FOREIGN NEWS

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Thursday when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in the Maldives capital Male, the fire service said. The capital of the archipelago best known as an upmarket holiday destination is one of the world’s most densely populated cities. Officials said 10 bodies […]

Authorities were still hunting Thursday for a group of 17 prisoners that broke out of jail in the Comoros islands after prison authorities said they had recaptured some escaped inmates. Twenty-three prisoners fled on Wednesday evening but six were quickly found, according to the head of the prison administration in Moroni, the capital of the […]

Hours after the first polls closed, many key races in the US midterms have yet to be called and control of the US Senate, in particular, is still very much up for grabs, BBC reports. It has been a good enough night for Republicans, but far from a great one. Their hopes of a tidal […]

Americans began voting Tuesday in midterm elections, with Republicans chasing a congressional majority that would paralyze President Joe Biden’s agenda for the next two years and pave the way for Donald Trump to return to the White House. Polling stations on the east coast started opening at 6:00 am (1100 GMT). With control of both […]

Three migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and brought to a Sicilian port but then banned from disembarking jumped into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charity ships and Italy’s new hard-right government. The men were quickly pulled from the water near the Geo Barents ship, according to operator Doctors Without Borders […]

The Pacific Island nation of Samoa on Tuesday announced preparations were under way to host a 2024 Commonwealth summit – the first such event of King Charles III’s reign. Representatives of the 56 mostly former British colonies met in Rwanda this year, just months before Queen Elizabeth II died in September. During her 70-year-reign, the […]

The warring sides in Ethiopia announced Wednesday an agreement to silence their guns after two years of devastating conflict that have claimed thousands of lives and left millions needing aid in Africa’s second most populous country. The surprise deal between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and Tigrayan rebels was unveiled after little over a week […]

Guinea’s ruling junta on Thursday ordered prosecutors to take legal action against former president Alpha Conde, whom it overthrew in a 2021 coup, and more than 180 other officials and ex-ministers, notably for alleged corruption. The military, which seized power on September 5, 2021, has made the fight against corruption – reputed to be endemic […]

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the foot Thursday at a political rally but is in a stable condition, a senior aide said. Khan was wounded when shots were fired from the crowd near the city of Gujranwala, his senior aide, Raoof Hasan, told AFP. Khan has been leading a march since […]

Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, has been conferred with honorary doctorate degree. Igboho was conferred with Doctor of peace and security management/international relations with specialization in war/conflict and peace studies by the Triune Biblical University USA.