WILDFIRES RAVAGE SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, SIX DEAD INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS
Agency Report Wildfires sweeping across Spain and Portugal have claimed six lives, including two firefighters, as the Iberian Peninsula grapples with an intense heatwave....
TRUMP, PUTIN AGREE ON “ROBUST SECURITY GUARANTEES” FOR UKRAINE AFTER ALASKA SUMMIT
Agency Report U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached an agreement on what the White House described as “robust security...
US CAPITAL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP GOVERNMENT OVER POLICE TAKEOVER
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The attorney general for the U. S. capital, Washington, has initiated legal action against Donald Trump’s administration regarding what he termed a...
GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY TALKS IN GENEVA END WITHOUT AGREEMENT AFTER 10 DAYS OF NEGOTIATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. After 10 days of intense negotiations, efforts to finalise a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution ended in Geneva, Switzerland,...
150 PEOPLE EVACUATED FROM LONDON HOSPITAL AMID REPORTED CHEMICAL INCIDENT
A major London hospital has been forced to evacuate 150 people following reports of a chemical incident. Firefighters were first called at 8:49 am (0749...
RUSSIA RESTRICTS WHATSAPP, TELEGRAM CALLS
Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight criminality, state media reported....
ROONEY SAYS BRADY LACKED FOOTBALL UNDERSTANDING AFTER ‘WORK ETHIC’ REMARK
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA Wayne Rooney has described criticism of his work ethic by Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady as “unfair” and said the NFL legend...
INDIAN MAN ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING STUDENTS, FALSELY BLAMES NIGERIAN GANG
By Aishat Momoh. O. A 43-year-old Indian national, Sumit Sood, has been arrested for allegedly abducting three students from Bishop Cotton School in Shimla...
TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT TO TAKE PLACE ON US MILITARY BASE
The summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, a White House...
AIR CANADA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ISSUE 72- HOUR STRIKE DEADLINE FOR PAY DEAL
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing more than 10,000 Air Canada cabin crew, on Wednesday gave the airline a 72-hour deadline to reach a...