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Nigerian court orders electoral body to de-register main opposition party, four others
A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the electoral agency to deregister one of the main opposition political parties and four others for failing to meet constitutional requirements, a ruling that could reshape the field ahead of next January’s elections. Federal High Court judge Peter Lifu directed the Independent Nation...
Landmark US housing bill becomes law despite Trump protest
President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature. He had earlier refused to sign it in protest over Congress’s failure to pass voter ID legislation but did not veto the housing bill. Experts have said the legislation marks the most comprehensive action...
Indian tourists among 15 killed as speedboat capsizes in Vietnam
Fifteen people have died after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized near an island in the south of Vietnam, according to local media reports. Local authorities say 32 Indians and four crew were on board the vessel, which overturned about 400 metres (1,312 ft) from Hon May Rut Ngoai island in rough sea conditio...
US pays out $3m to victims of mystery Havana Syndrome condition reported by spies
The US government has paid nearly $3m (£2.2m) in compensation to victims of so-called Havana Syndrome, a mysterious neurological condition reported by spies, diplomats, and their families. The payments are the first to be made to US agency staff in relation to the illness, reports of which began emerging a decade ago a...
31 people dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia
An overcrowded passenger bus veered off a hazardous mountain road and plunged into a deep ravine in northern Ethiopia early Monday morning, killing at least 31 people and injuring 33 others. The vehicle was travelling from the Dessie area toward the capital city of Addis Ababa when the driver lost control in the confli...
Trump praises Nigeria’s efforts against violence towards Christians
President Donald Trump praised Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his actions against violence, according to a letter released by Nigeria’s presidency on Wednesday, in contrast to the U.S. leader’s threats late last year over treatment of that country’s Christians. Trump said he appreciated Tinubu’s “decisive leader...
Star US Supreme Court lawyer Goldstein to be sentenced for tax crimes
Prominent Washington lawyer Thomas Goldstein will be sentenced on Friday for tax and financial crimes tied to his side career as a high-stakes poker player, capping a startling chapter for a top appellate attorney who spent years arguing key cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby will...
Global oil prices and bond yields rise after Trump warns Iran over stalled peace talks
The price of oil rose on Monday after US President Donald Trump warned Iran the “clock is ticking” as talks to bring the war to an end have stalled. The global benchmark Brent crude was 1.7% higher at $111.13 (£83.44), while US-traded oil was up by 2.1% at $107.62. Government borrowing costs in the US, […]
Trump says he will visit India as frosty relationship with Modi thaws
US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of relations between the two countries. Trump said it would take place “sometime in the future”, adding India and the US were close to agreeing a trade deal. Relations between the two superpower...
Gunmen abduct students sitting exams in northeast Nigeria
Gunmen burst into a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state and abducted students as they were sitting exams on Monday morning, police said, the latest mass kidnapping in an insecure region. The military said troops rescued 10 students and teachers after tracking the attackers and engaging in a firef...
Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defence missile launchers, three sources familiar with the deal told Reuters, as it rebuilds its defences amid war with the United States. The purchase, valued at $60-70 million, is one of Tehran’s largest-known...
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
Russia has charged Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism over allegations the messenger app has been used for recruitment by Ukrainian secret services. The FSB – Russia’s domestic security service – said Telegram had been used “to prepare and co-ordinate acts of sabotage and terror” inside Russia a...