Fire Kills Four In German Hospital
Four people died after a fire erupted at a hospital in the northern German town of Uelzen, local police said Friday, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. The fire, which occurred on Thursday night, also left “a double-digit number” of people injured, several of them seriously, a Lueneburg police spokesman told AFP. The fire broke out at 10:45 pm...
Somalia Recalls Envoy To Ethiopia Over Port Deal With Breakaway Somaliland
Somalia's government on Tuesday said it would recall its ambassador to Ethiopia for urgent consultations following a new port deal entered into between Addis Ababa and the breakaway region of Somaliland which has repeatedly said it is an independent nation. Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre also declared that his country would defend its territory by "all legal means...
Russia Reopens Embassy In Burkina Faso 32 Years After Closure
Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut down for almost 32 years, the West African nation's government and a Russian diplomat announced. The mission was closed in 1992. The Russian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Alexei Saltykov, said Russian President Vladimir Putin would name the new envoy. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that "Russia...
Last Batch Of French Troops Exit Niger
France on Friday withdrew its last troops in Niger, a move seen as further setback in the anti-jihadist operations in west Africa’s Sahel region. France has in the last ten years participated in the operations. The withdrawal comes days after French said it may consider closing down its embassy in Niger, arising from escalating strained relations after the military toppled President...
Angola To Quit OPEC Over Oil Production Quota Disagreement
Angola said on Thursday it would quit membership from the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries over a disagreement on production quotas. The decision is coming on the heels of the oil cartel’s decision last month to further slash output next year, according to an AFP report today. “Angola has decided to leave. We think the time has come for our country...
8-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins Best Female European Chess Player
A British schoolgirl has emerged Europe’s top female chess player after winning a continental Chess competition at the age of eight. Bodhana Sivanandan, from Harrow, northwest London, was named the best female player at the European Rapid and Blitz Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Daily Mail reports. Sivanandan, who began playing chess at the age of five during the COVID-19 pandemic, defeated...
Trump Ineligible To Run For President Over Capitol Attack Role, Court Rules
The Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former United States President, Donald Trump, is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and should be removed from the state’s primary ballot. The historic decision based on the 14th Amendment, barring Trump from the presidential primary ballot,...
Biden Safe After Car Rams Into Presidential Convoy
The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, left the scene of a car crash unhurt after a car rammed into an SUV that was a part of his presidential convoy on Sunday night. Videos of the incident circulating on social media on Monday, showed President Biden staring in shock for a few seconds before the Secret Service...
Many Injured In Guinea Fuel Depot Explosion
Guinean authorities closed schools and urged workers to stay home in the capital Monday after a blaze erupted at the country’s main fuel depot, causing a number of injuries. The explosion and accompanying fire in Conakry sent thick black clouds of smoke into the sky early Monday as residents fled the area where the blast occurred, images on social networks...
South Korea Deploys Fighter Jets As Chinese, Russian Warplanes Approach
South Korea’s military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four Russian military planes entered its air defence zone, an area wider than the country’s airspace. The Chinese and Russian planes entered and exited the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, from 11.53am (0253 GMT) to...
