British Foreign Secretary Truss Announces Her Candidacy For Tory Leader And PM
Fifteen passengers on the 16-passenger boat that capsized on July 8 at Ojo area of Lagos State have been found dead. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed that 11 bodies were recovered on Su...
Saudi Arabia Unveils $5 Billion Investment In AI Data Centre
A $5 billion artificial intelligence data center will be constructed in the futuristic city of NEOM by a Saudi company, according to state media. The agreement, signed between DataVolt and NEOM, would fund the creation of a fully sustainable AI data center with a 1.5 gigawatt capacity, the official SPA news agency said. The project will be located in Oxagon, an...
Joe Biden Pulls Out Of 2024 US Presidential Race
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House just four months before Election Day. Biden, 81, could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to serve and destined to lose to Donald Trump...
Ex-Pakistani PM, Khan Sentenced To 14 years In Corruption Case
A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison on Friday after finding him and his wife, Bushra Bibi, guilty in a historic graft case. Khan, who has been held in custody since August 2023, was charged with around 200 cases, but his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed the latest conviction was being used to...
Hostilities To End If Kiev Orders Nationalists To Lay Down Weapons — Kremlin Spokesman
Hostilities in Ukraine may end "before the end of today," if Kiev orders the nationalists to lay down their weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday. "The Ukrainian side can end all this before the end of this day; an order is ...
‘Star Wars’ Actor, Andrew Jack Dies Of Coronavirus
An actor and dialect coach who appeared in Star Wars and worked with A-list celebrities has died after contracting COVID-19, his agent has said. Andrew Jack, 76, died in a Surrey hospital on Tuesday. Agent Jill McCullough said she had been inundated with tributes to one of the acting world's "brightest and clearest voices". She said Jack was unable to see his...
Canada Exploring Participation In US “Golden Dome” Missile Defense System — Carney
Canada has been engaged in "high-level" discussions with the United States regarding the potential inclusion in President Donald Trump’s proposed "Golden Dome" missile defense system, Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed on Wednesday. Carney explained that Canada has the ability to contribute to the Golden Dome initiative, which aims to defend against a wide range of missile threats, from intercontinental ballistic...
Russia Called On West For Honest Dialogue But All In Vain, Says Putin
Russia was calling on the West for an honest dialogue but all in vain because NATO countries did not want to hear it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square on Monday. "Russia has always called for creati...
Russian Billionaire Slams War In Ukraine, Urges West To “Stop This Massacre”
Russian billionaire Oleg Tinkov has blasted Russia's war in Ukraine, calling on the West to do more to "stop this massacre." Tinkov, who was among the 65 individuals and entities sanctioned by the UK on March 24 for “supporting Russia's illegal i...
US To Impose Visa Restrictions On About 500 Russian Officials Over Ukraine – White House
The United States will impose visa restrictions on about 500 Russian officials due to the conflict in Ukraine, the White House announced on Monday. "The US Departments of Treasury and State will implement blocking sanctions on private military compan...
