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A Catholic priest was killed on Saturday, October 17, 2026, after a massive wooden crucifix detached from an altar wall and struck him on the head during a live-streamed service. ​The tragic incident occurred approximately 27 minutes into the evening Mass at

​An Austrian Airlines flight bound for Vienna was forced to make an emergency diversion to Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday evening following an anonymous bomb threat. ​All 51 passengers and six crew members aboard the aircraft were evacuated safely, and initial investigations suggest

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Sunday what he called the “dissenters” who looted ​and vandalised cities in “shocking” scenes across France ‌on the sidelines of protests over the cost of living. “Looking at these images, we have all asked ourselves: ​what

More than 1,200 people have been arrested across France following a night of widespread civil unrest that saw historic civic landmarks torched, luxury stores ransacked, and violent clashes between security forces and demonstrators. ​What began on Saturday, October 17, 2026, as student-led

Yes, you read that right. A man who ruled a country, controlled an army, managed billions – is now on the road to becoming a Catholic Saint. His name is Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere – Tanzania’s founding President. On October 11, the

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani The United Nations has lauded Nigeria for paying its regular budget contribution of 4,772,197 dollars in full, bringing the number of fully paid-up Member countries to 145. The UN also celebrated Nigeria’s global cultural prominence, highlighting Nollywood and

​The United States government imposed targeted economic sanctions against Cuba’s state-owned lender, Banco Internacional de Comercio S.A. (BICSA), on Thursday, October 15, 2026, citing its deep-running financial ties with Iran’s Karafarin Bank. ​The penal measures, rolled out simultaneously by the U.S. Department

Tech billionaire Elon Musk publicly called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to step down on Wednesday, further escalating a high-stakes row over U.S. military support, satellite communications, and shifting geopolitical alliances. ​Writing on his social media platform X, Musk responded directly to

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nigeria has condemned rising xenophobic attacks against Africans in other African countries, warning that discrimination threatens continental solidarity, integration and peaceful coexistence. The Federal Government expressed its concern during the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a new

By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani Nigeria has warned against United Nations budget cuts that could undermine development, peacekeeping and the interests of developing countries, insisting that efficiency must not compromise the organisation’s responsibilities. The warning came during the Fifth Committee deliberations on the