2024

The Nigerian president is expected to commission the remodelled Minna airport on Monday – and more.

“Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a… Read More »Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ wins best picture at the Oscars

Deadly fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, with no truce in sight on the eve of the Muslim holy… Read More »🔴 Live: Israel-Hamas war rages in besieged Gaza on eve of Ramadan

Portugal’s opposition centre-right party won Sunday’s general election while support for populist far-right Chega surged making it a kingmaker in the new parliament, an exit… Read More »Portugal’s centre right party ahead in general election, exit poll shows

Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from climate change if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks, a new EU analysis… Read More »Europe must do more against ‘catastrophic’ climate risks, warns study

Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has announced the death of its leader Khalid Batarfi and named a successor, SITE Intelligence Group reported Sunday.

The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East nations announced, against a backdrop of devastating war… Read More »Muslim nations announce start of Ramadan on Monday

It was one of Spain’s deadliest terrorist attacks in history. On the morning of March 11, 2004, ten bombs exploded almost simultaneously at the Atocha… Read More »Madrid train bombings: An open wound, twenty years on

President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday for the first time that he backed new end-of-life legislation that would allow what he called “help to die”… Read More »Macron backs bill allowing medically assisted death

Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing “never” to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv… Read More »Ukraine slams Pope’s ‘white flag’ negotiation call, vows ‘never’ to surrender to Russia