In Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiya, the stronghold of Hezbollah, large crowds wearing black joined the funeral for Fuad Shukr, a senior commander of the powerful Lebanese militia and political movement, and the most high-profile member to have been assassinated…
Putin’s £1Bn palace in line of fire as kamikaze drone strikes oil depot
Vladimir Putin has woken up from a night of hell after a kamikaze drone that struck a major oil depot came dangerously close to two of his palaces on the Black Sea. Footage shows giant flames engulfing the Rosneft oil…
UN calls for humanitarian pause in Sudan to avert catastrophic hunger
The United Nations (UN) has called on all parties to the Sudan conflict to reach a humanitarian pause and to provide unfettered access to the country to avert a hunger catastrophe. The World Food Programme (WFP) of the UN made…
Gaza a total failure of our shared humanity- Norwegian Refugee Council
Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, on Tuesday said that the Gaza war “ranks amongst the worst assaults on any civilian population in our time and age.’’ Egeland said in a statement that severe restrictions on aid…
Don’t get involved in Ukraine crisis, Russia tells Britain
Moscow urged Britain to stop its involvement in the Ukraine crisis, local media reported on Monday. “The British leadership continues to demonstrate its focus on comprehensive support for Ukraine. “The British have a thesis about the need to inflict ‘defeat…
A telegenic revolution is not yet born — Isidore Emeka Uzoatu.
Ever since we achieved independence on a platter of gold, many Nigerians have been waiting on end for another bloodless revolution. Mostly on account of the many abortive ones of the sanguine kind that have come and gone to no…
Ukraine responds to Wagner mutiny in Russia with caution, hope
Ukraine’s top military expert has said that Kyiv has to make a “strategic, principal decision” on how to benefit from the unfolding turmoil in Russia. One such move could be an order to invade western Russia to bypass massive defence…
EU condemns Russian escalation of war against Ukraine
The European Union (EU) has accused Russia of further escalating war against Ukraine. The EU made the accusation in a statement on Friday. “This week marks another escalation in Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine with increasingly indiscriminate and…
WFP suspends food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray over reported thefts
The U.N. World Food Programme on Thursday, said it has paused food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray region in response to reports that significant amounts of aid were being diverted. The announcement followed a similar one by the U.S. Agency…
Yemen war: Saudi-Houthi talks bring hope of ceasefire
A Saudi Arabian delegation is in Yemen’s capital Sana’a for talks with the Houthi rebel movement aimed at reaching a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. A mediation team from Oman is also in Sana’a. The capital has been controlled by…
