UK police under fire over handcuffing of dying student
Body camera footage of a dying student who was handcuffed by British police after being stabbed by a Sikh man and falsely accused of...
Liverpool legend Dalglish announces cancer diagnosis
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has announced that he is undergoing treatment for cancer, revealing the news in a social media statement while requesting privacy...
Ireland issues new visa guidelines for international students
International students planning to study in Ireland for more than three months must obtain a long-term study visa before travelling, according to guidance issued...
China seeks greater youth role in deepening Nigeria-Africa ties
The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Nigeria has urged young people in Nigeria and across Africa to play a more active...
UK bars US political commentators from entering country
Britain’s interior ministry on Monday said it had blocked two US-based political commentators from entering the country.
Left-wing Israel critics Cenk Uygur, 56, and his...
Armenia rejects Putin’s EU referendum demand
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rebuffed Moscow’s call for his country to hold a referendum on joining the EU, saying ties with...
US, Iran exchange fire as negotiations stall
The United States and Iran traded strikes Monday as negotiations between the two sides stalled and Tehran again insisted any peace deal must also...
French navy intercepts Russia-linked oil tanker
France said on Monday that a suspected Russian oil tanker had been detained in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest such seizure...
Drop smartphones around children, Sweden tells parents
Sweden’s public health agency on Monday called on parents to put their phones away when spending time with their children.
The Public Health Agency of...
Mexican airlines restrict travellers from Ebola-hit Central African countries
Three Mexican airlines announced restrictions on Friday for travellers from Central African countries due to the region’s deadly Ebola outbreak, as Mexico prepares to...
Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire over past 48 hours
Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of violating a fragile ceasefire during the past 48 hours in the southern coastal province...
Senegal’s ousted PM Sonko elected National Assembly speaker
Senegal’s National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday after he was reinstated to parliament during a session boycotted...
Iran will no longer protect US bases – Khamenei
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Tuesday that regional countries would no longer be shields for US bases, in a written statement...
Pope apologises for Vatican’s role in justifying slavery
Pope Leo XIV on Monday issued an unprecedented apology for the Vatican’s role in justifying slavery and said the delay in condemning the practice...
Pope urges ‘disarming’ of artificial intelligence in major manifesto
Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence in his long-awaited manifesto on the rapidly developing technology, and warned of “new...
UK set to break record for hottest May day
Britain was set to break its record for the hottest day in May on Monday, the national weather agency predicted, as the country sweltered...
Iran executes man over links to nationwide protests
Iran on Monday executed a man convicted of carrying out armed attacks during the nationwide anti-government protests that peaked in January, the judiciary said.
Abbas...
UK eases sanctions on Russian jet fuel, diesel imports
The UK government said on Wednesday that it had eased sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries, amid...
US, UK arms ban forced Nigeria to buy from Soviets during civil war —...
Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon (retd.) has revealed that the refusal of the United States and Britain to supply arms to Nigeria...
Iran stages mass weddings for couples ready for war ‘sacrifice’
Iranian authorities held mass public weddings in Tehran for couples who signed up to a state-sponsored scheme declaring their readiness to sacrifice their lives...