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Its Media Officer, Capt. James Oya told a news conference in Jos on Saturday that troops of the task force uncovered the duo’s gun factory where they recovered newly manufactured weapons. “Two individuals, Michael Dung (33) and Yusuf Pam (43) were apprehended and their weapons manufacturing factory dismantled. “Preliminary investigation …

The Ukrainian leader says the war between Israel and Hamas has drawn attention away from them, adding that is ‘Russia’s goal’.    President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that Ukraine’s war with Russia had reached a “stalemate”, pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks. The sprawling front …

The powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the remote and rural districts of Rukum (West) and Jajarkot shortly before midnight on Friday (local time) as families slept in their mostly mud-brick homes, trapping many under the rubble. Several aftershocks have since been reported. The shaking was also felt in the capital, …

A Hamas body camera captured the Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Sufa, and the Israeli military later released sections of the footage as evidence of a strategic attack on civilians. Along with security camera footage obtained by The New York Times and witness testimony from survivors, the videos help document …

“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 …