Japan’s Toyota Motor raised its full-year operating profit forecast by nearly nine per cent, on Tuesday, after its third-quarter earnings raced past analysts’ estimates. This is thanks to a weaker yen and strong sales of high-margin cars and hybrid vehicles. Toyota shares surged after the announcement of early losses and closed 4.8% higher – the […]
Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday, delivered a surprise apology to the families of victims of online child sex abuse in the middle of a heated Senate hearing on Capitol Hill. In a stunning move, Zuckerberg stood up from his chair and turned to face the back of the room. In the room, parents held up pictures […]
The European Union is facing a dilemma over its remaining presence in Mali and the wider West African Sahel region since it does not want to cooperate with Russia’s expanding military forces, its top diplomat said on Wednesday. The decision by junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the West African bloc ECOWAS has […]
Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed, a hospital on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilt into the territory from the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meanwhile ruled out a military withdrawal from Gaza or the release of […]
re British nurse, Lucy Letby, found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others, has been denied initial permission to appeal her conviction, a judicial spokesperson said on Tuesday. Court found Letby guilty, last year, of killing five baby boys and two girls at the neonatal unit of Countess of Chester Hospital […]
By Our Correspondent The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Abu Shawesh has called on the African Union (AU) to join the international community and the International Human Rights Council to investigate the event of Oct. 7 that triggered the Palestine-Israeli war. Shawesh made the call during a media interaction with a selected number of newsmen, […]
Ethiopia’s deal to lease a port in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has infuriated the government in Mogadishu and prompted concern it will further destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Under a memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 1, landlocked Ethiopia would lease 20 km (12 miles) around Somaliland’s port of Berbera for 50 years, in exchange […]
Zimbabwe will host the 56th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, said on Wednesday, in Harare. The theme of the conference is “Financing the Transition to Inclusive Green Economies in […]
Dozens of family members of hostages, held by Hamas, stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, on Monday, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release. This is coming as European Foreign Ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate the creation of a Palestinian state after the war. The developments showed the […]
Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, on Monday, directed the army to ensure that the forthcoming elections were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. Hassan gave the directive while addressing the Tanzania People’s Defense Force army commanders in Dar-es-Salaam. She said the army should prepare for any challenges that may arise during the forthcoming elections. Tanzania will […]