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Nigeria hoping to avoid anti-government protests
Nigerians, frustrated with the country’s crippling 34.2% inflation, are calling for the demonstration on social media posts.The cost-of-living crisis was exacerbated last year when President Bola Tinubu canceled a popular fuel subsidy and took steps that devalued the naira, hurting millions of Niger...
Iran sentences woman activist to death
This marks the second death sentence for a female political prisoner in Iran in recent weeks. Earlier, Sharifeh Mohammadi, a labor activist held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, was sentenced to death by the city's Islamic Revolutionary Court, also on charges of rebellion.
Putin hosts Syria's Assad in Kremlin as tensions rise in Middle East
Putin told Assad he was concerned that tensions are rising in the Middle East, but neither leader provided further details on their talks.Russia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015, teaming up with Iran to allow Assad’s government to fight armed opposition groups and reclaim...
Netanyahu makes surprise visit to southern Gaza
The surprise visit came after Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem the same day.Netanyahu’s office announced the visit after he left southern Gaza. He later released a statement saying, “Only the military pressure helps us advance the hosta...
19 more die in Bangladesh clashes as student protesters try to impose 'complete shutdown'
With the latest toll, the number of deaths has reached 25, since Tuesday when six others lost their lives in the violence.The dailies said hundreds more were injured on Thursday.
12 killed as Somali troops, local militias clash
Two soldiers are among the dead in the clash inside the village of Shiilamaow, about 20 kilometers northwest of Abudwak town, close to the Ethiopian border, said a Somali security official who asked not to be named because he is not allowed to speak to the media.
At least 70 killed in a militia attack in western DR Congo
The attackers were members of the Mobondo militia, an armed group presenting itself as defenders of the Yaka people.
DR Congo faces catastrophic health, humanitarian crisis
The agency said the surge in violence by armed groups, principally Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels, an accusation denied by the Rwandan government, is leading to “mass displacement, widespread disease, gender-based violence and severe mental trauma.”
North Korea denounces NATO summit declaration
In a joint declaration this week, NATO leaders condemned North Korea for "fueling Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," by "providing direct military support" to Moscow.NATO leaders also voiced "profound concern" over China's industrial support to Russia.
Eight dead as Somalia forces foil militant jailbreak attempt
The militant inmates fired on the guards and threw hand grenades before an exchange of heavy gunfire. It is believed the weapons were smuggled into the prison.