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New Delhi CNN  —  When dozens of security personnel crowded onto the runway of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport on Thursday, it was not to capture a terrorist or fleeing criminal mastermind, or even to apprehend an unruly passenger. It was to arrest an opposition politician who had allegedly “disturbed …

The Federal Government has directed the total closure of all land borders ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections. The Comptroller General, NIS, Isah Jere said this in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Tony Akuneme on Thursday in Abuja.

China has told the United Nations that one year into the Ukraine war, “brutal facts offer an ample proof that sending weapons will not bring peace” – a statement that comes just days after the United States and NATO warned Beijing against giving Russia military support. “Adding fuel to the …

Cooperative members in southern Lebanon make a rare, traditional bread called Mallet El Smid to be sold at the MENNA shop in Beirut. Women are central to meeting the SDGs, say parliamentarians. Credit: UN Women/Joe Saade by IPS Correspondent (johannesburg) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG, Feb 23 (IPS) …

Mr. Whitlock’s songs, including the chart-topping “Take My Breath Away,” were central to the 1986 movie.

CNN  —  Three men have been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a high-profile detective in Northern Ireland. Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell was shot multiple times on Wednesday in front of his son and other children at sports complex on Wednesday. Chief Constable of the Police Service …

Source: Authors’ analysis Opinion by Ian Mitchell, Sam Hughes (london) Thursday, February 23, 2023 Inter Press Service LONDON, Feb 23 (IPS) – It’s been 25 years since the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to the creation of the G20 forum for finance ministers; and 15 years since this became a leader-level …

The Ondo State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday debunked reports that it had endorsed a particular presidential candidate for the 2023 election. The chapter chairman, Rev. Fr. Anselm Ologunwa, made the rebuttal in Akure when he led some members on a courtesy visit to Gov. …

United States President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have traded accusations following the derailment of a train carrying toxic materials in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. Speaking during a visit to the town on Wednesday, Trump said the residents had experienced a “great betrayal” …

From a cultural point of view, olive oil, like wine and pasta, is “an ambassador of ‘made in Italy,’” he said, and associating with “a colossus like Starbucks” could improve the visibility of Italian olive oil producers. Some olive oil producers are intrigued by the new horizons that could open …