Russian Strikes Kill Three In Ukraine
An overnight Russian drone strike on Kharkiv killed three people, including a child, and wounded more than a dozen others, Ukrainian authorities said Monday. “As of now, three people are known to have died, including a small child. 18 people were wounded, including children,” Kharkiv region police wrote on Telegram. The police warned that people may be trapped under the rubble...
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Praises Africa’s Efforts To Stem COVID-19
United Nations, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the developed world could learn lessons from the preventative measures taken by many African countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “COVID-19 has made much slower progress (in Africa) than the predictions that were made at the beginning” of the crisis, Guterres said in an interview with RFL radio in...
Head Of Guinea Junta Elevates Self To Army General
Mamadi, the head of Guinea's junta, has become an army general, marking the creation of the country's powerful military forces following the coup. Doumbouya, 43, seized power by force in September 2021 by overthrowing President Alpha Conde, who had placed the then-colonel in charge of an elite force tasked with protecting the head of state from such coups. The military leader...
YouTube Removes R. Kelly’s Channels After Sex Crime Conviction
YouTube has removed two channels of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly, who was found guilty of some sex crimes last week. YouTube said in statement that two of the singer's channels, RKellyTV and RKellyVevo, have been removed and he will no longer be able to create or own any other YouTube channel. Catalog of his music will however be available on YouTube Music, YouTube’s...
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is dead
By Patricia Ngwenya - Johannesburg Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died. He was aged 95. Mugabe died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to newsmen. Mugabe was ousted from power in a military coup in November 2017, ending his three-decade reign. Zimbabwe's education secretary Fadzayi Mahere tweeted: "Rest In Peace, Robert Mugabe." He was born on 21 February 1924, in what was...
BREAKING: UK COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 13,000 After 740 More Die In England In 24hrs
The UK has announced 870 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the total number of victims to 13,738. NHS England confirmed 740 people have died in its hospitals, aged between 28 and 103, 40 of whom had no other health conditions before catching the virus. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have announced a combined 130 more deaths from the coronavirus today, taking the UK total...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s First Day As WTO Director-General (Photos)
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday (Today) amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis. “The WTO is too important to allow it to be slowed down, paralysed and moribund,” the first woman and first African to ever lead the global trade body told...
Pope Discharged After Over Five Weeks In Hospital [PHOTOS]
![Pope Discharged After Over Five Weeks in Hospital [PHOTOS]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/pope-francis-leaves-hospital-640x440.jpg "Pope Discharged After Over Five Weeks In Hospital [PHOTOS]")
The 88-year-old Pope Francis was seen in public for the first time since his admission on February 14 when he welcomed and thanked the faithful from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli hospital on Sunday. “Thank you, everyone," a weak-sounding Francis said into a microphone as he sat in a wheelchair, waving gently to hundreds of people gathered below and doing...
“Israeli Strike Affected Main Road To Syria” – Lebanon
Lebanon laments Israel's strike on the main road to syria Following Israel's claim of Hezbollah transporting weapons through the country’s border. The strike, which Israel has not commented on, comes after 310,000 people, mostly Syrians, have in recent days fled the war pitting Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon for relative safety in neighbouring Syria. It follows an intense night of bombardment...
Principal Detained After Over 200 Children Suffer Suspected Lead Poisoning In China
A kindergarten principal has been detained following a suspected mass lead poisoning incident that left more than 200 children ill in northwestern China, state media reported on Tuesday. According to state broadcaster CCTV, medical tests revealed "abnormal" levels of lead in the blood of 233 children enrolled at Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui, Gansu province. Of those affected, 201 are currently...
