At $10.7m Ethiopian set African record for most expensive artwork
Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu, has broken the record for the most expensive artwork by an African-born artist to be auctioned.…
German police raid Muslim associations connected to Iran
German police carried out large-scale raids on several Muslim associations affiliated with Iran, authorities have said. The raids were carried…
Muslims want British rock band Coldplay out of Jakarta gig
More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday, calling for the cancellation of a Coldplay concert over…
Supreme Court rejects deportation of Rwandan asylum-seekers
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s controversial plan to send some migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda…
Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital in search of Hamas… Netanyahu disagrees with Trudeau’s concerns
Israeli forces raided Gaza‘s largest hospital early Wednesday, where hundreds of patients, including newborns, have been stranded with dwindling supplies…
Gabon junta plans election for 2025
Gabon’s military leaders say they plan to hold a general election in August 2025. This follows pressure from the international…
Maths teacher turn gang leader dies in Haiti violence
A powerful and feared gang leader in Haiti who was once a math and physics teacher was killed in a…
‘Brexit gambler’ Cameron makes unexpected return to UK government
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unexpected return to high office on Monday, becoming foreign secretary in a…
Pope Francis sacks Bishop who opposes his Catholic Church leadership
Pope Francis has removed the Texan bishop Joseph Strickland, a fierce critic who has questioned the Pope’s leadership of the…
Arab leaders meet in Saudi Arabia, press for ceasefire in Gaza
Arab leaders and Iran’s president gathered in the Saudi capital Saturday for a summit meeting expected to underscore demands that…
Macron slams Israel’s bombing of Gaza civilians
France’s President Emmanuel Macron said “there is no justification” for bombing civilians in Gaza, as he continued to urge Israel…
Israel agrees to daily four-hour break in war against Hamas… Biden rules out ceasefire
Israel has agreed to daily four-hour pauses in northern Gaza to let civilians flee, the White House has said, even…
Canada keeps Abuja, Lagos visa application centres running
The Canadian embassy in Nigeria says visa application centres in Abuja and Lagos remain open to the public. The embassy’s…
Robot smashes man sent to repair it to death
An industrial robot grabbed and crushed a worker sent to examine it to death at a vegetable packaging plant in…
Germany worry over Nigerian ‘Japa’ numbers…14,000 to be deported
German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, during his two day visit to Nigeria, told his host, President Bola Tinubu that the number…