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Man Dies, Trains And Classes Disrupted As Heatwave Hits France
Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, this is already France’s second heatwave of 2026, following an unusually hot spell in May that shattered records across half the country. By Aramide Folorunsho Updated June 18, 2026 A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself during a heatwave in Bordeaux on July 18, 2022. (Photo…
Ukraine hits Moscow oil refinery and disrupts commercial flights with major drone attack
Ukraine hit a major Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago, Russian officials said Thursday. The attack came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had held…
Boyle Heights warehouse continues to smolder; firefighters to stay overnight
Firefighters will remain on scene of a large building fire in Boyle Heights overnight. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it won’t be declaring a knockdown anytime soon. The building will continue to smolder for the next few hours, according to LAFD. Crews will work on putting out hot spots and making sure that fire…
End To Iran’s Nuclear Weapon Ambition, $300bn Reconstruction Aid, Details Of US-Iran Peace Deal Emerge
The memorandum of understanding aims to put an end to months of conflict initiated by US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, which wreaked chaos across the region and rattled the global economy. This screen grab taken from video footage broadcast by Iran’s IRINN Iranian state television network and made available via AFPTV on June 18,…
Court Of Appeal Strikes Out NBC Appeal, Upholds Ban On Broadcast Fines
The decision further strengthens judicial restrictions on the commission’s authority to impose monetary sanctions on broadcast organisations without court intervention. File photo of the Appeal Court in Abuja. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has struck out another attempt by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to overturn a Federal High Court judgment barring it from…
London Court Clears Alison-Madueke Of Bribery Charges
Alison-Maduke, who was a minister between 2010 and 2015, was standing trial on five counts of accepting bribes and another charge of conspiracy to commit bribery, which she denied. The Southwark Crown Court in London, UK, has acquitted a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, of bribery charges filed against her. She was acquitted…
Prince Harry, Meghan And Family To Visit UK In July
The couple left Britain in 2020 when, in a shocking move, Harry stepped back as a working royal and moved to North America with his family. Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, hold their baby son Archie as they meet with Archbishop Desmond Tutu (unseen) at the Tutu Legacy…
Groundbreaking US Astronaut Christina Koch Wins Top Spanish Award
Koch was part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission, which in April flew around the Moon, the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years. Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch looks on as she arrives in the rotunda during a visit to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec,…
FG Dismisses Cyberattack Report On Education Data Platform
A report titled “Suspected Cyberattack Hits FG’s Education Data Platform”, had suggested that the education data platform may have been compromis Updated June 16, 2026 Minister of Education…Morufu Alausa The Federal Ministry of Education has denied reports that the Nigeria Education Management Information System was hacked, describing the report as “inaccurate and misleading.” In a…
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