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Minister in Libya’s national unity government injured in gun attack on car
UN-recognised government condemns assassination attempt targeting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Adel Jumaa.
Trump talks up ‘progress’ on Ukraine war after release of US prisoner
Video shows moments after the release of US prisoner Marc Fogel, amid US President Trump…
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 schedule: Matches, start time, India vs Pakistan
All you need to know about the groups, format, fixtures, match start times and venues…
Who is Marc Fogel, the US teacher released by Russia?
The 63-year-old arrived back on US soil late Tuesday night after three years in a…
Russia rejects swapping Ukrainian territory for Kyiv-held parts of Kursk
The Kremlin says Ukrainian forces will be ‘destroyed’ or pushed out of seized Russian territories.
Netanyahu threatens to resume Gaza war within days
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will end the ceasefire in Gaza if all…
Amandla Institute and Africa in the post-idea world, By Kashim Shettima
[[{“value”:”The founding of Amandla Institute emerges as an antidote to this paralysis. We are here…
Fostering a new era of African leadership and policy innovation, By Ernest Bai Koroma
[[{“value”:”This Institute emerges at a critical moment to serve as a platform for policy research,…
Trump fails to rule out Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank
US President Donald Trump refused to guarantee that Israel will not annex the occupied West…
Greece elects conservative Tassoulas as president despite protests
Constantine Tassoulas’s candidacy had led to anger among demonstrators decrying Greece’s worst rail disaster.
CVS shares pop 10% on big earnings beat, even as high medical costs drag down insurance unit
It caps off the first full quarter with David Joyner, a longtime CVS executive, as…
Praxis in leadership: Lessons from Kayode Fayemi’s political journey, By Babatunde Afolabi
[[{“value”:”For JKF, excellence as the hallmark of his political trajectory was not an accident. It…
Inside Nigerian newspaper headlines today – Wednesday, 12 February 2025
[[{“value”:”Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s alleged plot to arrest him and the planned telecom tariff hike…
Vinicius: Rodri banner gave me strength | Carra tells City: Have a bit of class
Vinicius Junior revealed he was fired up by the banner mocking his Ballon d’Or ‘defeat’…
Morikawa calls for PGA Tour to follow LPGA Tour approach on slow play
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa believes the PGA Tour should follow the LPGA Tour’s lead in…
Former Bangladesh gov’t behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’, says UN
UN inquiry finds ex-PM Sheikh Hasina oversaw systematic crackdown on protesters, killing up to 1,400…
Will China and the US head into a full-blown trade war?
The US and China’s tit-for-tat tariffs are ratcheting up economic tensions between the two nations.
Fintech unicorn Zepz to lay off 20% of its global workforce, sources say
London-based fintech Zepz is laying off around 200 IT workers as part of a major…
India’s inflation cools to lower-than-expected 4.31% in January
This could clear the way for another rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India,…