2024
A decade after Chibok kidnappings, Nigeria struggles to halt child abductions
Jihadist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls on the night of April 14, 2014, from a school in Chibok, some 80 of whom have never… Read More »A decade after Chibok kidnappings, Nigeria struggles to halt child abductions
Iron Dome air defence system: Israel’s key anti-missile shield
Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system has intercepted thousands of rockets since it first went into operation in 2011, providing the country with crucial cover… Read More »Iron Dome air defence system: Israel’s key anti-missile shield
Germany’s Scholz walks tightrope on trade and politics in China
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in China on Sunday, kicking off a trip in which he faces a tough balancing act as he aims to… Read More »Germany’s Scholz walks tightrope on trade and politics in China
🔴 Live: Biden says US helped Israel down ‘nearly all’ Iran drones, missiles
President Joe Biden said Saturday that US forces helped take down “nearly all” the drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel, adding that he… Read More »🔴 Live: Biden says US helped Israel down ‘nearly all’ Iran drones, missiles
Germany to send new Patriot air defence system to Ukraine at ‘critical time’, says Zelensky
Germany will supply a U.S.-made Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles to Ukraine at a “critical time” as Kyiv struggles to defend its… Read More »Germany to send new Patriot air defence system to Ukraine at ‘critical time’, says Zelensky
Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops
Thousands of people in Niger’s capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey… Read More »Thousands protest in Niger demanding immediate withdrawal of US troops
Passengers rescued from fatal cable car accident in Turkey after 23 hours
Rescue workers finished evacuating dozens of passengers trapped for 23 hours mid-air Saturday after a cable car accident in southern Turkey that killed one person.
Brazil’s Cerrado savanna sacrificed in the name of industrial soya, maize farming
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has made saving the Amazon rainforest – now a key condition for a trade deal between the EU… Read More »Brazil’s Cerrado savanna sacrificed in the name of industrial soya, maize farming
Macron and Scholz call for ‘re-balancing’ EU-China trade relations
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday for a “re-balancing” of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve… Read More »Macron and Scholz call for ‘re-balancing’ EU-China trade relations