The head of Iran’s top security body, Ali Larijani, will visit Iraq on Monday before heading to Lebanon, where the government has approved a plan to disarm Tehran’s ally Hezbollah, state media said. “Ali Larijani departs today (Monday) for Iraq…
A gunman killed a police officer Friday near the headquarters of the Centers for Disease Control in the US city of Atlanta before being found dead at the scene, authorities said. No other people were killed or physically wounded in…
President John Mahama of Ghana has appointed acting ministers to temporarily fill key cabinet positions left vacant after a tragic helicopter crash claimed the lives of the country’s Defence Minister and the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology. The fatal…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin to end war, after Donald Trump’s special envoy held talks with the Russian leader in Moscow. Trump one day earlier hailed talks between his envoy Steve…
The Iranian government on Wednesday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel by passing information about a nuclear scientist killed during the 12-day war with Israel in June. “Roozbeh Vadi… was executed following judicial proceedings and confirmation of his…
Kemi Badenoch, UK business secretary and Conservative Party leader, has declared that she no longer identifies as Nigerian and has not held a Nigerian passport for over 20 years. Badenoch, who was born in London and raised in Lagos, made…
The U.S. authorities have declared Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his two allies, Diosdado Cabello Rondón and Vladimir Padrino López, wanted for drug trafficking. The U.S. Department of State in a statement on social media on Tuesday declared Mr Maduro…
New York, USA – The University of Benin Alumni Association North America (UBAANA) concluded its 19th Annual Reunion with elegance, pride, and a renewed sense of unity, thanks to the exceptional efforts of the New York/New Jersey Chapter, which hosted…
All 49 people aboard an Antonov An-24 passenger plane that crashed in Russia’s Far East on Thursday were killed, state media reported, citing emergency officials. The Angara Airlines flight lost contact with ground dispatchers around 1 p.m. local time while…
Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday, with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. Schools and government offices in Manila and the surrounding…
