The children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony on Sunday at Oslo City Hall. Her 17-year-old twins, Kiana and Ali Rahmani, read their mother’s speech, which she wrote …
Israel says it struck 250 targets in Gaza over past day
The Israeli military said on Sunday it struck about 250 militant targets across the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, including attacks on weapons depots, tunnel shafts and other sites, as UN agencies warned of mounting pressure on hospitals in the sout…
Two Iranians held in Cyprus over suspected plan to attack Israelis
Two Iranians have been detained in Cyprus and are set to be deported on suspicions that they were planning to attack Israeli citizens, government officials in Nicosia told dpa on Sunday. The authorities were not aware of a specific target for the attac…
Top Swedish general visits front lines in Ukraine
The commander-in-chief of the Swedish armed forces, General Micael Bydén, has visited the front in eastern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian media reports. He inspected positions of the 45th Independent Artillery Brigade and spoke with soldiers, accordin…
City of Nuremberg marks 75th Human Rights Day with human chain
Around 2,500 people in Nuremberg formed a human chain along the city’s Way of Human Rights (Strasse der Menschenrechte) memorial street to mark 75 years since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Sunday’s human chain spanned s…
Civil society groups blame FG for worsening economic situation in Nigeria
The Federal Government has been blamed for the worsening economic situation in the country. The Osun Civil Societies Coalition, OCSC, in a statement on Sunday, said the removal of petrol subsidy and devaluation of the Naira by the Federal Government ex…
Report: Newcastle could try to sign £197,000-a-week player in January
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United could make a move for Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas. That is according to The Mirror, which has noted why Newcastle could potentially look at the former Nottingham Forest loanee. So, what has been reported ab…
Report: Newcastle could try to sign £197,000-a-week player in January
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United could make a move for Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas. That is according to The Mirror, which has noted why Newcastle could potentially look at the former Nottingham Forest loanee. So, what has been reported ab…
Report: Newcastle could try to sign £197,000-a-week player in January
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United could make a move for Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas. That is according to The Mirror, which has noted why Newcastle could potentially look at the former Nottingham Forest loanee. So, what has been reported ab…
ECOWAS Summit: Good governance key to ending coups in West Africa – Tinubu
Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has said leaders in the region must begin to explore ways to deliver good governance. He said such priority would ensu…