An Israeli airstrike killed least 68 Palestininans in central Gaza, Health officials have said, while the number of Israeli soldiers who died in combat over the weekend rose to 17. Associated Press journalists at a nearby hospital watched frantic Palestinians carrying the dead, including a baby and wounded following the strike on the Maghazi refugee […]
France has announced the indefinite closure of its embassy in Niger and the termination of the employment contracts of embassy staff. The announcement is contained in a letter sent to embassy staff and seen by Xinhua on Friday. French Ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, said in the letter that since the coup and the violent […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) is actively collaborating with Nigeria and six other African countries to develop robust Carbon Market Activation Plans (CMAPs). TheNewsZenith reports that the countries are Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, DRC, Ghana and Rwanda, This is contained in a statement from the African Communication Group (ACG) and e-mailed to […]
Russia has no interest in having war with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. In an interview with a local TV channel, Putin refuted the claims that Russia may attack NATO as “absurd and a figure of speech”. “Moscow and NATO countries have no territorial claims against each other,” he said. Putin […]
Authorities in Iran have executed an unidentified man, who allegedly acted as a spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Iranian media reported. The unidentified man is allegedly working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. According to media reports, Tehran executed the spy after he allegedly passed on confidential documents. “Authorities carried out the death sentence this morning against […]
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) have mistakenly killed three Israelis held hostage by the Hamas Freedom Fighters, on Saturdday, in the Gaza Strip. According to a Deutche Welle report quoting the Israeli military, the hostages were carrying a stick with a makeshift white flag, at the tine IDF shot them dead. The accidental killing of […]
The Rwandan Government has secured $268 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to confront climate shocks, the Ministry of Finance has said. IMF approved the funding under the new Standby Credit Facility, on Thursday. “The government will use the fund to boost the balance of payments,” the ministry said on social media platform X, […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured foreign investors of diligent repatriation of their income home and the streamlining of the tax system. Tinubu gave the assurance when he received Letters of Credence from three ambassadors of Hungary, Rwanda and Ukraine, on Friday in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the envoys are the Ambassador […]
A former Facebook diversity programme manager has pleaded guilty to scamming the social media giant out of more than $4 million. Barbara Furlow-Smiles allegedly carried out the scam through a scheme in which she faked business deals in exchange for kickbacks, the Justice Department said. Furlow-Smiles, who served as Lead Strategist and Global Head of […]
Indian parliament suspended as many as 14 lawmakers over their “unruly conduct” during the House proceedings, on Thursday, in New Delhi. All 14 lawmakers belonged to opposition political parties. While 13 lawmakers are from the lower house “Lok Sabha”, one is from the upper house “Rajya Sabha”. Nine suspended lawmakers belonged to the main opposition […]