Tehran has declared that the results of Tuesday’s legislative elections in Israel will bear no significance for the Islamic Republic, dismissing the high-stakes political contest as irrelevant to its stance against the Israeli leadership. Speaking during a weekly press briefing […]
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American R&B singer Chris Brown has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence by a London court over a violent confrontation at a nightclub in 2023. The 37-year-old Grammy Award-winning musician was sentenced on Monday, October 26, 2026, at Southwark […]
Violent crime in the United States fell sharply in 2025, recording the largest year-to-year decline since the FBI began producing national crime estimates in 1936, according to newly released data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI said the […]
Africa’s economic transformation may depend heavily on its ability to move beyond fragmented national markets and fully embrace the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Prominent African business leaders have renewed calls for governments across the […]
Ghana’s government on Thursday accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years and lower the minimum age for candidates to 35. Ghana, one of Africa’s leading gold and cocoa producers, has maintained a stable democratic system since […]
American singer D4vd will stand trial on charges of killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl who prosecutors say threatened to reveal their illegal sexual relationship, a judge ordered on Monday. Judge Charlaine Olmedo ruled there was enough incriminating evidence to […]
Nigerian UK Student visa applicants generally remain required to prove tuition and living funds, with maintenance thresholds of £1,529 monthly in London and £1,171 elsewhere.
Nigeria has urged South Africa to protect Nigerians and other African migrants, investigate attacks and ensure that criminal allegations are handled through due process.
The United States has activated its specialised Alien Terrorist Removal Court for the first time since Congress created it in 1996. Here is how the tribunal works and why the case matters.
The executive body of the International Criminal Court Wednesday voiced concern over the recent withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, saying it undermined the global pursuit of justice. The military-led West Africa states announced in September they were pulling […]