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Xenophobia: FG to evacuate 742 Nigerians from South Africa
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Thursday, saying the Tinubu administration remains committed to protecting the lives and welfare of Nigerians abroad. According to the minister, the evacuation exercise is already in progress. The first batch of 258 Nigerians arrived in Lagos on June 11 and was…
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…
Suspected Jihadists Stage Deadly New Attack On Niger Airport
Twenty-two attackers were also killed as security forces repelled the raid on the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger’s defence ministry said. An attack on the international airport in Niger’s capital Thursday killed at least 11 soldiers and two civilians, officials said, months after jihadists staged a large assault on the sensitive site. Twenty-two…
Massive fire at warehouse in Boyle Heights triggers shelter-in-place orders, rare helicopter drops
BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A massive fire involving solar panels erupted Wednesday afternoon on a commercial building in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, sending a black column of smoke into the air visible for miles. The inferno began shortly before 2:30 p.m. at a cold storage facility in the 1400 block of…
Trump’s MoU with Iran draws backlash from some Republicans
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy blasts US-Iran MoU as ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’. US Senator Bill Cassidy leaves the Senate Chamber after criticising the deal between Iran and the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, the US, on June 17, 2026 [Evan Vucci/Reuters] 18 Jun 2026 US President Donald Trump’s interim deal with Iran has…
Gunfire Erupts Near Niger’s Capital Airport
In January, the capital’s Diori Hamani international airport was targeted in an unprecedented attack claimed by the Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) and repelled by Nigerien armed forces and allied Russian fighters. Niger Republic Map Gunfire erupted early on Thursday at the airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, residents told AFP, several months after a…
Okpebholo Accuses Some Edo Residents Of Collaborating With Criminals
The governor cited a recent report of an incident along Sapele Road that prompted him to deploy security operatives, only to discover “nothing had happened”. By Jessica Ologbosere Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. X/@OkpebholoUpdate Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that criminal networks operating in the state are being reinforced with recruits from other…
Pope Hails US-Iran Deal, Appeals For Dialogue In Ukraine
The United States and Iran agreed this week to a deal to end the conflict and Leo expressed his “gratitude” to those who helped the negotiations. Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter “Magnifica Humanitas” focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on May 25, 2026. (Photo by…
Elon Musk’s AI Tool Grok Was Used In Strikes Against Iran — US Govt
The June 15 brief defends the gas turbines used by a giant data center belonging to the trillionaire’s company xAI, which are the target of an environmental lawsuit. This photograph taken on January 13, 2025 in Toulouse shows screens displaying the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, the American company…
Lyles Sets World’s Best Time Over 150 Metres At Ostrava
The 28-year-old Lyles beat the previous best of 14.72 sec set by Kishane Thompson of Jamaica in Florida in April. USA’s Noah Lyles reacts after winning the Men’s 150m race with a new world record at the 65th IAAF 2026 Golden Spike Athletics Meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Michal…
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