Peter Obi: “I was deeply disturbed to learn of the arrest of Mr. Omoyele Sowore yesterday, shortly after he voluntarily honoured an invitation by the Nigerian Police Force. “At the time of writing, no clear or credible charges have been made public, which further casts a troubling shadow over the nature and motivation behind his...
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UN Officials: Terrorist Activity Is Surging In Africa’s Sahel, Endangering Women And Girls
Terrorist activity is surging in Africa’s volatile Sahel region, making life more difficult and dangerous for women and girls, senior U.N. officials said Thursday. Over the past decade, the arid region south of the Sahara Desert has been shaken by extremist uprisings and military coups. Three nations — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — are...
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Villarreal Signs Midfielder Thomas Partey After He Gets Bail On Rape Charges
Spanish soccer club Villarreal signed midfielder Thomas Partey on Thursday, two days after he was granted bail on rape charges in England. Villarreal said the 32-year-old Ghana international, who became a free agent when his Arsenal contract expired in June, has joined “for the 2025-26 season.” The club’s announcement touted Partey’s on-field attributes before turning to his...
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Mothers In Gaza Stretch Meager Ingredients Where They Can, But Say Hunger Persists
A single bowl of eggplant stewed in watery tomato juice must sustain Sally Muzhed’s family of six for the day. She calls it moussaka, but it’s a pale echo of the fragrant, layered meat-and-vegetable dish that once filled Gaza’s kitchens with its aroma. The war has severed families from the means to farm or fish,...
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Mushroom Murderer Tried To Kill Husband With Pasta, Cookies And Curry, Court Was Told
Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson allegedly tried to repeatedly poison her husband, including with cookies she claimed their daughter had baked him, a court was told. The Australian woman was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives – and attempting to kill another – with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington. The 50-year-old was originally charged...
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Myanmar’s U.S.-Sanctioned Acting President Myint Swe Dies After Long Illness
Myint Swe, who became Myanmar’s acting president under controversial circumstances after the military seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi more than four years ago, died Thursday, the military said. He was 74. He died at a military hospital in the capital, Naypyitaw, on Thursday morning, according to a statement from Myanmar’s military information office. Myint...
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Lebanese Shiite Ministers Walk Out Of A Cabinet Meeting Over Plan To Disarm Hezbollah
Shiite members of Lebanon’s Cabinet walked out a government meeting on Thursday in protest of a proposed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group and political organization. The rest of the Cabinet then voted in favor of the U.S.-backed plan to disarm the group and implement a ceasefire with Israel. Tensions have been rising in Lebanon amid...
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Hundreds Of Buddhist Monks In Cambodia Gather To Praise Ceasefire With Thailand And Mourn The Dead
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in Cambodia on Friday held a religious ceremony to honor soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thai forces and to pray for peace. They marched from the country’s main religious school near the Royal Palace in the capital, Phnom Penh, to a nearby temple, where they were joined by nuns and laymen...
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Guinea-Bissau’s President Appoints New Prime Minister Months Ahead Of A Key Election
The president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday sacked the West African country’s prime minister and appointed his successor, the latest move to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term after elections due in November. According to a presidential decree, Rui Duarte de Barros, who served as prime minister since December 2023, was replaced by Braima Camara, a former...