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Criminals have been warned that the state is no longer a haven for their nefarious activities. The Police Command has officially confirmed the abduction of High Court Judge Justice Joy Uwana and her driver in the Oron Local Government Area of the state.

Forty-nine Indian opposition lawmakers, who have been demanding a debate on a December 13 parliament security breach, were suspended from the legislature on Tuesday for allegedly disrupting House proceedings. Tuesday’s government action came a day after 78 opposition members of parliament were suspended from the remainder of the crucial Winter …

An earthquake killed at least 120 people in a mountainous area of northwestern China, officials and state media said on Tuesday, crumpling buildings while residents slept inside and sending people rushing into a frigid night. Rescuers were searching for survivors in rural Jishishan County in Gansu Province, the epicenter of …

Opinion by Channe Lindstrom Oguzhan – Leah Payud – Jessica Henn (manila, philippines) Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Inter Press Service MANILA, Philippines, Dec 19 (IPS) – In a coastal community in Tacloban City in Leyte, Philippines, Maria’s life was intricately woven with the ebb and flow of the sea. Her days …

The Qassam Brigades releases the one-minute video, titled Don’t Let Us Grow Old Here, on its Telegram account. Hamas has posted a video of three elderly Israeli captives pleading for their immediate release. The Palestinian group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, posted the one-minute video, titled Don’t Let Us Grow …

The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns, met in Warsaw on Monday with Israeli and Qatari officials for talks aimed at restarting hostage and prisoner exchanges, according to U.S. officials. Under a weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas last month, 105 hostages were freed in exchange for the release of 240 …

Juana María Quispe, a small farmer from the community of Sachac in the Andes highlands of the Peruvian department of Cuzco, is thrilled to see water flowing through a hose from the natural springs that have been revived through community work by building rustic dams, allowing the community’s 200 families …

Ohanaeze says Igbos across the country have pledged to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has declared the support of the Igbos for President Bola Tinubu, saying members of the ethnic group across the country have accepted him as the President of the …

This includes one senatorial seat, 11 federal constituencies, and 22 state constituencies awaiting representation. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is eyeing Thursday, February 1st, 2024, as the probable date for a bye-election.

The first council elections in a decade are expected to strengthen the grip of pro-Iran groups. Iraqis are headed to the polls to elect provincial councils for the first time in 10 years, with thousands vying for seats in the powerful assemblies. Ballots will be cast in 15 of Iraq’s …