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Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro’s health worsened

  The health of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has worsened after intestinal surgery earlier this month, according to his medical team The 70-year-old remains in intensive care and will undergo new tests. Bolsonaro was visited in hospital by a court official ...

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Presidency dismisses US court order on Tinubu, Atiku differs

  The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted ...

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Child mortality rate drops globally, as funding cuts threaten progress – UN report

  The number of children dying before their fifth birthday worldwide dropped to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined slightly but remained at approximately 1.9 million, according to two new reports released on Tuesday by the United Nations Inter-agency ...

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Overstaying visas attracts permanent ban, US warns Nigerians

  The United States government has issued a stern warning to Nigerian travellers about the severe consequences of overstaying their visa, emphasising that violators could face permanent bans from re-entering the country. The US Mission in Nigeria posted the warning ...

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Trump orders revocation of security clearances for Harris, Clinton

  In a late-night move on Friday, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to revoke the security clearances of over a dozen individuals he views as political adversaries, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary ...

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Astronauts stuck in space for nine months return to earth

  NASA astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded in space for months due to technical issues, have finally returned to earth. The duo landed safely on Wednesday as SpaceX’s Dragon Freedom capsule splashed down off the ...

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Kremlin confirms Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday

  The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump would speak by phone on Tuesday Trump told reporters earlier that “a lot of work” had been done between the two sides on settling ...

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Hospitalised Pope Francis rested well, says Vatican

  Pope Francis rested well during his 17th night in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said on Monday, the day after reporting the 88-year-old was in a “stable” condition.   “The pope rested well all night,” the Holy See said ...

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US to remove transgender soldiers from military

  The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court ...

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US to remove transgender soldiers from military

  The United States will begin removing transgender troops from the military within 30 days unless they obtain a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the Pentagon said in a Wednesday memo. The memo became public as part of a court ...

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EU eases sanctions on Syria’s economy to support reconstruction

  The European Union on Monday eased sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors in a bid to help the country’s reconstruction after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria’s new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease ...

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EU woos private sector investment in Nigeria’s digital economy

  The European Union has held discussions with private sector players, in Lagos, with a view to forging collaborations and ramping up investments to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy ecosystem. In line with the Global Gateway Strategy, the EU-Nigeria Digital Economy ...

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World’s ‘first openly gay’ imam shot d3ad in South Africa

  World’s ‘first openly gay’ imam sh0t d3ad in South Africa The world’s ‘first openly gay’ Imam, Moegsien Hendricks, has been sh0t d3ad in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The cleric was k!lled near the southern city of Gqeberha where ...

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6,000 illegal migrants deported in Trump’s first TWO weeks

  In the 15 days since Trump has been in office that averages out to around 370 – 400 deportations per day ICE deported 512 illegal immigrants on Monday alone, according to federal data shared with DailyMail.com. In total, ICE ...

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Teenage girl mauled to de.ath by shark at popular beach

  A teenage girl has been k!lled in a suspected shark attack at a popular tourist hotspot off the south-east Queensland coast. Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach on Bribie Island at about 4.45pm on Monday following reports of ...

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Belgium swears in new prime minister

  Conservative Bart De Wever has been sworn in as Belgium’s new prime minister, after striking a hard-fought coalition deal that moves the country to the right The agreement, struck late on Friday after seven months of negotiations, makes De Wever the ...

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Trump to enforce tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico, China from Feb 1

  President Donald Trump will impose tariffs Saturday on the three largest US trading partners – Canada, Mexico and China – the White House said, sparking concern for global trade. Trump has reiterated plans for 25 percent tariffs on neighbors ...

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Trump threatens BRICS with 100% tariffs if they replace dollar

  US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, threatened the BRICS group of emerging economies with 100 per cent tariffs if they move away from the US dollar as an international means of payment. “The idea that the BRICS countries are ...

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South Africa’s Tshego Gaelae crowned Mrs World

South African model Tshego Gaelae has been crowned the winner of the 40th Mrs World pageant, held in Las Vegas, USA. Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda was named the first runner-up, while Thailand’s Ploy Panperm secured the second runner-up position. Celebrating ...

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Iranian women arrested for dancing in cemetery, violating dress code

  Iranian police arrested two young women after the publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country’s strict dress code, local media reported Friday. “Not long ago, two people, in the ...

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Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit

  Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump’s “worrying” threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. In a ...

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