EXPLOSION ROCKS CHEVRON OIL REFINERY IN US
Plumes of smoke towered above a Chevron oil refinery in southern California on Thursday following reports of an explosion, according to US media and footage...
TRUMP DECLARES ‘ARMED CONFLICT’ WITH DRUG CARTELS
President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is engaged in “armed conflict” with drug cartels, his administration said in a notice sent to...
FRANCE’S NEW GOVT TO BE UNVEILED THIS WEEKEND – REPORT
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to name a new government this weekend, putting together a leaner team under Sebastien Lecornu, as he seeks to resolve...
MATETA HANDED FRANCE CALL-UP FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Jean-Philippe Mateta was rewarded for his excellent form with Crystal Palace by being called up to the France squad named Thursday for World Cup qualifying...
FOUR WOUNDED, SUSPECT SHOT IN MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK
Four people were injured and a suspected knifeman shot by police Thursday after a car ramming and stabbing incident outside a synagogue in Manchester, officials...
ELON MUSK HALFWAY TO BECOMING WORLD’S FIRST TRILLIONAIRE: REPORT
Billionaire Elon Musk, the wealthiest individual globally, is approaching the halfway mark in becoming the first trillionaire on the planet, as reported by Forbes magazine...
ISRAEL DEPORTS PRO-PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS TO EUROPE
Israel said on Thursday it will deport to Europe pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla headed towards Gaza as the Israeli navy intercepted vessel after...
TURKEY PROBES ISRAEL’S ARREST OF 24 CITIZENS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS
The Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office on Thursday announced that it had opened an investigation after Israeli forces arrested Turkish citizens on board a Gaza-bound flotilla...
UK TO SCRAP REFUGEE FAMILY REUNION ROUTE
Britain’s government Thursday will announce plans to end a scheme which allowed family members to join refugees already in the country, as it tries to...
PASSPORT AND VISA SERVICES TO CONTINUE DESPITE SHUTDOWN– US EMBASSY ASSURES NIGERIANS
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has reassured Nigerians that visa and passport services will not be disrupted despite the ongoing partial shutdown of the...