The Chinese military said an American naval ship had “illegally intruded”, on Monday, into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal. Thomas Shoal is the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. China mobilised its naval force to track the USS Gabrielle Giffords during the operation, according […]
Houthis claim attacking 2 ships An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack on Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen’s Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as having links with Israel but did not acknowledge targeting a U.S. Navy vessel. The attack potentially marked a major […]
The Somali National Army (SNA), on Sunday, killed 60 al-Shabab militants and wounded several others in a joint operation near Halgan town in central Somalia, the government said. This as coming as 110 people died due to flash flooding from the El Nino-induced heavy rains. The operation targeted al-Shabab militants and their commanders, who were […]
The first batch of mini-petrol stations the Beninese government bought to replace illegal streetside petrol stalls at risk of fires have been put into operation in Cotonou, Benin. In several districts of Cotonou, these mini-petrol stations now serve petrol to road users, particularly motorists and certain vehicles. “The mini-petrol stations make it possible to store […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nigeria and 10 other African countries have led the world to join first-of-its-kind consortium to deploy 5-GW of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). TheNewsZenith reports that the other African countries are Barbados, Belize Egypt, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique and Togo. Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), in a […]
Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again, on Friday, hitting buildings in the Gaza Strip, minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Palestinian Health authorities reported dozens of Palestinians killed. Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to flee to avoid the fighting. Hamas in Gaza also resumed firing rockets into […]
Russia’s Supreme Court has outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the country. Ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labelled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia as an extremist organization and banned it. The ruling […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two universities in the United Kingdom, on strategic collaboration in relevant fields of studies, on Thursday, in London. The College Rector, Dr Adedotun Abdul, who is currently in the UK, gave the hint in telephone interview with TheNewsZenith on Friday. “While […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted $148 million in financial support to the Commercial International Bank (CIB) of Egypt to prop up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and trade. In a statement received by TheNewsZenith on Friday, AfDB said the financial package “comes amid a shortage of foreign currency in Egypt due […]
Rescuers have pulled out all 41 construction workers, trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India on Tuesday. The collapsed tunnel had trapped the workers in the last 17 days. The successful operation bring an end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had grabbed the country’s attention for days. A crowd of local residents […]