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Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw. The attacks marked a significant Israeli escalation against the Islamist-led administration of interim …

More than 50 people were killed in Sweida Province in Syria yesterday during a second day of clashes between Bedouin groups and militias from the Druse religious minority, according to a local official and a monitoring group. The Syrian government called for restraint and vowed to “quickly and decisively” resolve the …

President Trump said yesterday that the U.S. would help Europe send more weapons to Ukraine and warned Russia that it would be hit by “very severe tariffs” if there was no peace deal in 50 days. The threat of tariffs is unlikely to have much of an impact — Russia sells …

Rescuers armed with helicopters, boats and drones scoured a shredded landscape of toppled trees and mud‑filled debris on Saturday, racing to find survivors of the flash floods that tore through central Texas before daybreak on Friday. At least 51 people have been confirmed dead across several counties, 15 of them children, …

Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership aimed at strengthening air connectivity between the Middle East and East Africa, while opening new opportunities for trade, tourism, and cargo development. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Doha by Qatar Airways Group CEO Engr. Badr Mohammed Al‑Meer and Kenya …

In a landmark gesture of reconciliation, Liberia has held a symbolic reburial ceremony for former President William Tolbert and 13 cabinet members executed during the country’s bloody 1980 military coup. The event, attended by President Joseph Boakai and other dignitaries, was framed as a national moment of healing—marking the first …

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has come under mounting pressure to resign over her leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. The clip, in which Paetongtarn called him “uncle” and criticised a Thai military commander, sparked public anger and a petition for her …

The Federal Government has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to entrenching democracy in Africa. Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. by Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New Media, Office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. The …

Saudi Arabian authorities have granted approval for the burial of renowned Kano businessman, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, in Madina, near his late wife’s grave, Hajiya Rabi’a Dantata, who died in 2023. Dantata’s Principal Private Secretary, Mustapha Junaid, announced the development on his official Facebook page He expressed gratitude to Allah for …

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed its first Senate hurdle on Saturday, clearing the way for hours of floor debate and — in a last-ditch effort to slow the bill — a Democratic demand that its hundreds of pages be read aloud. Republicans voted 51-49 to advance the megabill after hours of negotiations on and …