Bosnia
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Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said Thursday he would ignore a summons from the country's central prosecutor who is investigating him for allegedly undermining the constitution. His refusal risks plunging Bosnia into greater uncertainty a week after Dodik was convicted for defying the envoy charged with overseeing its peace accords, triggering a fresh political crisis.…
26 Feb
Police in Bosnia arrested three individuals suspected of human trafficking, officials said Wednesday, while also rescuing a large number of children during an operation. The children were found during a raid Tuesday on an undisclosed location in northeastern Brcko district, according to a police statement, which added that the children were taken to a "safe…
26 Feb
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik will on Wednesday hear the verdict of a landmark trial brought over his defiance of the envoy who oversees the peace accords that ended the country's 1990s war. The case could become a test of the Balkan nation's weak central government after the 65-year old head of the Bosnian Serb…
4 Oct
Heavy rains that flooded towns and triggered landslides left at least 16 people dead in Bosnia on Friday, authorities told AFP. Jablanica, some 70 kilometres (43 miles) southwest of the capital Sarajevo, appeared to bear the brunt of the downpours, which severed it from the rest of the country. "It was terrifying, absolutely terrifying", a…
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico -- leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- in moves that bring reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. Stock markets tumbled after Trump's duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned…
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France introduced new regulations Thursday that will require major pornography sites to check the ages of visitors or risk being blocked. France introduced rules in January that required all French porn websites and those based outside the European Union to introduce a mechanism to check the age of users. This was extended with a decree…
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are questioning a former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Ohanenye, under President Bola Tinubu, for alleged involvement in the misappropriation, violation of procurement processes, and diversion of public funds amounting to N138m. The funds were allegedly misappropriated during the disbursement of the 2023 budgeted allocation for…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has seized contraband with a total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N279,595,038 between January and February 2025. The Area Contoller of the Command, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, made this known at a news conference, on Thursday in Abeokuta. Shuaibu listed the seized smuggled goods to include 2,145…
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The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) says the decision by some northern governors to close primary and secondary schools during Ramadan is appropriate. A statement by its Secretary-General, Nafiu Baba-Ahmad, in Kaduna on Thursday, said the closure prioritises students’ well-being amid extreme heat conditions during the fasting period. Baba-Ahmad criticised organisations, including the…
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Gov Siminalayi Fubara of River has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to quick response to fire outbreak and emergencies in the state to save lives and property. Fubara made the remark during the inauguration of the Rivers State Fire Service, Borokiri Sub-Station at the Old Port Harcourt Township on Thursday. The governor stated that fire service…
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, under US pressure not to allow her country to be a backdoor for Chinese goods, said Thursday that her government would review its tariffs with Beijing. Mexico imports "many products from China" that have hit domestic industries, Sheinbaum told a news conference shortly after US President Donald Trump suspended tariffs on…
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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says the senate is taking the necessary steps over the sexual harassment allegations by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. While reacting to the raging issue in Abuja on Thursday, Mrs Tinubu said that the senate, being the apex legislative chamber in the country, should not…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) reopened the Onitsha drug market on March 6, following a sanitisation operation that began on February 10. Dr Martin Iluyomade, Director of Enugu Zone Zonal Operations, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting between NAFDAC, Anambra representatives, and Onitsha market leadership on Thursday. Other…
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The National Executive Council of the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Associations of Nigeria (FACAN) has approved the nomination of Mr. Vitalis Tarnongu as its coordinator in Benue. The nomination is contained in a letter signed by Mr. Sheriff Balogun, FACAN National President, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Makurdi. The letter indicated that…