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US 2024 Presidential Race: Obama, Pelosi, other Democrats push for Biden to step down

Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack...

Massive global internet outage hits banks, airports, others

A widespread Microsoft outage was disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. Escalating disruptions continued hours after the...

Russian war: King Charles III says UK govt will give full support to Ukraine, wants it to join NATO

Shine Alagba King Charles III said the UK government would continue to support Ukraine and hoped to give them a clear path to...

Again, octagenarian US Pres. Biden tests positive for COVID-19

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 again. The White House revealed this in a statement, saying 81-year-old President...

Kenya braces for more unrest, deploys heavy security forces

In response to calls for renewed protests against Kenya’s President William Ruto’s government, the Central Business District of Nairobi, the capital, on Tuesday...

Rwandan President Kagame re-elected for fourth term with landslide 99% win

In a heavily skewed election, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda won a landslide victory with 99.15 percent of the vote. Only two opposition...

Trump chooses Ohio Senator JD Vance as running mate for 2024 presidential poll

Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has at the Republican National Convention on Monday, selected Ohio Senator JD Vance,...

Rwandans head to polls as Kagame seeks to extend two-decade rule

Voting commenced in Rwanda on Monday as polls opened nationwide for presidential and parliamentary elections, with President Paul Kagame expected to secure a...

Assassination attempt: Tinubu, Xi Jinping, other world leaders in solidarity with Trump

President Bola Tinubu, along with other world leaders, expressed support for former United States President Donald Trump and denounced the assassination attempt on...

Trump targeted in Pennsylvania rally shooting, Global leaders unite in condemnation

Former United States (US) President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted off stage by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on...

Sudanese authorities order foreigners to leave Khartoum within two weeks

Sudanese authorities have given foreigners a two-week ultimatum to vacate Khartoum and its surrounding areas, according to a statement from the police unit...

In Niger Republic, hundreds of inmates, including Boko Haram terrorists now on the loose

A violent uprising at the Koutoukalé prison in the neighboring Niger Republic, situated near the capital city of Niamey, has resulted in the...

Two Nigerian teenage sisters drown while swimming at New York beach

Two Nigerian teenage sisters have died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17,...

New UK Prime Minister announces cabinet

The newly-elected UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has announced his first set of appointments to the cabinet. This follows his Labour Party’s landslide...

Labour Party in landslide victory as Sunak concedes defeat in UK polls

Labour has won the UK general election and is heading for a landslide, with results from more than 500 of the 650 parliamentary...

Nigeria clinches right to host African Energy Bank headquarters

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, has stated that Nigeria has been chosen as the host country for the...