Israeli and American hardliners are reportedly pressing the U.S. to launch a military strike on Iran, despite warnings of catastrophic consequences, as the Iranian economy grapples with a 42% inflation rate and widespread unrest.
Senator Barinada Mpigi, a prominent leader from the Niger Delta, has died at the age of 64, prompting widespread mourning from the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and the region's political community.
Green Leaf Innovations Inc., a Florida-based premium cigar distributor, highlighted potential opportunities from Cuba's tobacco industry as demand outstrips supply worldwide. The company, which trades as GRLFD on OTC Pink, imports cigars from Nicaraguan makers with Cuban roots.
LONDON — Hedge funds started 2026 on a strong note. They delivered an average return of 0.9% in January, extending a streak of 10 consecutive positive months, the global hedge...
Agereh Technologies Inc. unveiled its board of directors and executive team Monday as it shifts from developing artificial intelligence transportation solutions to commercial rollout. The Edmonton company tapped leaders with deep tech, finance and government experience to steer the expansion.
Magna Terra Minerals Inc. reported elevated copper, cobalt, lead and zinc levels in 189 stream sediment samples from its 49,925-hectare Humber Copper-Cobalt Project in western Newfoundland. The anomalies cluster over 5,588 hectares, aligning with airborne geophysical conductors and historical lake sediment data.
A deepening rift between President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio has emerged over clashing strategies in the Philippines' South China Sea dispute with China. The divide threatens alliance structures and investor confidence, according to analysts at GlobalSource Partners.
King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, the Ga Mantse, is in stable condition after a road crash at 2 a.m. Thursday in Pai-Katanga, Oti Region. The monarch escaped unhurt on his return trip from Tamale to Accra.
Australia's macadamia exports to India are surging after duties dropped from 30% to 9% on Jan. 1, 2026. The change, with zero tariffs set for Jan. 1, 2028, comes amid rising demand from cafes and premium food makers.
The US State Department is developing an online portal at freedom.gov to let Europeans and other non-Americans access content banned in their countries, such as hate speech and propaganda, sources told Reuters. The project aims to counter foreign censorship but has drawn internal pushback and official denials.
Scientific studies put Gaza's death toll above 75,000 by early 2025, nearly 35% higher than the Gaza Ministry of Health's official figure of 49,090 violent deaths. A household survey published in The Lancet Global Health based the estimate on interviews with 2,000 households representing nearly 10,000 people.
Pakistan summoned a senior Afghan diplomat Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing that killed 11 soldiers and a girl near the Afghan border. The attack took place Monday in the northwestern Bajaur district, which officials blame on insurgents based in Afghanistan.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded declines in nearly every category of contact crimes during the third quarter of South Africa's 2025/26 financial year, except for sexual offences which rose. Murder cases in the province fell 7.5 percent, a drop of about 5,000 incidents from the previous year.
A Wicklow councillor has called for a boycott of all US St Patrick's Day parades this year, citing concerns over deportations of Irish citizens and criticism of the US administration.
Pakistan launched air raids into Afghanistan on Sunday, targeting militant camps near the border after a series of attacks blamed on Afghan-based groups, as tensions with India over Afghanistan's new government escalate.