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London-bound Air India Flight Crash Claims 200 Lives, Briton Survives

A London-bound Air India passenger plane with more than 200 people on board crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in India’s...

Just in: Air India flight AI171with 242 passengers on board crashes

A London-bound Air India flight with 242 passengers on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, India,...

Ahead of Elections, Presidential Hopeful Shot in the Head in Brazen Attack

A Colombian presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot three times, reportedly twice in the head, during a campaign event in the...

Nigerian “Tech Queen” Arrested for Multimillion-Dollar US Government Fraud

Nigerian tech enthusiast, Sapphire Egemasi, has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for her alleged involvement in a large-scale fraud...

Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected 9th AfDB president, takes office Sept. 1

Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The announcement was made...

ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Urges Leaders to Harness Youth Potential, Implement Policies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, current chair of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, has urged leaders of the Economic Community...

Tragedy Strikes Southern California: Small Plane Crashes into Homes at Night, Casualties Feared

In the dead of night, a small plane tragically crashed into a southern California residential zone, police confirmed Thursday. The impact ripped through...

Bloodbath at Israeli Embassy in US: Gunman Fatally Shoots Two Staff, Shouts ‘Free Palestine’

A gunman shot and killed a young couple working at the Israeli embassy outside a Jewish museum in Washington on Wednesday evening. Local...

Pentagon accepts luxury $400m jet gift from Qatar for Pres. Trump

The Pentagon has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, the president’s plane, according to...

Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer, Gleason Score 9

A medical evaluation, prompted by worsening urinary symptoms, revealed that former U.S. President Joe Biden is suffering from aggressive prostate cancer with bone...

US-China Tariff Truce: China Lifts Ban on Boeing Plane Deliveries

China has lifted its ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing aircraft following a temporary agreement between the US and China to reduce...

American-born Pope Leo XIV emerges new Catholic Pope

A new leader for world’s 1.5 billion Catholics has emerged. He is American Robert Francis Prevost, now to be known as Pope Leo...

Breaking: White Smoke Rises, Signaling Papal Successor

White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that cardinals locked inside have elected a new leader for...

ECOWAS Decries Poor Condition of Nigeria-Benin Border Facilities

Despite significant financial investment, the infrastructure at the Nigeria-Benin Republic Seme border is in a state of disrepair, a matter of concern for...

Qatar Airways Fires Cabin Crew Member After Business Class Passenger’s Phone Goes Missing

Qatar Airways (QR) has fired a member of its cabin crew after a confirmed theft took place on a business class flight traveling...

Faure’s Stealthy Changes to Togo Polity for Self-Perpetuation

By Paul Ejime Like ‘a thief in the night’ (not related to the Bible or the popular song), Togolese leader Faure Gnassingbé, on...