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...
SOUTH AFRICAN GREAT-GRANDMOTHER JAILED 20 YEARS FOR MURDERING THREE CHILDREN
By Aishat Momoh. O. A South African great-grandmother, Susana “Sarie” De Villiers, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murders of her...
MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER TIGER ATTACK AT UK WILDLIFE PARK
Agency Report A man has suffered serious injuries after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in South Yorkshire, England, prompting the evacuation of...
BREAKING: HEGSETH SAYS PUBLIC WILL WATCH FORMER US ARMY MAJOR’S FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION
Agency Report US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the public will be able to watch the execution of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan,...
TRUMP RULES OUT ATTACKING IRAN BEFORE US MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Agency Report US President Donald Trump has ruled out attacking Iran before the November 3 midterm elections, saying Washington is holding “productive discussions” with Tehran....
HOUTHI ATTACKS DAMAGE RIYADH KINDERGARTEN, MEDICAL COMPLEX AS AIRPORT FLIGHTS DISRUPTED
Agency Report A kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have been damaged by debris from an intercepted missile, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels...
US SUSPENDS GREEN-CARD PROCESSING FOR MICROSOFT, ADOBE, SIX OTHER TECH FIRMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States government has suspended the processing of employment-based green-card applications involving eight major technology companies, including Microsoft and Adobe,...
CHINA NOMINATES CANDIDATE FOR WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ROLE
Agency Report China nominated a candidate to lead the World Health Organization on Thursday, a move which could expand Beijing’s influence over the international body...
TINUBU CONGRATULATES MODI ON 25 YEARS IN GOVERNMENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 25th anniversary in government, describing the milestone as a...