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15 Feb
Russia on Saturday published images of a US man that its customs officers arrested a day earlier at a Moscow airport for allegedly travelling with gummy candy laced with cannabis derivatives. Russian media said a day earlier that a 28-year-old American was detained at Vnukovo airport after flying in from Istanbul. The arrest came after…
3 Feb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to begin talks Monday on a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas as he visits
31 Jan
Investigators on Thursday recovered the black boxes from a passenger plane whose mid-air collision with a military helicopter over Washington's Potomac River killed 67 people, as rescuers pulled victims' bodies from the freezing water.
30 Jan
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the United States Government over the tragic incident in Washington D.C, which saw an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collide in midair on Thursday. "I am deeply saddened by the tragic incident in Washington, D.C. On behalf of Nigeria, I extend our heartfelt condolences to the families…
30 Jan
A US commercial airliner with 64 people aboard and a military helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday before crashing into the Potomac River, triggering a massive rescue operation that has pulled multiple bodies from the near-freezing water.
30 Jan
A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's Potomac River Wednesday after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a night training exercise, prompting a desperate search for survivors in the dark, near-freezing water.
24 Jan
A Boeing 787-8 United Airlines flight made an air return to Lagos on Thursday after departing for Washington. The 13-year-old aircraft, registered as N27903, was heading to Washington Dulles International Airport before it returned with 245 passengers, eight flight attendants, and three pilots on board. Reports indicate that some passengers sustained injuries, while a video…
21 Jan
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from a global minimum tax agreement on his first day in office has unnerved EU officials, who expressed "regret" over the move. Trump signed a flurry of executive orders within hours of taking the oath of office on Monday, pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate…
20 Jan
Where in the world is Melania Trump? Back in Washington in a sharply tailored outfit that exudes international woman of mystery as her husband once again becomes president of the United States. Wearing a long navy coat and matching wide-brimmed hat -- which shielded her eyes in most photos and hindered her commander-in-chief husband's attempts…
19 Jan
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday in protest at the policies of Donald Trump and his Republican Party, two days before the billionaire reclaims the Oval Office. The "People's March" has been organized by a collective of civil rights and social justice groups, including the team behind the Women's March,…
21 Oct
Overshadowed by international crises, the International Monetatry Fund (IMF) and the World Bank annual meeting is due to start on Monday in the U.S. capital, Washington. The meeting is to bring together finance ministers, representatives from the financial sector and development cooperation, as well as central bankers. The discussions, set to run until Sunday, are…
12 Oct
Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and fit for the presidency, according to a medical report published by the White House Saturday, as she aims to put pressure on rival Donald Trump to publish his own health records. "Vice President Harris remains in excellent health," her physician Joshua Simmons said in…
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