United States President, Donald Trump, has called on Iranian citizens to evacuate the capital, Tehran, warning of escalating conflict and blaming the Iranian government’s refusal to accept a nuclear deal with the... Read more »

The United States President Donald Trump has urged Iran to resume diplomatic talks, warning that the Islamic Republic is not gaining the upper hand in its ongoing conflict with Israel. Trump also... Read more »

An explosion at a fireworks factory in central China killed nine people and injured 26 others, state media said on Tuesday, as challenging on-site rescue work continued a day after the incident.... Read more »

Tens of thousands of Israelis are stranded abroad after the government abruptly closed its airspace following a surprise attack on Iran. Citizens stuck overseas have taken to social media to share their... Read more »

The US Department of Defence on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the military. San Francisco-based OpenAI will “develop prototype frontier AI... Read more »

The Ghana Drunkards Association has issued a three-week ultimatum to the government, demanding a reduction in the prices of alcoholic beverages or face a massive nationwide protest from its reported 16.65 million... Read more »

Iranian state television was broadcasting live on Monday when a massive explosion rocked the studio, with the anchor fleeing for her life. The Iranian media said the explosion happened while a presenter... Read more »

The United Kingdom government announced Monday it would bring in tough new laws to “root out the scourge” of grooming gangs suspected of sexually exploiting thousands of girls and young women. “We... Read more »

Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service said five people were killed and 92 wounded Monday in Iran’s latest missile strikes on the country, raising the previous toll of four deaths. The casualties... Read more »

A Nigerian-American, Omoyoma Okoro, who is currently serving 100 months imprisonment for his role in an $80m fraud, now risks an additional 30 years for allegedly obtaining US citizenship fraudulently. Akelicious learnt... Read more »

More than 300 Nigerians have sought asylum in Iceland over the past four years, according to official records from the country’s Directorate of Immigration, known locally as Útlendingastofnun. Data from the agency’s... Read more »

According to the Associated Press, a helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed early Sunday in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, resulting in the deaths of seven people on board. The chopper was... Read more »

U.S. President, Donald Trump is considering adding Nigeria and some African countries to a list of countries hit with a visa ban. According to The Washington Post, an internal memo signed by Marco... Read more »

A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who shot two Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota, killing Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding the other, in what the northern US state’s... Read more »

Typhoon winds and rains that lashed central Vietnam killed five people and left two more missing, according to an official toll, with huge tracts of farmland flooded by the deluge. Typhoon Wutip... Read more »

Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States, reiterating that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s... Read more »

Grieving families were due to hold funerals in India on Sunday for their relatives who were among at least 279 killed in one of the world’s worst plane crashes in decades. Health... Read more »

Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been stripped of his Legion of Honour — the country’s highest distinction — following a conviction for graft, according to a decree published on Sunday. The... Read more »

Nigerians living in the diaspora have taken to social media to express why they do not regret leaving the country, citing worsening conditions in Nigeria as justification for their relocation to nations... Read more »