Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails
Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, officials said. Its power grid collapsed at around 11:00 (15:00 GMT), the energy
Fire kills 153 people after fuel tanker crash in Nigeria
An overturned fuel tanker exploded on Tuesday night in northern Nigeria, killing at least 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the
Kenya’s deputy president sacked while in hospital
ShareSave Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his
One Direction ‘devastated’ at Liam Payne’s death
Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates say they are “completely devastated” about the passing of their fellow band member. In a statement signed by
What does King Charles do and how has cancer changed his duties?
King Charles and Queen Camilla are travelling to Australia. It is the King’s 17th visit to the country, and his biggest overseas trip since
Australian territory resumes jailing 10-year-olds
Children as young as 10 will soon be able to be jailed once again in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), after the government there lowered
‘You stole the election’: Nervous volunteers on frontline of conspiracies
Kris Burlingame got a surprise on testing day. A long-time election volunteer and former clerk in the Wisconsin village of Alma Center, she is
One Direction star Liam Payne dies after balcony fall
Liam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos
A critical moment in Israel’s war in Gaza
The killing of Yahya Sinwar, who had been top of Israel’s most-wanted list, is a deeply significant moment in the war in Gaza. Israel
Secret Service has ‘deep flaws’ and must overhaul leadership, report says
The US Secret Service has “deep flaws” that need to be resolved urgently or more assassination attempts like the one at Donald Trump’s rally
Nigeria’s inflation rate in September rises to 32.70% due to petrol price increases
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate in September 2024 rose to 32.70%, up from 32.15% in August 2024, marking a 0.55% increase month-on-month. This is according
Nigeria’s FDI drops to $29.83 million in Q2 2024, lowest level ever on record
Nigeria’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for the second quarter of 2024 has dropped to $29.83 million, marking the lowest level recorded based on available
Petrol price crosses N1000 benchmark for the first time ever, rises by 24.08% in September 2024 — NBS
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has crossed the N1,000 mark for the first time, recording a 24.08% increase
Trans woman killed in Georgia day after anti-LGBT law passed
One of Georgia’s most well-known transgender women has been killed in her home, a day after the country’s parliament passed a major anti-LGBT bill.Local
Pivotal moment for Georgians with future in Europe at stake
Choose peace not war” is the main message from Georgian Dream, the party that has been in power in Georgia for the past 12
Russian man rescued after spending 67 days adrift
A Russian man has been rescued after spending more than two months adrift in a small inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk in
Ex-Stasi officer jailed for 1974 Berlin border killing
A former East German secret police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering a Polish man attempting to flee to
Dad told police he killed Sara Sharif, court hears
The father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif called police from Pakistan and admitted he killed her at their Surrey home, a court heard. Urfan Sharif
Russia jails French researcher in ‘foreign agent’ case
A court in Moscow has sentenced a French researcher to three years in a penal colony for breaking Russia’s controversial law on registering as
King’s Australia visit in ‘insult’ row over reception
Monarchists in Australia have accused the state premiers of “insulting” King Charles as they will not be present at a reception welcoming him to