Lagos, Nigeria – In the decade since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok, abductions have become a recurrent fixture in Nigeria, especially in the restive northern regions. Just last month, on March 7, a criminal gang kidnapped 287…
When the March elections in Portugal saw the hard-right political party, Chega, quadruple its parliamentary representation from 12 seats to 50, one conclusion appeared overwhelmingly obvious. Overnight, it looked as if Europe’s most westerly country had become the continent’s latest front line between populist, ultra-conservative parties enjoying surging support and…
Taiwan’s earthquake kills at least nine people, injures nearly 900, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings. Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 7 earthquake on Wednesday, the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. It has so far killed nine people, injured about 900 others and prompted…
Senegal’s youngest president appoints ally and popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as prime minister. Senegal’s new president has appointed firebrand politician and key backer Ousmane Sonko as prime minister in his first act as the West African nation’s leader. Bassirou Diomaye Faye made the announcement shortly after he was sworn…
An attack on a humanitarian convoy, killing several foreign aid workers. The destruction of a hospital with hundreds killed inside. An air raid on a consulate in a foreign country. These are just some of Israel’s actions in Gaza and the region this week, adding to the accusations of war…
Netanyahu says Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for aid group as global condemnation of strikes grows. Here’s how things stand on Tuesday, April 3, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for the aid group World Central Kitchen (WCK) in…
US president issues some of his strongest criticis of Israel yet after deaths of seven aid workers in Israeli air strike. United States President Joe Biden has said he is “outraged and heartbroken” over Israel’s killing of seven aid workers in Gaza, delivering some of his strongest criticism yet of…
State media said the the missile – named Hwasong-16B – was a key piece of the country’s nuclear war deterrent. North Korea has said it tested a new solid-fuelled hypersonic intermediate-range missile (IRBM) as it continues to expand its weapons programme. Wednesday’s report in the state-run Korean Central News Agency…
As the war enters its 769th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Fighting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russian forces had captured 403 sq km (156 sq miles) of territory since the start of the year and last month, secured…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Japan Meteorological Agency warns of 3 metre waves (9.8 ft)after 7.7-magnitude quake. Taiwan has been jolted by its biggest earthquake in a quarter-century, triggering tsunami warnings for the self-ruled island, Japan and the Philippines. The earthquake on Wednesday shook buildings off their foundations and led to a…
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