Governments in India and Australia have intensified regulatory pressure on social media platforms, unveiling tougher measures aimed at protecting children online and holding technology companies accountable for harmful content. In India, the government has issued a stern notice to Meta after reports that paid advertisements promoting or facilitating access to child sexual abuse material appeared…
Regional security tensions have intensified across the Pacific after China conducted a surprise long-range missile test just hours after Australia and Fiji signed a landmark bilateral defence agreement aimed at strengthening regional security cooperation. The missile, reportedly launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine with a simulated warhead, travelled across the South Pacific before landing in…
At least 11 people have been killed and dozens more injured after Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone assault on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, striking more than 20 locations just days before a key NATO summit. According to Ukrainian authorities, the overnight barrage targeted residential neighborhoods, commercial buildings and critical infrastructure across the city. Rescue…
Nigeria has issued a strong diplomatic warning to South Africa following the killing of two Nigerian citizens amid renewed anti-immigrant violence, demanding a thorough investigation and justice for the victims as tensions between the two African nations continue to rise. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Government condemned the…
Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday as Iran held one of the largest funeral processions in its modern history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose death in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes earlier this year has further inflamed tensions across the Middle East. The procession stretched from Revolution Square toward…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has moved swiftly to secure the future of Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle, agreeing to a new long-term contract that will keep the Franco-Malian tactician in charge until 2030. The extension comes amid growing reports that the Algerian Football Federation had identified Chelle as a leading candidate to take…
Fresh waves of coordinated attacks by jihadist groups have intensified Mali’s security crisis, raising concerns about the growing instability across the Sahel and its implications for the wider West African region. Malian authorities confirmed that armed groups launched simultaneous assaults on several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, in one of the latest offensives against…
Nigeria’s international engagements took center stage this week with two major developments, one marking a security milestone with the United States and the other highlighting growing diplomatic efforts to protect Nigerians affected by anti-immigrant unrest in South Africa. The United States has completed the withdrawal of most of its combat personnel deployed to Nigeria following…
Global health authorities are responding to two major public health challenges as the Democratic Republic of Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola treatment while Europe grapples with a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first patients have been enrolled in a World Health Organization-backed clinical…
British singer Jorja Smith and Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid have reunited for their highly anticipated new collaboration, Alive, a soulful love anthem that has quickly become one of the biggest music releases of the week. The song, released on July 2, serves as the latest single from Smith’s upcoming third studio album, What Are The…
