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Colombia 2024: Amid elaborate pomp, Falconets welcomed to Bogota, Colombia

Colourful traditional dancers, flag-waving enthusiasts, and members of the Local Organizing Committee of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Colombia 2024 were among...

Tinubu, Equatorial Guinean President sign agreement on gas pipeline for gulf of Guinea

President Bola Tinubu and the Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday evening in Malabo signed an agreement on Gulf of...

Just in: ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja

A high-level meeting of Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Defence Chiefs is underway at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Gen. Christopher...

US poll: Vice-President Kamala Harris clinches Democratic Party nomination

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. A virtual roll call to formally...

Just in: Obama endorses Kamala Harris

Former US President Barack Obama threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House bid on Friday, providing a crucial endorsement in...

Paris 2024: Two Canadian soccer team’s coaching staff deported over drone-spying scandal

After New Zealand informed police about the use of a drone to spy on their training session, police sent home two members of...

Taiwan prepares for Typhoon Gaemi’s arrival, initiates shutdown protocols

As Typhoon Gaemi approached, Taiwan went into lockdown mode on Wednesday, with schools closed, financial markets shut, and a typhoon holiday declared. The...

Nepal plane crash claims 18 passengers, pilot sole survivor

A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard...

Updated: Kimberly Cheatle steps down as US Secret Service chief amid controversy

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down on Tuesday, following her admission that the agency fell short in its duty to...

Breaking: Kimberly Cheatle resigns as US Secret Service Chief

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle stepped down on Tuesday, following her admission that the agency fell short in its duty to...

Ethiopia landslide claims 146 lives as death toll continues to climb

The number of fatalities from the southern Ethiopia landslide has increased to at least 146, according to a local official’s statement on Tuesday....

Paris 2024: We are ready to host the world, says French Pres. Macron 

France President Emmanuel Macron said that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes’ Village four days before...

Ugandan President to protesters: Don’t try it, you are playing with fire

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has a word for protesters planning to march against corruption on Tuesday, cautioning them that their actions are akin...

Breaking: US Pres. Biden stands down from seeking reelection in 2024, endorses VP Kamala Harris

President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw from seeking reelection, saying he will be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as Presidential candidate for...

US presidential election: We’ll win, no plans to step aside – Biden

Despite growing calls from within his own party to drop out of the race, United States President Joe Biden has reiterated his determination...

Tragedy as China bridge collapses, leaving 12 dead, 30 missing

A devastating bridge collapse in northern China, triggered by intense rainfall, has resulted in the loss of 12 lives and left over 30...