Many worshippers feared dead in Lagos mosque collapse

Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul in its modern history, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. The drive, which includes a new anti-missile, anti-aircraft and anti-drone defensive dome called "Achilles's Shield," is aimed at addressing rapidly changing geopolitical challenges and fraying transatlantic ties,…

The United States is increasing the number of aircraft carriers deployed in the Middle East to two, keeping one that is already there and sending another from the Indo-Pacific, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The announcement comes as US forces hammer Yemen's Huthi rebels with near-daily air strikes in a campaign aimed at ending the threat…

Guinea's junta on Tuesday said it would hold a referendum on a new constitution on September 21, a step in its pledge to return the west African country to democratic rule. The junta, which took power in a 2021 coup and suspended the constitution, made the announcement in a presidential decree read out on state…

Nervous US allies at NATO are scrambling to keep President Donald Trump engaged by upping defence spending, vowing to take the reins on Ukraine and queueing for face time at the White House. But as his administration savages Europe, undercuts Kyiv and warms to Russia, Western diplomats fret that even if the alliance is salvaged…

An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs, and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found Wednesday. Health officials and police have scrambled to explain the mix-up, which has appalled political leaders and stoked outrage across the country. The girl -- who…

Posting for provocation's sake has long been the province of internet antagonists and the alt-right, but these days, even the official White House X account is embracing the communications strategy that often celebrates others' suffering. Recently, the account posted about the arrest of a weeping, handcuffed alleged felon before her deportation by depicting her likeness…

US President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war. Trump will roll out the measures flanked by cabinet members in the Rose Garden of the White House…

Niger's junta said Tuesday it had freed around 50 people, including ministers, from the government it toppled in July 2023, in line with recommendations of a "national conference" in February. Those freed include former ministers, a diplomat, a journalist and soldiers accused of a coup bid in 2010. However, ousted former president Mohamed Bazoum is…

The Police Command in Lagos State has uncovered and dismantled an internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as “Yahoo School," operating in the Iju area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday. Hundeyin said that the police apprehended four Yahoo experts and six…

Suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, feels depressed over the declaration of emergency rule in the state. This was as a coalition of Nigerian professionals and political figures petitioned the African Union (AU) over the development.