Countries

Boats bring Philippine flood victims to safety as death toll rises

Bulacan – Rescuers in the northern Philippines used boats to pick up residents stranded by flooding Friday as Typhoon... Read more

25 Jul, 2025

Countries

UK doctors launch five-day strike, ignoring PM’s plea

London – Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for... Read more

25 Jul, 2025

Countries

Kenya police watchdog says 65 dead after recent protests

Nairobi – Sixty-five people were killed during recent violent demonstrations in Kenya as police used “disproportionate force”, the policing... Read more

25 Jul, 2025

Countries

Troops kill at least 95 ‘bandits’ in northwest Nigeria

Kano – Nigerian troops killed at least 95 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout and airstrikes... Read more

25 Jul, 2025

Countries

Trial of DRC ex-leader Kabila to begin Friday: court

Kinshasa – The trial of Democratic Republic of Congo’s former leader Joseph Kabila on charges including treason will open... Read more

25 Jul, 2025

Countries

HRW urges Niger junta release detained ex-president

Abidjan – Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Niger’s ruling junta to release Mohamed Bazoum, the president the military... Read more

24 Jul, 2025

World

White House pushes Obama ‘coup’ story to distract from Epstein

Washington – The White House pulled out all the stops Wednesday to promote claims that Barack Obama headed a... Read more

24 Jul, 2025

Cȏte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast denies journalists at risk ahead of presidential vote

Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday denied that members of the press were at risk, a day after an... Read more

24 Jul, 2025

World

Columbia University to pay $200 mn in clash with Trump

New York – Columbia University said Wednesday it will pay $200 million to the US government after President Donald... Read more

24 Jul, 2025

Countries

DRC ex-minister Mutamba protests innocence at graft trial’s opening

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s firebrand former justice minister, Constant Mutamba, on Wednesday protested his innocence at... Read more

24 Jul, 2025