LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Friday to stay in office to “deliver change” after his Labour Party suffered heavy losses in English local elections and parliamentary votes in Scotland and Wales, deepening doubts over his ability to govern. Just under two years after winning a landslide national election, Starmer saw voters...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A deadly attack on a Nigerian army outpost has left soldiers dead and the base damaged after fighters suspected of being members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the facility in the northeastern town of Magumeri. The assault in Borno state in the early hours of Thursday was the latest...
The United Kingdom is facing growing fears of a breakup after three of its four nations are set for the first time to be governed by pro-independence parties following elections on Friday which nationalists said marked the death knell of the centuries-old union. A break-up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is by no...
NIGERIA – Former Governor of Anambra State and Labour Party leader, Mr Peter Obi, has donated ₦25 million to the University of the Niger, Umunya, in support of scholarships and the continued development of the institution. Obi made the donation during a visit to the university on Thursday, reaffirming his long-standing commitment to education, healthcare,...
LONDON — Thousands of British Jews gathered in north London on Tuesday to mark the Lag B’Omer festival, a celebratory event in the Jewish calendar, after weeks of heightened tension and fear following a string of antisemitic attacks. Community leader Levi Shapiro said the event was slightly different this year, referencing the recent antisemitic incidents...
CONGO – “They burned him alive, without even leaving me a trace of him.” Those are the words of Justine Tangakeya Basekauke, whose husband, Dr John Tangakeya, was one of four health workers killed by an angry mob in northeastern Congo last October. The trigger? A fake rumour that spread like wildfire on social media...
Panic is growing over a deadly cruise ship virus with possible human-to-human transmission, as countries worldwide scramble to track passengers who may have been exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius. Three people — a Dutch couple and a German national — died in the outbreak. Eight people, including a Swiss citizen, are suspected to...
CAPE VERDE – A hantavirus outbreak has stranded passengers on a luxury cruise ship moored off Cape Verde, with seven confirmed or suspected cases and three deaths reported, as the World Health Organization investigates possible rare human-to-human transmission on board. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, carrying mostly British, American, and Spanish passengers, set off from the...
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Reform UK leader Nigel Farage poses for a photo on the day Britain's Reform UK party holds press conference, in London, Britain, April 2, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has revealed that UK authorities are investigating whether a foreign state may have been behind recent antisemitic attacks, including the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green. Speaking after convening leaders from across society to tackle antisemitism, Starmer said the government could not accept “a future where...
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