The naira has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. This is according to the latest edition of Africa’s Pulse, a new report by the World Bank. As of the end of August 2024, the naira Read more…
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The world watched helplessly as a missile barrage from Iran came raining down over Israel with less than 15 minutes’ warning. A week after one of the heaviest single attacks in history – using advanced ballistic rockets – the full impact of the assault Read more…
Iran has launched a large-scale ballistic attack on Israel, with the elite Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming it has fired “dozens” of missiles at military targets across the country. The IRGC has said the attack comes in response to the assassination Read more…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran “will pay” for the 180 missiles launched toward his country on Tuesday. “This evening, Iran made a big mistake — and it will pay for it,” the leader said during a security Cabinet Read more…
NATO is not worried about Russia’s recently announced updates to its nuclear doctrine, the outgoing secretary general of the US-led military bloc, Jens Stoltenberg, has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed new rules for the use of nuclear weapons last week, citing Read more…
At the conclusion of his encounter with his Jesuit brothers in Belgium on Saturday evening, Pope Francis spent his Saturday night with 6,000 young people gathered at the Brussels Expo in the Belgian capital. The Hope Happening is an event in the Read more…
China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, Read more…
China’s former foreign minister Qin Gang, who mysteriously disappeared from public view in the summer of 2023, has been demoted to a publishing job, according to a media report, signalling an end to his political career. Mr Qin, 58, who was known for Read more…
On Sunday morning, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the faithful in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It was an early start in the Papuan capital, with Mass beginning at around 8am local time. According to local authorities, around 35,000 people Read more…
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has urged NATO countries to pressure Russia to agree to Kiev’s peace terms this fall. He made his statement during a meeting with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Regular Read more…
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley Read more…
Russian forces are advancing faster in eastern Ukraine than they have done for a long time, taking several square kilometres per day, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday as Moscow’s forces tried to smash through a Ukrainian defensive line. Ukrainian Read more…