At least 10 civilians died in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in Gezira State in central Sudan, non-governmental groups announced on Tuesday. “The RSF militia stormed Al-Barorab village east of Gezira State and killed 10 citizens,” said the resistance committee of Wad Madani, the state’s capital city. Meanwhile, […]
Tunisia’s maritime guards found 15 bodies of undocumented immigrants in the eastern coastal province of Mahdia over the weekend, Tunisian Radio Mosaique FM reported on Monday. Among these bodies, eight have shore in Salakta, six in Chebba and one in Melloulech, a report said. The report cited Farid Ben Jha, the spokesperson for the Courts […]
The number of Palestinians killed in the yearlong Israeli war in Gaza has passed 43,000, more than half of them women and children, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday. The tally includes 96 dead who arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the past two days, the ministry said. Israeli troops have launched an ongoing […]
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Hashem Safieddine, a top leader who was positioned to take over as its commander after the killing of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah last month. The announcement ends weeks of speculation over Safieddine’s death after an Israeli air strike in Beirut on Oct. 3. “We mourn to the nation of martyrs and […]
Morocco announced, on Tuesday, that it rescued 38 irregular migrants in the Atlantic Ocean off the kingdom’s coast, including a woman and a child. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces made the announcement, published in the official Moroccan News Agency bulletin. “Morocco’s Royal Navy, on Tuesday, intercepted a pirogue (small boat), 170 kilometres south-west off Dakhla. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The African School of Governance Foundation (ASGF) has announced the establishment of the African School of Governance (ASG) graduate institution. TheNewsZenith reports that ASG is designed to offer world-class public policy education, research and engagement programmes. ASGF announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith from Kigali, Rwanda, on Monday. Prominent African […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the military to enhance war preparedness and solidify combat capabilities, following large-scale drills around Taiwan. State media reported on Saturday, just days after Beijing staged large-scale military drills around Taiwan. According to state-run broadcaster CCTV, Xi made his comments when he visited the brigade of the People’s Liberation Army […]
The Group of Seven (G7) defence ministers are meeting in Italy against the backdrop of brewing tensions in the Middle East and the drawn-out conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The one-day gathering on Saturday marks the group’s first ministerial meeting dedicated to defence, and is being held in Naples, the southern Italian city that is […]
Iranian Brig-Gen. Ebrahim Rostami has made a startling claim that Iran has weapons “far superior” to nuclear bombs. This statement has caused widespread concern. It comes at a time of rising tensions with Israel. Iranian lawmakers are considering changes to their military plans due to Israeli threats. The details of these weapons remain secret. However, […]
BRICS has dropped the demo of its long-awaited payment system, nicknamed ‘BRICS Pay’ and to be rolled out in Russia. This new payment system is rolling out as the group gears up for their big post-expansion summit in Kazan, Russia, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24. Russia, this year’s BRICS chair, is pushing hard to […]