers to end blockades

The 1988 Emergencies Act allows the federal government to override the provinces and authorize special temporary measures to ensure security…
London Stock Exchange

Over £50bn wiped off London shares amid Ukraine fears

The drop was enough to wipe around 650 million euros off the value of the shares held by Chelsea owner…
UN

UN wants 5 employees kidnapped in Yemen released

The five UN staff members were abducted in the southern province of Abyan on Friday, while they were on their…

South Korea logs 367,927 COVID-19 infections in vaccinated people

In the latest tally, the country reported 54,619 more COVID-19 cases for the past 24 hours, lifting the total number…
Eminem takes a knee during his Super Bowl halftime performance

Eminem takes a knee during his Super Bowl halftime performance

Sunday's Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show featured some of the greatest artists in hip-hop, but Eminem gave the most…
Canadian police at the Ambassador Bridge to liberate it from protesters

Protesters, Canadian police in standoff over blocked Ambassador Bridge

Demonstrators opposing the government's strict pandemic restrictions have occupied the Ambassador Bridge for the fifth straight day, snarling international trade.
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