British citizens on Thursday, July 4, 2024, trooped out to the polling units to elect members of parliament that will form a new government. In…

Seventy-five percent of the clients at Thornaby’s Sprouts Community Food Charity (SCFC) are now Nigerian students grappling with financial difficulties, charity manager Debbie Fixter revealed…

..workers whose sponsoring company had been sanctioned are also being punished Thousands of migrant care workers have been threatened with deportation, despite doing nothing wrong,…

A lecturer with Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo in Ikenne local government area of Ogun State, Yinka Olowojobi, has been shot dead at a relaxation center in…

Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown…

The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from…

A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, minutes after…

Supporters of Niger's junta were forced on Saturday to halt a census of people willing to volunteer for non-military roles in defence against a possible…

Niger’s self-declared military leader on Saturday proposed a return to democracy within three years and warned the regional bloc against using military force. Abdourahamane Tiani,…

The UK government says the state-funded national health service (NHS) will increase from £624 per year to £1,035 per year. According to the government, the…

CNN World reports that the Spanish Coast guard has rescued three people who were stowed on top of the rudder of a ship that arrived…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night that former President Donald Trump will be reinstated to Twitter after a poll he posted on his social…

The daughter of an elder fraud victim is sharing her story, warning other families of online scammers after her father lost everything to what he…

Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world's richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy…

In a country where gun violence is rare, the murder of former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is raising questions about the shooter and his motive.…

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, while speaking at the Financial Times Future…

Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, the Country's presidency said on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Africa and only the…

Russia will on Wednesday stop supplying gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the two NATO and EU members said, an escalation in the deepening rift between…

The UN’s annual report on mitigating calamities shows that a radical rethink is needed to protect those who suffer most If the world seems beset…

There are a total of 763 commercial banks located across the 54 countries that make up the African continent. Findings by Business Insider Africa show…

Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term…

A Canadian woman who spent decades impersonating nurses and other professionals by using fake identities was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for fraud.…

Imagine going from having nothing to your name to winning over a quarter of a million dollars only to be unable to claim it due…

The queues formed early each morning outside the Russian embassy in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Drawn by rumours on social media, young men and old,…

The government of Rwanda on Thursday confirmed that it had signed a “bold new partnership” with the UK under which some people seeking refugee protection…

France votes on Sunday (today) in the first round of a presidential election, with far-right candidate Marine Le Pen posing an unexpected threat to President…

An unnamed 61-year-old man in German reportedly got 90 doses of Covid-19 vaccine injected into his body so he could make money selling vaccination certificates…

Six Nigerians have been blacklisted by the United States of America, USA, following their support for Boko Haram insurgents, in addition to the List of…

The White House has quietly assembled a team of national security officials to sketch out scenarios of how the United States and its allies should…

Reuters reports the Kremlin on Wednesday said any possible contact between the Russian military and NATO forces could have grave consequences, after Poland last week…

Stockmarkets took a breather on Friday after several days of sizeable gains, while commodities were set on edge by the lack of progress in Russia-Ukraine…

Russia warned the United States on Thursday that Moscow had the might to put the world’s pre-eminent superpower in its place and accused the West…

The Ukrainian General Prosecutor's office says ten people were killed while standing in line for bread in the northern city of Chernihiv, according to an…

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the…

Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations “in a moment” if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said…

U.S. efforts to catch up with China and Russia in developing hypersonic weapons may be set back after Lockheed Martin Corp.’s air-launched missile suffered three…

NATO will defend all its allies and territory against a Russian attack, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as he arrived for…

Russia’s war on Ukraine is in its ninth day. U.N. and Ukrainian officials say no radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe’s biggest…

President Vladimir Putin urged Russia's neighbours on Friday not to escalate tensions, eight days after Moscow sent its forces into Ukraine. "There are no bad…

UN human rights chief warned humanity is at risk amid increasing nuclear threat. Michelle Bachelet slammed Russia's attack on Ukraine in a speech in Geneva.…

Russian forces pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears…

The prices of many crudes, yesterday, surged toward $120 per barrel on the decisions of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. This came as…

Russia bombed a TV tower in Ukraine's capital on Tuesday and rained rockets on the city of Kharkiv as Moscow intensified its bombardment of Ukrainian…

Presidents of eight central and eastern European nations on Monday called on European Union member states to immediately grant Ukraine a EU candidate country status…

Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 40-mile convoy of hundreds…

In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait in a naked war of territorial aggression. The next year, the US and an allied coalition intervened under the auspices…

Ukrainian forces put up fierce resistance to slow the advance of the larger and more powerful Russian military closing in on the capital, as the…

Kyiv officials are warning residents that street fighting is underway against Russian forces, and they are urging people to seek shelter. The warning issued Saturday…

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from…

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc's shares plunged more than 20% late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple's privacy…

China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according…

Having end-to-end encryption may not be enough cover for privacy when using popular encrypted messaging applications, because law enforcement can access your data when they…

Indonesian government says it will ban travellers from Nigeria and seven other African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. No…

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock…

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has sentenced a Nigerian man to more than seven years in prison for conspiring to launder approximately $1.89 million in…

After spending 43 years behind bars for a crime he said he didn't commit, a Missouri man's conviction has been set aside, according to a…

The top federal religious freedom advisory panel on Wednesday condemned the Biden administration for removing Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s list of countries of…

Head of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has released a detailed plan on how spending $6.6 billion of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's…

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental Covid-19 pill, a move that could…

At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in an artisanal gold mine collapse in southern Niger, the local mayor said on Monday. The disaster…

• An Afghan father trying to provide food for his family sold his kid daughter to a 55-year-old man. • Parwana Malik sold for $2,200,…

At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded…

The United States has ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees in Ethiopia to leave because of armed conflict and civil unrest, its embassy in Addis Ababa…

Pfizer Inc's experimental antiviral pill to treat Covid-19 cut by 89% the chance of hospitalization or death for adults at risk of severe disease, the…

British scientists have identified a gene that doubles the risk of dying from Covid-19, providing new insights into why some people are more susceptible to…

The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who…

Security forces in Colombia have captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country’s most wanted drug trafficker. Better known as Otoniel, the leader of the Autodefensas Gaitanistas…

At least three people are reported to have died and some 80 have been hurt after soldiers fired on crowds opposing a military takeover in…

Some investors aren’t waiting to see if former President Donald Trump’s plans for a media company to challenge the likes of Facebook, Twitter and even…

The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, declaring the country an "Islamic Emirate". The new cabinet, entirely male, is made up of senior…

Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential…

The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country,…

Israel established relations on Saturday with Bhutan, a majority-Buddhist nation neighbouring India, as it looks to continue to expand its diplomatic links internationally. Israel’s accord…

An unarmed black man was shot in the back seven times by a white police officer in the presence of his three children in Kenosha,…

Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of…

Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese…

The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. “In reality, the virus clinically…

Protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with violence flaring in pockets of largely peaceful demonstrations fueled by the killings of black people…

The senseless and completely unjustified killing of George Floyd – an unarmed black man – by a white police officer in Minneapolis last Monday should…

South Africa will allow domestic air travel for business purposes only from June 1 as the country further eases Coronavirus lockdown regulations, the transport minister…

The private rocket company SpaceX has sent two Nasa astronauts into orbit. It's the first time since the retirement of the shuttles nine years ago…

People arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days from 8 June to help slow the spread of coronavirus, the government has said. Travellers…

New research shows that universal mask-wearing may help slow the spread of Covid-19. New York City, with a population of about 8.4 million, has had…

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut ties with China over its role in the spread of the coronavirus, as the global death toll from…

South Korea, China and Japan will hold a video meeting today to discuss ways to work together in the global campaign against the novel coronavirus.…

The Michigan state Capitol was closed Thursday as demonstrators gathered at the steps of the building to protest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order. The latest…

People in England can spend more time outside, meet a friend at the park and move home, as the government begins easing some lockdown measures.…

The Ministry of Health permanent secretary in Uganda has revealed that people living in institutional quarantine in Uganda have started having sex with each other.…

An Indian policeman was attacked with a sword while he and his fellow officers were trying to enforce coronavirus lockdown rules at a checkpoint. Harjit…

A 22-year-old Nigerian student has been arrested in Budapest, the Hungary’s capital after a sex worker accused him of rape. According to the police statement,…

The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women in the US has noticed an increase in reporting of landlords preying on tenants’ financial stress…

Photos shared among emergency room staff at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit show bodies being stored in vacant hospital rooms and piled on top of each…

The king of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, 67, also known as King Rama X has broken lock down rules by traveling from Germany where he has…

A woman from Michigan has lost her husband of 35 years and her son to Coronavirus within three days. Sandy Brown of Grand Blanc said…

A Kenyan prophet, David Owuor, popularly referred to the ”mightiest prophet of the Lord’ has postponed the date of his prophecy, claiming that he begged…

Melinda Gates has warned that there will be dead bodies littering the streets in African countries if the world does not act fast to curb…

Ecuador said police have removed almost 800 bodies in recent weeks from homes in Guayaquil, the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. The police moved…

amid US-China row on virus origin China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to…

Africans in southern China's largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as…

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease…