King Charles has begun the process of increasing the number of royals who can stand in for the monarch for official duties – proposing Princess Anne and Prince Edward as additions. At present the “counsellors of state” are Camilla, the…
Atlanta Hawks Beat Milwaukee Bucks 121-106
For the second time in seven days, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the fifth matchup between these two teams (including preseason) this year. Atlanta kept Milwaukee at arm’s length throughout most of the game. The extremely…
Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Mali – Letter
Ivory Coast on Tuesday announced it will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Mali, according to a letter by its Ambassador to the UN. The latter came after Bamako detained…
Trump ally Kari Lake loses to Democrat Katie Hobbs in Arizona governor race
Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs has defeated Republican Kari Lake in Arizona’s race for governor, CBS News has projected. The result is a rebuke of Ms Lake, who has peddled the false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 US election.…
FIFA chief appeals for Russia, Ukraine ceasefire during World Cup
FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called on Russia and Ukraine to enter into a one month ceasefire during the World Cup in Qatar. Infantino told leaders at a summit of the G20 group of major economies in Indonesia the World…
China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain
Crowds of residents in southern China’s industrial metropolis Guangzhou have escaped a compulsory lockdown and clashed with police, as anger at strict coronavirus curbs boiled over. Dramatic footage shows some overturning a police vehicle and tearing down Covid control barriers.…
EU’s von der Leyen accuses Russia of burning gas during G20 summit
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, accused Russia of using its gas as a weapon, and destroying it instead of selling it. Von der Leyen made the accusation at the G20 summit as he responded to Western…
Drake and 21 Savage’s ‘‘Her Loss’’ debuts at #1
Drake and 21 Savage are again at the top of the charts, as their collaborative project Her Loss debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The Nov. 4 release sold 404,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, making it…
Mike Pence will be interviewed by DoJ over Trump Jan. 6 revelations—Lawyer
Former vice president Mike Pence must be questioned about the January 6 attack after openly discussing that he was aware of Donald Trump’s alleged criminal intent, a lawyer has said. Ryan Goodman, a New York University law professor and former…
Bible Society organises Secondary School Bible quiz
The Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) will on Wednesday hold the 19th edition of its annual national Secondary School Bible quiz. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Benjamin Mordi, Manager, Media & Public Relations, BSN, made available…