Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday at approximately 8:30 p.m. (0030 GMT Thursday), striking the Siesta Key area along Florida’s west coast as an “extremely dangerous Category 3” storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Meteorologists reported wind speeds reaching up to 193 kilometers per hour. In light of the impending crisis, President Joe Biden…
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of creating obstacles in ongoing negotiations to resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern Congo that has displaced more than 1.7 million people. The comments by Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday follow accusations from her Rwandan counterpart that Congo had…
The number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Gaza war over a year ago has risen to 42,010, according to figures released by the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza on Wednesday. A further 97,720 Palestinians have been injured since Oct. 7, 2023, the ministry said. The figures do not distinguish between civilians and…
The Federal Government has flayed the attack on the residence of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ambassador to Sudan in the country’s capital, Khartoum, on Sunday. The government made this known in a statement issued by Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman, on Tuesday, in Abuja. “The Federal Republic of Nigeria notes…
Five Russian climbers who went missing on Sunday while descending from Mount Dhaulagiri were found dead on Tuesday. A search team located the Russians at an altitude of 7,100 meters of the peak, the world’s seventh tallest at 8,167 meters located in Nepal. Funuru Sherpa, Managing Director of the IAM Trekking and Expeditions, which was…
By Henry Gabriel Avi Melamed, a former Israeli intelligence official and regional analyst, has revealed that the Israeli armed forces are formulating a strategy to respond to the 180 ballistic missiles launched into its territory by Iran. According to the intelligence official, Israel’s response will be targeted, particularly focusing on entities affiliated with the Islamic…
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the Middle East. Guterres said this in his message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it is releasing more than US$1.8 million to address the urgent needs of people affected by floods across Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Monday by the media unit of the organization, the funding will enable local and international non-governmental organizations to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half the total deaths resulting from violent extremism and terrorism globally. President of the commission, Dr Omar Touray, stated this on Thursday in Abuja in a goodwill message at the maiden Annual International Public Lecture of the News Agency of…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, says that the deep rooted environmental, political and security challenges are affecting the property and peace in the Sahel region. Abubakar stated this in Abuja on Thursday at the 1st News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) International Lecture. The lecture has the theme, “Insecurity in the Sahel, 2008 to 2024:…
