Nigerian security forces have rescued 46 students who were held captive by Islamist militants for about 56 days following their abduction from three schools in Orire, Oyo State.…
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The US and Iran have traded strikes for a second night, as observers report a “dramatic” drop in the number of ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.…
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a significant setback to the Trump administration by blocking an executive order that sought to end birthright citizenship for children…
A pilot who travelled hundreds of miles to meet and rape a 12-year-old girl he met on Instagram has been jailed. Kwame Yeboah, 30, first made contact with…
Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, bringing an end to his tenure in office and setting the stage for a significant…
Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after 12 people were killed in a mass shooting at an informal settlement in Johannesburg. At least 10 suspects, heavily…
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended with immediate effect while an investigation into misconduct allegations continues. The decision was made by a…
At least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara desert in northern Niger after the truck carrying them broke down, the authorities…
Ghana has welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s apology for the Catholic Church’s historic role in slavery, describing it as an “act of moral courage” that was important in the…
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the nation’s government after months of tensions between the two men. A shock decree, read…