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Len John, Deputy Director of IPID, reveals alarming details about police hit squads involved in unlawful killings linked to cash-in-transit robberies and drug syndicates, raising serious concerns…
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who also serves as chairman of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities, believes it is necessary to raise the minimum wage while simultaneously significantly…
North Korea is shifting its foreign currency strategy in 2026, with trading units moving away from raw material exports to China and turning instead toward joint ventures with Chinese investors.
Toronto's fire chief issued a warning on social media after crews responded to three lithium-ion battery fires, including one that escalated to a two-alarm response level.
A man recovering in hospital after being bitten by a shark on a vessel off the coast of Co Waterford has said that he is okay and hopes to recover "quickly".
The Constitutional Court’s decision to reject the ATM’s bid to appeal the suspension of Ramaphosa’s impeachment proceedings has sparked fresh criticism from political parties, while analysts warn that…
Volcanic ash forced Sicily’s main international gateway, Catania Airport, to suspend operations through at least Thursday, while 190 flights were diverted to Palermo and stranded passengers faced shortages of buses and taxis during peak summer travel season
Gandhinagar, Aug 12: A new digital library network linking rural libraries with large central collections and mobile library vans was launched in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday…
Following a chaotic race for Wisconsin governor, moderate Democrat David Crowley defeated progressive Francesca Hong on Tuesday night.
For decades, politics in Ghana was largely perceived as a preserve of career politicians, lawyers, academics, public servants and professionals who had spent years working within political parties.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has recalled Parliament from recess for a five-day sitting to consider urgent parliamentary business.
The new rules aim to make banks safer and prevent risky behaviour by senior bankers.
Jeddah Municipality and Ministry of Sports representatives met to discuss organizational readiness for the 2026 Gulf Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup.
"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to stop this war, but he will stop it. We have a plan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The writer and screenwriter Pavel Tetersky has left Russia, his lawyer, Oskar Cherdzhiev, said on Telegram on August 12. Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, drew attention to the post.
Mali Yahalomi, 50, and her 23-year-old daughter Liel have been missing since Friday after failing to board their return flight; their Vienna apartment was found empty.
Lagos State University celebrates Ayilara Olawale and Adebanjo Oluolamide, LASU’s best graduating students for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 sessions.
Mexican athletes won 407 medals at the Games, their best-ever performance, prompting a rule change from the federal sports commission: instead of each athlete receiving a monetary bonus for their best…
Aalirajpur (Madhya Pradesh): Jobat MLA Sena Mahesh Patel has written to Union minister Nitin Gadkari and the road ministry secretary, seeking an early start to construction of the 28-km Ambua-Sejwada…
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) has tightened the e-attendance system for teachers and other school employees in Madhya Pradesh, making it mandatory for them to…
Former Deputy Attorney General has questioned the basis of the Deputy Attorney General’s claim that Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng had not formally written to the court to explain his inability to appear during the legal vacation.
Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said Russia has launched yet another disinformation campaign to discredit Ukraine by publishing fake lists of prisoners of war (POWs) whom Ukraine allegedly refuses to take back.
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has arrested a suspected terrorist logistics courier and recovered approximately 21,000 rounds of 7.62 read more Troops foil terrorist arms supply, arrests…
Environmental contamination from the US-Israeli war with Iran could continue for years, a leading researcher has said, as concerns grow over two major oil slicks in the Arabian Gulf.
The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested suspect Masud Abdullah, aged 35, in connection with a video in which he made statements advocating…
The Accord Party appeals to the EU to intervene in escalating Osun election tension, citing alleged attacks, arrests, and intimidation of its members.
Rock enthusiasts say that the the entire land parcel was once declared as ‘Heritage Precincts’, owing to the existence of huge rock formations which were said to be 250 crore years old
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that poor execution of Ghana’s 2026 budget could hurt economic growth, particularly if government continues to restrict spending on capital projects and arrears payments. The warning was contained in the IFS Policy Brief No.
The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives of Ghana has commended the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, for his intervention in resolving the salary arrears of nurses and midwives…
Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher says he has experienced racial profiling from both sides as a victim and as a perpetrator.
The group allegedly stopped their vehicle near Sukarpada village on the Cuttack-Chandbali Road, assaulted the man and raped the woman before fleeing the spot.
Kwara State Police have arrested Muhamodu Sanni, a suspected kidnapper, while he was withdrawing ransom money at a POS terminal in Ilorin.
[United States Senate] Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa & Global…
Rio Times · Asia Intelligence Brief August 12 Key Facts — Chinese firms move next door A UOB survey finds 80% of 380 Chinese companies planning overseas expansion within three years, with Malaysia…
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief August 12 Key Facts — Zambia votes tomorrow Africa's second-largest copper producer holds a general election on Thursday, with 8.79 million registered voters.
The General Authority for Competition has launched a survey to gather parents’ views on their experiences with private schools in Saudi Arabia.
The Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri District Police Command has called for a temporary halt to the firing of muskets and other gunshots in Bunkpurugu Township.
Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Sharma challenged Rahul Gandhi's Hindi language skills. He questioned Gandhi's ability to write 'Vishwavidyalaya' and identify farm crops.
A civil society organisation and election observer, Yiaga Africa, has urged journalists to educate voters in Osun State on the new electoral innovations to be deployed by the Independent National…
A video of the incident shows the pet dog dashing out and attacking Shifali the moment the gate of the house was opened.
Three people have been confirmed dead following a head-on collision between a Toyota RAV4 and a Kia Picanto on the Kyebi–Asikam road in the Eastern Region.
Five locations in Mizoram and eight in Tamil Nadu were searched, leading to the seizure of several digital devices, ₹71 lakh in cash, $53,500, and 1,50,000 Myanmar Kyat in Chennai
The Supreme Court refused to extend the deadline for submissions to the committee defining the Aravalli hills, citing potential misuse to delay the process.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he hoped more countries would join a defence agreement signed last week between Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, aimed at stabilising a…
Accused number two in the Lusikisiki massacre trial has been cross-examined.
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mrs. Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, has charged Nigerian youths to move beyond being mere beneficiaries of democracy and assume their rightful…
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Mrs. Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, has charged Nigerian youths to move beyond being mere beneficiaries of democracy and assume their rightful…
Poppy seeds are a prohibited good as they come from the opium poppy.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin using electric shock gloves designed to cause pain and disrupt a person's ability to react.
Tonny Quesada-Ramirez had just wrapped up a project in his neighborhood when ICE agents detained him and other immigrants.
A few thousand Northern Cape social grant beneficiaries were not paid their social grants last week
The death toll from Colombia’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake rose to 202 on Wednesday, according to the latest report from the country’s Institute of Legal Medicine, as rescue crews continued searching collapsed buildings and authorities assessed the full scale of destruction three days after the earthquake struck.
Troopers determined 20-year-old Zachary Nicholas Mertens of Burlington, Ky., ‘accessed a closed area to pose for photographs at the top of the waterfall,' police said.
Lebanon condemns 'systematic' Israeli destruction in south Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday condemned Israel's "systematic destruction" in the country's south as a violation of international law, as Israel's defence minister said its military was "destroying all the houses" there.
