Some eminent northern leaders Friday cautioned against allowing the United States and the French governments to relocate their military bases from the Sahel to Nigeria. In an open letter to President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the National Assembly,…
Zelensky meets British foreign secretary on military aid to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to discuss military aid to Ukraine, the presidential press service said on Friday. At the meeting, which took place in Kiev earlier on Thursday, Zelensky thanked the British…
New Florida 6-week abortion ban will be felt beyond the state
Florida’s six-week abortion ban has come into force, closing the door – for now – on the last abortion access point in the US South. Anti-abortion campaigners have celebrated the new legislation – which replaces an existing 15-week law –…
3 US marshals killed in shootout at North Carolina home
Three officers on a US Marshals task force serving a warrant for a person wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and five other officers were wounded in a shootout on Monday at a North Carolina home, police said. The…
UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid
British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned. The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed “third party” would drive…
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America. “ByteDance doesn’t have any plans…
Anne Heche crash house restored and up for sale
The California home into which Anne Heche crashed her car nearly two years ago, has been restored. Located in the desirable beachside neighbourhood of Mar Vista, Los Angeles, the current owners are looking to sell the residence for $1.35 million…
Zelensky thanks the US House, Speaker Johnson for $61b aid approval
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the U.S. House of Representatives and House Speaker Mike Johnson for approving billions in military aid for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s war. “I am grateful to the United States House of Representatives, both parties,…
US House pushes ahead with $95b foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The US House pushed ahead on Friday with a $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support after Democrats came to the rescue of Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker. A coalition of lawmakers helped the legislation clear…
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial dies
A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello, 37, doused himself in a liquid before throwing conspiracy-theory pamphlets into the air. It happened…