Not less than 14 UN peacekeepers have been killed and 53 wounded in an attack in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to BBC, the UN’s Monusco mission said the peacekeepers were attacked by suspected rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu province. Five Congolese soldiers also died. UN […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America, on Wednesday made a historic decision by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump called his decision the right thing to do. “I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” Trump said from the White House. “It’s the right […]
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Russian air strikes killed 21 civilians early Wednesday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bombing raids hit the village of Al-Jerzi on the eastern bank of the river, which cuts across Deir Ezzor province. […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed […]
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ISIS terrorists have released horrific footage showing a Syrian pilot being burned to death – some 18 months after he was first captured. Azzam Eid was seized in April last year after the regime shot down his Syrian Arab Air Force MiG 23 and he parachuted clear. Graphic footage, filmed at an unknown date, has […]
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President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, on Sunday denied asking then FBI director James Comey to stop investigating ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn, as the Russia meddling probe darkened what would otherwise have been a victorious week for the Republican president. Trump appeared to be backtracking furiously from a tweet Saturday that […]
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The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States have warned their citizens of threat to carry out bomb attacks in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, during the Yuletide. The government of the United Kingdom listed worship places, malls and markets amongst other places that should be avoided. The advisory read: “The risk of […]
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The Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor, has presented his letter of credence to President Donald Trump. Mr. Nsofor, at the presentation of his credentials at the White House, applauded the existing cordial bilateral relations between Nigeria and the U.S. The new envoy also expressed Nigeria’s desire to deepen its ties with the […]
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North Korea said it would make an “important announcement” on Wednesday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, after Pyongyang staged its first missile launch in more than two months. Pyongyang’s state-run radio station said the announcement would be made at 0330 GMT without providing details, Yonhap said. The nuclear-armed North test-fired Wednesday morning a missile […]
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North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into Japanese territory, less than 24 hours after the country said it satellite signals of a possible launch. US officials told Fox News that it was the first such launch from the “rogue” regime in more than two months. The missile, believed to be an ICBM […]
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