UK TRIAL TESTS FIVE-DAY BREAST CANCER RADIOTHERAPY FOR OVER 1,000 PATIENTS
By Aishat Momoh. O. More than 1,000 people have enrolled in a government-funded clinical trial in the United Kingdom to test whether breast cancer radiotherapy...
NEARLY 1,000 ARRESTED AS COST-OF-LIVING PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT IN FRANCE
Agency Report Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested across France following clashes between police and protesters during demonstrations against the rising cost of living, as...
MUSK ACCUSES UKRAINE OF USING STARLINK FOR OFFENSIVE DRONE STRIKES
Agency Report Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Ukraine’s military of violating Starlink’s terms of service by using the satellite communications network for offensive drone...
16 DEAD, DOZENS INJURED AS 7.0-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS TIBET
Agency Report Chinese authorities have ordered an all-out rescue operation in Tibet after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured dozens and caused...
BURKINA FASO REINSTATES DEATH PENALTY AFTER UNANIMOUS VOTE
Agency Report Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has reinstated the death penalty following a unanimous vote by the country’s unelected legislature, the Justice Ministry said...
TRUMP DROPS PLAN TO LIVESTREAM CONVICTED US SOLDIER’S EXECUTION
By 'Sefiu Ajape United States President Donald Trump has ruled out livestreaming the scheduled execution of former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was...
NIGERIA, 14 OTHER COUNTRIES ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Agency report Nigeria has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term after securing 172 votes in an election conducted...
POPE LEO XIV’S BROTHER REPORTEDLY RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR BLOOD CANCER
Agency Report A brother of Pope Leo XIV is reportedly receiving treatment for blood cancer, according to a report, amid separate reports concerning the pontiff’s...
IMF PROJECTS 3.3% CONTRACTION IN SAUDI ARABIA’S ECONOMY AMID HOUTHI ATTACKS
Agency Report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 3.3 per cent contraction in Saudi Arabia’s economy this year as attacks by Yemen’s Houthi...
POPE LEO XIV TO UNDERGO LUNG OPERATION, FACE WEEK-LONG RECOVERY
Agency Report Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to hospital on Tuesday for an operation to remove a pulmonary nodule, a small growth of tissue...