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At least 20 people have been killed and others injured after a Bolivian air force cargo plane crashed in the western city of El Alto, the country's authorities say. The incident happened at 18:15 local time (22:15 GMT) on Friday as the plane was arriving at El Alto's airport from the city of Santa Cruz, aviation officials said. It reportedly skidded off the runway and hit nearby vehicles. The defence […]
For a third consecutive day, rescue teams in Minas Gerais continued searching through mud and debris after landslides killed at least 54 people and displaced thousands amid forecasts of further rainfall. The death toll from floods and landslides in Brazil's Minas Gerais state has reached 53, authorities confirmed, as residents faced shuttered roads, shops, and submerged streets following further heavy rain overnight. Rescue teams continued their search for victims on Thursday, […]
The United States Congress has called for a comprehensive bilateral agreement between Washington and Abuja, aimed at protecting vulnerable Christian communities, dismantling jihadist terror networks, and countering Chinese and Russian influence in Nigeria. The recommendations were contained in a joint position by the House Appropriations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, shared on X by Congressman Riley Moore on Tuesday. In a statement titled “Ending the Persecution of Christians […]
Japan defence minister Shinjiro KoizumiJapan said the country plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles to its remote western island near Taiwan by March 2031, as regional tensions simmer. It is the first time that Japan specified a timeline for the missile deployment to Yonaguni island since it was announced in 2022. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to "reunify" with it. […]
The Kogi State Government has called for collaboration with local governments and private investors to boost its solid minerals sector. The newly appointed Director of Solid Mineral Resources, Doctor Johnson Musa, made the call shortly after his assumption of office in Lokoja. He emphasized that the administration of Governor Usman Ododo is willing to partner with key stakeholders to unlock the state’s mineral potential for broader development. Doctor Musa highlighted […]
Police in Mexico are searching for a group of inmates who were sprung from a prison in Puerto Vallarta during a wave of attacks launched by the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel (CJNG) on Sunday. Puerto Vallarta, a beach resort on Mexico's Pacific coast, was among the towns where the CJGN blockaded roads and torched cars in retaliation for the killing by security forces of their leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, […]
A major storm hit the US east coast on Monday, bringing record-breaking snow that caused disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations. Parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts have seen nearly 37in (94cm) of snowfall, with more than 19in in New York City's Central Park, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. Weather warnings stretched from North Carolina to northern Maine, with some in place further north in parts of […]
Few of Donald Trump's speeches to Congress have had as much riding on the outcome as the State of the Union address he will deliver on Tuesday night. Over the course of the past year, Trump has pushed the envelope of presidential power in a multitude of directions. He has achieved substantive accomplishments, both domestically and in foreign policy. But not all of his achievements have been popular - and […]
US President Donald Trump's new global tariffs have come into effect at 10% despite a pledge to introduce them at a higher rate. After the supreme Court blocked many of his sweeping import taxes on Friday, the president said he would introduce a 10% global rate. He then said on Saturday that the rate would be 15%. However, according to official documents, the tariffs have been set at the lower […]
