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“I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa hospital. The images of bodies strewn on the street outside the hospital are harrowing,” the UN chief said in a statement, issued late on Friday New York time. He stated that he did not …

In a statement on Friday in Lagos by Kingsley Okotie, Head, Media Communication, quoted its Chief Executive Officer, Folake Soetan, to have said this during an event to mark IE’s 10th anniversary. According to Soetan, the company recognised the importance of transparency and accountability and therefore ensured this in its …

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Beijing on Saturday, a little over 50 years since his predecessor Gough Whitlam’s historic journey to China. But while Albanese may be following in the steps of Whitlam, who forged ties with China in 1972, he was careful first to travel to …

Several women dance and burn their veils during a nighttime demonstration in Bandar Abbas, southwestern Iran. The protest is in response to the tragic deaths of Jina Amini, who was beaten for not wearing the veil properly, and Armita Geravand on October 28 for similar reasons. Credit: Social networks by …

David Kirke, a flamboyant British thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct. 21 at his home in Oxford. He was 78. His death was confirmed by his brother Hugh Potter, who said no cause had …

Keithlin Caroo speaks to young Saint Lucian on International Rural Women’s Day. Education is an important part of advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (saint lucia) Friday, November 03, 2023 Inter Press Service SAINT LUCIA, Nov 03 (IPS) – Amid fears that global shocks …

The Supreme Court judgement on October 26 affirming the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu appears to have closed the chapter on the controversies trailing the new APC-led government. As Nigerians continue to debate and set an agenda for the government, many are suggesting that for things to normalise as soon …

Republican bill faces slim prospects of becoming law due to President Joe Biden’s opposition to attached spending cuts. The United States House of Representatives has passed a Republican plan providing $14.5bn in military aid for Israel, setting up a partisan clash over the usually bipartisan issue of backing the staunch …

Later this month, delegations from around the world will head to a conference in Dubai to discuss international treaties involving radio frequencies, satellite coordination and other tricky technical issues. These include the nagging problem of the clocks. For 50 years, the international community has carefully and precariously balanced two different …

The NLC president was allegedly beaten up by police operatives during a protest in Imo State on Wednesday. A report from the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, Imo State capital, said medical experts are currently pulling out all the stops to salvage the right eye of the president of the …