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….
The Kebbi Government has stepped-up efforts to transform its Almajiri system of education by emulating the Indonesian model, Alhaji Sani Aliyu, Commissioner for Religious Affairs, has disclosed. The commissioner, who made this known on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Birnin Kebbi, said a government’s delegation from the state…
North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South Korea’s spy agency said on Wednesday. Seoul’s confirmation comes amid growing global criticism as the two countries strengthen military ties, after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia’s Kursk region to aid its war with Ukraine. “The National Intelligence Service…
The U.S. Department of Defense announced that the U.S. military attacked positions of Iranian-allied militias in Yemen and Syria. Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that Airstrikes were carried out on several Houthi rebel weapons caches in Yemen over the weekend. ‘‘These facilities housed a variety of advanced conventional weapons used by the Iran-backed…
The Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), Nigeria Chapter has expressed excitement over Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s planned visit to Nigeria from Nov. 16 to Nov.17. Mr Sanjay Srivastava, Founder of OFBJP, in a statement, on Wednesday, said the visit would boost bilateral ties between Nigeria and India. “This is the first visit…
Ukrainian military said Russian military attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, with missiles and drones in the first such combined attack for months. The head of the military administration, Serhiy Popko, said on Wednesday that several missiles and drones were shot down during the attack. The authorities said that in the district of Brovary, east of…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday criticised the leaders of rich countries for skipping the climate talks under way in Azerbaijan’s capital and said the climate crisis is being exacerbated by conflicts around the world. “The people who are responsible for this are absent,” admonished the strongman leader and close ally of Russian President Vladimir…
The Israeli military said on Monday that the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah fired around 165 rockets into the north of Israel. According to the Magen David Adom rescue service, a total of six people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in the Karmiel area of the Galilee and in the area of Kirjat Ata, just…
