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US election: Ballot boxes set on fire in Oregon, Washington
As early voting in the US presidential election continues, ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, on Monday. Authorities suspect these two separate incidents are related to an earlier one on October 8, when an incendiary device was placed at a different drop box in Vancouver. Law enforcement agencies […]
Tunisia coast guard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
Tunisia’s coast guard has recovered the bodies of 16 migrants off the coast of the towns of Maloulech, Salakta and Chebba. A senior official in the National Guard, Houssem Eddine Jebabli, told Reuters on Monday that this was the latest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean. “The bodies were found at the weekend and on […]
US Election: Joe Biden to cast ballot today in Delaware
US President Joe Biden cast his vote, on Monday, in Wilmington, Delaware, before heading back to Washington, DC, as confirmed by the White House. This kickstarts a busy week, with Biden expected to appear at campaign events in key states like Pennsylvania and Maryland and join multiple virtual calls to rally support. This comes on […]
Invasion of Ukraine violates international law, UN chief tells Putin
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine breached the United Nations Charter and international law, according to a readout of their meeting. The UN secretary-general met with Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, following a speech in which Guterres called […]
ICYMI: How Nigerian Aviation Ministry Helicopter Crashes Near Port Harcourt
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has confirmed a tragic helicopter accident that occurred on Thursday, 24th October 2024. The Sikorsky SK76, with registration number 5NBQG, was operated by East Wind Aviation and crashed into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean at around 11:22am. According to the Ministry in […]
BREAKING: Canada reduces permanent residency application slots
The Canadian Government has announced measures to tackle population growth by lowering the number of permanent residents coming to the country. The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, on Thursday, announced that rather than the 500,000 yearly slots for permanent residents, the country would be lowering the numbers for the next three years. […]
Wife of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan released from jail
Bushra Bibi, the wife of Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Imran Khan, was released from jail on Thursday, his party said, nine months after she was imprisoned alongside him in the runup to elections. In the days before the February polls, Bibi was convicted of graft and illegal marriage alongside opposition leader Khan in what he claimed […]
Japan, US kick off joint military drills
Japan and the United States kicked off 10 days of joint military drills on Wednesday involving tens of thousands of personnel, a week after China held large-scale exercises around Taiwan. China’s military build-up and growing defence ties among Washington and its allies have raised fears of a conflict over self-ruled Taiwan — which Beijing claims […]
EU to fund €8 million project to combat human trafficking in Nigeria
The European Union has announced that it will fund two new projects to further combat the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria. Franklin Nguendia, EU Migration Liaison Officer, revealed this on Monday in Abuja at a policy high-level meeting on the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) on human trafficking in Nigeria. The meeting […]
US Election: Elon Musk gives $1m to a rally attendee
Kristine Fishell was the second winner of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s $1m-a-day giveaway (£766,000) at a town hall event in Pennsylvania on Sunday night. Musk said he will run the give away for registered voters in key swing states until the US presidential election on 5 November. The winner will be chosen at random from […]