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25 Nov
Emirati authorities said Monday three suspects from Uzbekistan were in custody over the murder of a rabbi, a rare violent incident involving an Israeli citizen in the UAE, as his body was flown to Israel for burial. The United Arab Emirates signed a peace agreement with Israel in 2020 under the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Tzvi…
17 Nov
Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in extracts from a forthcoming book published Sunday, urging further investigation into whether Israel's actions meet the definition. Titled "Hope Never Disappoints. Pilgrims Towards a Better World", the book includes his latest and most forthright intervention into the more…
17 Nov
Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike killed at least 34 people including children on Sunday, with dozens more feared buried under the rubble in the Palestinian territory's north. The Israeli military told AFP its forces had conducted overnight strikes on "terrorist targets" in the Beit Lahia area, sending Palestinians fleeing, according to…
15 Nov
A Palestinian militant group allied with Hamas released a new clip Friday of Israeli hostage Sasha Trupanov, held in Gaza since the October 2023 attack, after publishing a first video earlier this week. Trupanov, identified by his relatives in the previous video released on Wednesday, appealed to Aryeh Deri -- leader of the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox…
12 Nov
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called for an end to Israeli, Gaza war, warning that “the conflict in Palestine had persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.”
11 Nov
President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that "the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering." He said "it is not enough to issue empty condemnations. The world must work towards an end to Israeli aggression, which has…
26 Oct
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Iran should not respond after Israel on Saturday launched strikes against the Islamic Republic
26 Oct
Israel said Saturday it had launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage and attacks on Israel by Tehran
21 Jan
Fighting raged across Gaza and Israeli units raided the West Bank on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has faced growing domestic criticism, rejected calls for post-war "Palestinian sovereignty".
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A British man who became a compulsive gambler and shopper after he was prescribed medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, his lawyers said on Friday. Philip Stevens, 66, was prescribed Ropinirole –- a dopamine antagonist medication -- in 2017 but was not warned of known possible side…
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A Dutch court on Friday rejected demands by pro-Palestinian groups for a ban on arms exports from the Netherlands to Israel. The non-governmental groups had accused Israel of conducting a "genocide" in its war in Gaza. But the court said the Dutch government was respecting rules governing the country's arms trade. "The state should not…
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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N1.727 trillion among the Federal Government, states, and Local Government Councils (LGCs) for November. This is contained in a communiqué issued after the FAAC meeting on Thursday in Abuja. According to the communiqué, the N1.727 trillion total distributable revenue comprised statutory revenue of N455.354 billion. It also…
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Tennis star Jannik Sinner's doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP. "There will be nothing by the end of the year," WADA director general Olivier Niggli said in an interview with AFP. The Italian…
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The special brigade of the Nigerian Army has neutralised scores of Lukurawa bandits and destroyed about 22 camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The Theatre Commander of Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Maj.- Gen. Oluyinka Soyele, disclosed this to the newsmen on Friday in Sokoto. Speaking through the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of Nigerian…
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has promised to build an Olympic size Stadium in the state, to improve sports facilities and promote grassroots sports development. Soludo, who was represented by Dr Law Mefor, Commissioner for Information, made the disclosure at the 2024 Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Week in Awka on Friday. The SWAN…
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A court in France on Friday jailed three rugby players formerly with French side Grenoble for 12 to 14 years over the 2017 gang rape of a student. It sentenced Irishman Denis Coulson, 30, and Frenchman Loick Jammes, 30, to 14 years behind bars, and New Zealander Rory Grice, 34, to 12 years in jail.…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked rumours that the old naira notes will no longer be accepted. CBN in a statement confirmed that all naira denominations, including both the old and redesigned versions of the N1000, N500, and N200 notes, as well as commemorative and older designs of the N100 note, remain legal…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the extension of court processes in a suit against President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and others, challenging the removal of Justice Danladi Umar as Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice James Omotosho, ruling in…
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A former UK security minister on Friday said that it was "extremely embarrassing" that a suspected Chinese spy had become a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew. The story dominated the UK's front pages on Friday, the latest humiliation for a prince whose reputation is already in tatters over his ties to accused sex-offender Jeffrey…