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UN uncovers new mass graves in Libya

According to the report, there has been "widespread and systematic perpetration of forced disappearances, extermination, murder, torture, and imprisonment amounting…
Robert Crimo Ill. person of interest in the Illinois shooting at July 4 parade

Suspected shooter in deadly July 4 Parade mass shooting arrested

At least six people were killed in a shooting in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, during a July 4th parade, and dozens…
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill

Illinois police begin manhunt for sniper at July 4 parade

The gunman was still at large more than five hours after the attack that turned a family-friendly celebration in a…
A police officer walks through things abandoned by July 4 revellers in Highland Park Illinois. Photo Zach Rael

Updated: White male shooter kills 6, critically injures 24 at Illinois July 4 parade

Police said they were searching for a white male about 18 to 20 years old and asked the public for…
Jonathan

What ECOWAS did to Jonathan’s recommendations on Mali

Jonathan’s six-point recommendations was adopted after his presentation to ECOWAS leaders at the 61st Ordinary Summit in Accra Ghana on…
Ex- President Boni Yayi

ECOWAS appoints Yayi Boni as mediator

Boni would replace Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed Ibn Chambas, who stepped down as the ECOWAS mediator.
President Jovenel Moise

Moise: Turkey rejects Haitian extradition request for Samir Handal

Handal, a Jordanian national, was detained on an Interpol red notice as he transited Turkey on the way from the…
British Army Twitter account

British Army social media accounts hacked

The army's YouTube account, which had been renamed 'Ark Invest' and showed several videos relating to cryptocurrency, was also restored…
Silvina Batakis

Argentine President Fernandez appoints Batakis economy minister

Batakis had been economy minister for the key province of Buenos Aires from 2011 to 2015 and had been leading…
Steven Ho in yellow box, in a photo-op with Xi Jinping, first row middle.

China’s leader Xi in COVID-19 scare after lawmaker tested positive

Steven, who is part of the city's largest pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong…
Jayland Walker killed by Ohio police

How Black man Jayland Walker was killed by Ohio police in hail of bullets

The shooting was the latest in a spate of killings of Black men and women by law enforcement in the…
Deadly shark in Egypt's Red Sea

Updated: Another woman killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea

The body of a Romanian tourist in her late forties was discovered hours after an attack that left a 68-year-old…
Russia is bracing itself for a longer war against Ukraine because of planned U.S. arms deliveries to the country, says the Kremlin.

Russia claims control of East Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that Luhansk had been "liberated", the defence ministry said.
Worried onlookers as the Austrian woman was being taken away in ambulance

Shark kills Austrian woman in Egypt’s Red Sea

A local report quoted by Russian news agency RIA Novosti stated that the shark bit off the woman's arm and…
Ukrainian missiles hit Russian military base in Melitopol

Ukraine rains missiles on Russian military base in Melitopol

The base was occupied on the second day of Russia's invasion in February and was being used to store ammunition…
Haltom City policemen responding to the shooting incident

Gunman in Haltom City Texas kills 2, wounds 3 cops, then commits suicide

Haltom City Police Det. Matt Spillane said early Sunday that all of those wounded in the shooting in a residential…
Martin Guzman resigns

Argentina’s economy minister Guzman resigns

Guzman, who led Argentina's debt restructuring deal with the International Monetary Fund and creditors, posted a letter to his Twitter…
Pro-abortion protest in U.S.

Ohio-based 10 year-old abused girl seeks abortion in Indiana

Ohio is among a number of states that have rolled back abortion access since the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional…
Buhari with Fernando Medina

What Buhari told Mayor of Lisbon about Nigerians fleeing war in Ukraine (Photos)

President Buhari highlighted that Nigeria has made great strides in diversifying its economy beyond oil and gas, recording successes in…
Simone Biles, Denzel Washington and Rapinoe

Biles, Rapinoe, Denzel Washington to receive U.S. highest civilian honour

Biden's honours list, includes both living and deceased from the worlds of Hollywood, sports, politics, technology, the military, academia, and…
WikiLeaks Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeals U.S. extradition

Assange, 50, is wanted by U.S. authorities on 18 counts, including a spying charge, relating to WikiLeaks' release of vast…
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa receives the most votes from branches of the ruling ANC heading into the party’s elective conference.

South Africa faces worst power crisis, Ramaphosa briefed

Ramaphosa's government has been trying to reform Eskom to make it more efficient, but progress has been slow.
Besigye and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku out of jail

Kizza Besigye vows to continue protests after release on bail

The 66 year-old critic of President Yoweri Museveni was detained on June 14 in Kampala as he led protests against…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes oath as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Ketanji Jackson, first Black woman, becomes justice of U.S. Supreme Court

Jackson is the 116th justice, sixth woman and third Black person to serve on the Supreme Court since its 1789…
Zelensky

Ukrainian forces retake Snake Island from Russia

Snake Island was retaken by Ukraine after weeks in which momentum in the four-month-old conflict appeared to be shifting in…
10 takeaways from President Buhari's state visit to Portugal

Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria ready to fill natural gas gaps in Europe – Buhari (Photos)

The President also said with over 200 million mainly young people, Nigeria is ready to be the hub of the…
Buhari in Portugal

Buhari in Portugal: Count me out, I won’t interfere in 2023 elections 

Citing the last gubernatorial elections in Anambra and Ekiti State, the President noted that this administration has proven consistently its…
Putin

We shall respond: Putin threatens Finland, Sweden over NATO membership

But he said his country will take military countermeasures if NATO stationed military infrastructure in the two countries.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Marcos Jr. sworn in as Philippine president, 36 years after dad was ousted

But in his inaugural speech, Marcos Jr. defended the legacy of his late father, who he said accomplished many things…
Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey

British inflation to last longer: Bank of England gives bleak forecast

In a bleak assessment, Andrew Bailey said the economy was at a ‘turning point’ following its post-Covid recovery as it…
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