OVER 1,000 MIGRANTS RESCUED OFF WEST AFRICA ON ATLANTIC ROUTE TO EUROPE
Agency Report More than 1,000 migrants attempting the dangerous Atlantic migration route to Europe were rescued off the coast of West Africa in a single...
INDONESIA REOPENS MAJOR AIRPORTS AFTER VOLCANIC ERUPTION DISRUPTS 3,000 FLIGHTS
Agency Report Major airports in Indonesia reopened on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption disrupted air travel across the country, grounding nearly 3,000 flights and stranding...
UEFA TO HONOUR NEPAL FLOOD VICTIMS BEFORE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHES
By Aishat Momoh. O. European football’s governing body, UEFA, will honour victims of the devastating flash floods that struck Nepal on August 26, 2026, with...
NEPAL MOURNS 1,398 GLACIAL FLOOD VICTIMS AS RESCUERS SEARCH FOR 5,500 MISSING
Agency Report Nepal on Monday observed a national day of mourning for victims of the devastating glacial floods and mountain collapse that have killed at...
TANZANIAN PRESIDENT LOSES HUSBAND, HAFIDH AMEIR HASSAN
By Aishat Momoh. O. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lost her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment at a...
UK CONDEMNS ‘THUGGISH’ ANTI-MIGRANT PROTEST IN PORTSMOUTH
Agency Repoer The British government has condemned as “thuggish” an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth after hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads in an attempt to prevent...
ISRAEL VOWS TO RESPOND WITH ‘GREAT FORCE’ IF IRAN ATTACKS
Agency report Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday that Israel was prepared to respond “with great force” if attacked by Iran, following Iranian...
UN WARNS EBOLA RESPONSE LAGGING AS DRC DEATH TOLL NEARS 3,000
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United Nations has warned that the global response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...
US SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TRUMP TO CONTINUE WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM CONSTRUCTION
Agency Report The United States Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue construction of a new ballroom at the...
NEPAL-TIBET FLOODS: DEATH TOLL HITS 955 AS 4,471 REMAIN MISSING
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least 955 people have been confirmed dead, while 4,471 others remain missing following devastating flash floods and landslides that struck...