International

    World leaders on Thursday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, which could help end the two-year war in Gaza.   Palestinian Territories   Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he hoped that the deal “would be a prelude to reaching a permanent ...

    Veteran highlife musician, Bright Chimezie, has called on Africans to prioritise developing their own countries instead of constantly seeking opportunities abroad.   Speaking on the recent episode of The Honest Bunch Podcast, Chimezie reflected on Africa’s misplaced dependence on the West, lamenting that many young people still believe ...

    Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a new partnership with Chinese investors aimed at strengthening the state’s energy infrastructure and industrial capacity.   In a statement shared on X on Saturday, according to the governor, discussions with the Jiangsu-based company Cteec focused on funding availability, technical capacity, ...

    The US government began shutting down on Wednesday after lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.   Republicans and Democrats immediately blamed each other for the deadlock that will impact hundreds of ...

        The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a budget of 19,636,030 Units of Account (26 million dollars) for the 2026 fiscal year, and announced plans to commemorate its 25th anniversary in November.   The Speaker of the Parliament, Hadjia Memounatou Ibrahima, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. ...

    Canada on Monday declared India’s Bishnoi gang a “terrorist entity,” targeting a group linked to a murder that triggered a breakdown in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi last year.   Canada has accused the notorious syndicate — known for assassinations and extortion in India — of possible ...

    Schools, libraries, and parks were closed on Monday in Valencia in eastern Spain after heavy rains prompted a red alert and fears of a repeat of deadly floods that hit the area last year.   Spain’s national weather agency, AEMET, warned of a “very complicated situation” in the ...

    Nepal has imposed travel bans on ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli and four former senior officials as part of an investigation into deadly unrest earlier this month, the interior minister said Monday.   Youth-led protests that began on September 8 over a brief social media ban, economic ...

    Ukraine said Sunday that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, wounding at least 10 people, as neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace.   The attacks came after Russia warned NATO against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace ...

  The International Paralympic Committee on Saturday decided to lift a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.   This decision, taken at the IPC’s general assembly meeting in Seoul, opens the way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their own ...