South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday called for the safe recovery of miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft amid a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners. The police have blocked miners’ supplies of food and water to force them out and arrest them for illegally entering the abandoned mine in…
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the People’s Republic of China have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations, with a focus on driving economic development, infrastructure growth, and technological innovation. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, said this at the Nigeria-China Economic and Trade Partnership Forum Roundtable in Abuja on Monday. Tuggar,…
Türkiye Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya announced on Monday that authorities have detained 1,644 irregular migrants and 51 human trafficking organisers in nationwide operations. Yerlikaya said on his social media platform X, that among the detained organisers, 11 were foreign nationals, adding that deportation procedures for the detained migrants have already been initiated. The minister did…
Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell is to propose suspending political dialogue with Israel over its war in the Gaza Strip at an EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday in Brussels. The move comes after “a year of unheeded pleas by the Israeli authorities regarding respect for international law in the Gaza war,” Borrell wrote in…
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its Spokesman, Mohammed Afif, in an Israeli attack in Beirut. He was a “pillar” of Hezbollah’s media and political work, the pro-Iranian group said on Telegram. Afif was one of the few remaining publicly known faces of Hezbollah after the killing of the group’s leadership and had recently led…
Thousands of people in Slovakia took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the government led by Prime Minister Robert Fico, with the largest demonstration taking place in Bratislava. Opposition media reported that between 17,000 and 18,000 people participated in the rally in the capital. The protests, organised by two liberal and one conservative…
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife and their dog, lost his footing at a dangerous…
At least six people have been killed and a “great many” more injured in a Russian attack on the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine, the acting mayor said on Sunday evening. Artem Kobzar shared a video on Telegram in which he stood in front of a multi-storey residential building destroyed by the missile attack….
Mr Stefano De Leo, the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, says mixing Italian ingredients with Nigerian flour is good for baking his country’s pizza. Leo said this at the ongoing inaugural event of Italian 9th International Week of Cuisine scheduled from Nov. 15 to Nov. 23 in Abuja. According to him, the Italian cooking technique and…
In 2024, Canada and Israel have emerged as the frontrunners in a new study identifying the most startup-friendly countries, while South Africa found itself at the bottom of the list. The research, conducted by Hostinger, evaluated various factors to determine the best environments for early-stage entrepreneurs. Canada claimed the top spot with a perfect score…
