Japan welcomes New Year with icy purification ritual as worshippers brave freezing waters in Tokyo
Chanting prayers and steeling their nerves against the cold, dozens of worshippers plunged into ice-filled water at a Tokyo shrine as Japan…
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Russia Accuses Ukraine of Deadly New Year Drone Strike as Peace Talks Hang in the Balance
Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a deadly drone attack on a hotel in the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson…
Nigerian Army Confirms Major Gains as US-Led Airstrikes Hit Lakurawa Terror Camps in Sokoto
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that recent US military-led airstrikes targeting Lakurawa insurgents in Sokoto State recorded significant operational success, countering claims…
US Airstrikes in Northwest Nigeria Signal Abuja, Allies’ Hardline Stance Against Terrorism — DHQ
A series of recent airstrikes in Northwest Nigeria has underscored the Federal Government’s determination to confront terrorism head-on, with the Defence Headquarters…
Brown University Shooting Suspect Found Dead After Days-Long Manhunt
Authorities have confirmed that Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect behind the Brown University mass shooting and the fatal shooting of an MIT…
Trump Expands US Travel Restrictions, Adds Nigeria and 15 Other Countries to Watchlist
President Donald Trump has signed a fresh presidential proclamation expanding United States travel restrictions, with Nigeria and 15 other countries newly added…
Trump Blames Boko Haram, ISIS for Nigeria’s Travel Restrictions to US
United States President Donald Trump has attributed Nigeria’s inclusion on the US travel restriction list to the ongoing operations of Boko Haram,…
Border Crisis Deepens as Thai, Cambodian Evacuees Divided Over Trump’s Push for New Ceasefire
Tension is rising along the Thailand–Cambodia frontier as tens of thousands displaced by renewed fighting voice mixed feelings about US President Donald…
ECOWAS Declares Regional State of Emergency as Coups Rock West Africa
A sweeping state of emergency has been declared across West Africa as ECOWAS confronts a rising wave of military coups and attempted…
ECOWAS Sends Standby Force to Benin After Foiled Coup as Nigerian Jets Strike Targets
ECOWAS has ordered the immediate deployment of its standby force to the Republic of Benin after authorities in Cotonou said they had…
UK Launches AI-Powered Undersea Defence Programme to Counter Russian Submarine Threats
The United Kingdom has unveiled a cutting-edge undersea defence initiative designed to counter growing Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic. The…
FIFA Names Donald Trump First Recipient of Newly Created Global Peace Prize
FIFA has announced former US President Donald Trump as the first-ever recipient of its newly established FIFA Peace Prize, a decision that…
South Africa Hostel Mass Shooting Leaves 11 Dead, Including Three-Year-Old, as Police Launch Manhunt
A predawn attack at a hostel in Pretoria has left 11 people dead, including a three-year-old child, after gunmen stormed an illegal…
US Congress Criticises Nigeria for Failing to Protect Christians Amid Rising Violence
US lawmakers have sharply criticised the Nigerian government for failing to prevent escalating attacks and killings targeting Christians and other vulnerable groups.…
White House Locked Down After Shooting Injures National Guard Members Near Washington Metro Station
Security around the White House was tightened on Wednesday after a shooting near one of Washington, D.C.’s busiest metro stations left members…
Turkish Court Sentences Journalist Fatih Altayli to Over Four Years for ‘Threatening’ Erdogan
A Turkish political journalist, Fatih Altayli, has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for allegedly threatening President Recep…