Oil prices jumped more than two per cent today, with the Brent international benchmark rising above $90 a barrel after a fresh flare-up in the US-Iran war. Meanwhile, stocks on Wall Street dipped and were mixed elsewhere as investors continued to react to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh, reports AFP. After a […]
Indian police have arrested a Nigerian woman, identified as Imyunel Joy, after allegedly recovering 57.18 grammes of cocaine worth more than Rs29 lakh (about N40.99 million) from her possession in Indore. The Times of India reported that Joy, a Lagos resident who had been staying in Mumbai’s Bandra East, was arrested on Saturday in the [&helli...
•Jailed Unification Church leader Hak Ja-Han A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church today to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including then wife of the president. Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former First Lady Kim...
•Trump and US fighter jets The United States said yesterday it had carried out air strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first attacks on Iran since late July. “Earlier today, US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces were observed […]...
•Convicted former president Lenin Moreno An Ecuadorian court yesterday sentenced former president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for accepting bribes from a Chinese company that built the country’s biggest hydroelectric dam. The prosecution said on X that Moreno, who governed from 2017 to 2021, was among 20 people convicted in the case i...
•Sara and partner A couple travelling to Las Vegas for a private elopement unexpectedly found themselves getting married mid-flight after Southwest Airlines crew members turned their journey into a surprise wedding ceremony. Sara Arroyo Montalvo and her partner had planned to exchange vows privately after arriving in Las Vegas. However, after ...
Canada will increase the amount of money international students must show for living expenses when applying for a study permit from September 1, 2026. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in a post on X today said a single student applying from outside Quebec will be required to demonstrate access to C$23,448 for living expenses, up [&...
•Deportees The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added 10 Nigerians to its “Worst of the Worst” register of criminal immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The latest names, published on the DHS website, are linked to offences including wire fraud, identity theft, drug offences, child related cr...
•Nepali Army rescuing people trapped inside a tunnel, today More than 1,400 people are missing, and at least 552 have been killed after a devastating, tsunami-like wall of water gouged a path through the border region between Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away entire villages. Here are the latest developments after Wednesday’s disaster: – Trauma ...
•The new King Haakon VIII of Norway Thousands of people gathered outside Norway’s royal palace to pay their respects to King Harald, who died Friday aged 89 after a reign of three and a half decades. Harald’s 53-year-old son immediately succeeded him on the throne, announcing he would reign under the name King Haakon VIII, […]
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