RWANDA’S decision to sever diplomatic ties with Belgium over criticism of its involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is already having visible and unexpected consequences across several sectors. Kigali cut relations with its former colonial ruler in March after Belgium…
Pakistan security forces have killed 54 terrorists during an infiltration attempt at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district, the military’s media wing reported late on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the death toll marks…
THE United States military has said that it struck more than 800 Houthi targets in Yemen since mid-March, killing Hundreds of Houthi fighters, including some of its leaders. The “Operation Rough Rider” initiated by US forces aim to halt…
AMID ongoing global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Palestine conflict, global military expenditure reached USD 2,718 billion in 2024, marking a 9.4% increase from 2023, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).…
A letter written aboard the Titanic by one of the ship’s most famous survivors has been sold at auction in the United Kingdom for £300,000 ($399,390) on Saturday. The letter card was penned by first-class passenger Archibald Gracie IV to…
UNITED States President Donald Trump has called for free passage for American commercial and military ships through the Panama and Suez canals, instructing his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to act immediately on the matter. Trump, who has for months…
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal’s recent visit to the Netherlands focused on strengthening trade and investment ties between the two countries. During his trip to The Hague, Barthwal held talks to advance collaboration through the Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC),…
RUSSIA has claimed victory in the Kursk region, eight months after Ukraine’s military stormed into Russian territory in a surprise counteroffensive. Russia’s Chief of Staff, Valery Gerasimov, made the declaration during a video conference with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday,…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and haziness across Nigeria from Sunday to Tuesday. In its weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, NiMet forecasted moderate dust haze over Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kano, Yobe, and Jigawa…
THE United States government has reversed a controversial order cancelling hundreds of student visas, following mounting legal challenges and fierce opposition from leading American universities, the Justice Department has announced. The Trump administration had earlier revoked several hundred student visas,…
