A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Panama on Friday, October 9, 2026, shaking buildings, damaging structures and prompting evacuations. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at a depth of... Read more »
China has expressed willingness to deepen investment in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector as concerns over trade imbalance, import dependence and competition between Chinese businesses and local traders featured prominently at a meeting with... Read more »
A male passenger said to be aboard a Kenya Airways flight reportedly lost his life shortly after he made several attempts to open the cabin door while the aircraft was in the... Read more »
The United States has approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, with the military announcing that he... Read more »
Shock and grief have hit the university community of Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, following the sudden d+ath of its newly inaugurated Vice Chancellor, Professor Carter Dike Umeoduagu. The 44-year-old Professor of... Read more »
US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that Iran will be “hit very hard” if it is found to be linked to a pilot’s attack on a flydubai flight to Israel. The... Read more »
Hundreds of inmates across England and Wales are expected to walk free from prison on Thursday under an expanded early release programme, amid concerns that many could be left homeless and the... Read more »
A Flydubai passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia after an incident involving two pilots triggered an emergency response, according to CNN sources. Flight-tracking data reviewed... Read more »
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has indicated that the government may reconsider proposed changes that would make it harder for foreign workers, including Nigerians, to obtain permanent residency. The proposal would increase... Read more »
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran is prepared to reopen the strategically important Strait of Hormuz if the United States agrees to conditions outlined in a proposed deal aimed at ending... Read more »
Pope Leo XIV has used his visit to Paris to call for peaceful coexistence and respect for human dignity, delivering the message during a meeting with migrants and refugees on the second... Read more »
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned countries against becoming complacent after COVID-19, stressing that the next global pandemic is a matter of when, not if. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, issued... Read more »
CNN has been excluded from the press pool scheduled to accompany US President Donald Trump on his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, escalating an ongoing dispute between the White House and the... Read more »
Former US President Barack Obama has shared his thoughts on what could happen if women were given leadership of every government around the world for two years. Speaking about the importance of... Read more »
A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico after President Donald Trump barred the three news organisations... Read more »
President Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit of world leaders in Miami in December, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday. The move... Read more »
Brazil’s President Luiz da Silva says the UN needs to become a “temple of peace” once again, as it confronts one of the most critical periods in its 80-year history. Addressing the... Read more »
U.S. President Donald Trump has described Iran as the “number one sponsor of terror,” accusing the Iranian regime of decades of bloodshed and mass killings. Trump made the remarks while addressing world... Read more »
US President Donald Trump is taking a more measured approach toward China ahead of his September 24 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Beijing’s dominance of critical minerals emerging as a... Read more »
The United States has deported at least 25,447 migrants to 28 countries where many had no previous connection, under third-country deportation agreements established by the administration of President Donald Trump, according to... Read more »