SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES 340 PEOPLE
Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the...
SON OF FORMER BENIN PRESIDENT ARRESTED AMID POST-COUP CRACKDOWN
Agency Report Chabi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and opposition leader Thomas Boni Yayi, has been arrested at his residence in the early hours...
UK FACES ‘SUPER FLU’ SURGE AS STARMER SLAMS DOCTORS’ PLANNED CHRISTMAS STRIKE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United Kingdom is grappling with what health officials have described as an “unprecedented wave of super flu,” raising concerns about...
IRANIAN SECURITY FORCES “VIOLENTLY” ARREST NOBEL LAUREATE NARGES MOHAMMADI, EIGHT OTHERS AT MEMORIAL EVENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Iranian security forces have “violently” arrested 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists during...
KING CHARLES TO GIVE PERSONAL BRIEFING ON TV ABOUT CANCER ‘JOURNEY’
[caption id="attachment_203764" align="alignnone" width="300"] Britain's King Charles III arrives to attend an Advent service at Westminster Abbey in central London on December 10, 2025. (Photo...
TRUMP LAUNCHES $1M ‘GOLD CARD’ IMMIGRATION VISAS
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). The card will give...
OSIMHEN CLINCHES SPORTMAN AWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD IN TURKEY
Victor Osimhen, a forward for both the Super Eagles and Galatasaray, was honored as Sportsman of the Year at the 2025 GQ Türkiye Men of...
22 KILLED IN MOROCCO FESTIVAL AS TWO BUILDINGS COLLASPE
[caption id="attachment_203595" align="alignnone" width="300"] Emergency personnel search for victims in the rubble of two collapsed buildings in the Al Massira area of Fes late on...
PLANE CRASHES INTO TRAFFIC DURING EMERGENCY LANDING IN FLORIDA
A small multi-engine aircraft crashed into traffic on a major Florida highway Monday night after attempting an emergency landing, authorities said. The Beechcraft 55 went...
CHINA EXECUTES FORMER SENIOR BANKER OVER BRIBE ALLEGATIONS
China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported. Bai Tianhui, the ex-general manager of...