New mass kidnapping, initially denied by police, shakes Nigeria/in /by
Residents of northern Nigeria's Kaduna state say kidnappers surrounded their village, beating up people, as they abducted dozens of Christian worshippers. "They took them from church on Sunday around 10am in the morning," says the mother of a kidnapped victim.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ launched amid fears it will rival UN/in /by
It was initially designed as an initiative to cement the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Funerals held in Andalusia for victims of Spain’s deadliest train crash/in /by
Funerals for victims of Spain's train accident took place in Huelva province. Andrés Gallardo and David Cordon were among the mourned. The country is in national mourning with flags at half mast.
Sudan war blocks 8 million schoolchildren for nearly 500 days-NGO/in /by
Almost three years of war in Sudan have left more than eight million children out of school for nearly 500 days.
Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso/in /by
At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security sources confirmed, highlighting the persistent and deadly violence plaguing the country despite military claims of progress.
Ryanair boss O’Leary thanks Musk for ‘Big idiot’ publicity over Starlink spat/in /by
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary on Wednesday dismissed Elon Musk's idea of buying the budget airline and shrugged off insults from the billionaire, in a war of words that erupted over installing Starlink systems on aircraft.
Urgent call for aid as Sudan’s crisis approaches third year/in /by
As Sudan’s brutal internal conflict nears its two-year mark, humanitarian leaders at the World Economic Forum issued a stark warning: the world’s largest displacement crisis is being dangerously neglected, with millions facing famine and disease while international attention remains elsewhere.
Fuel shortage deepens suffering of Palestinians as winter weather bites/in /by
Many Gazans are resorting to collecting scraps of plastic and paper in rubbish dumps to light fires.
Ghana: Fuel Price Reductions Consistent With Industry Forecasts – Comac/in /by
[Ghanaian Times] The latest drop in fuel prices across the country did not come as a surprise to industry players, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has said.
Greenlandic authorities tell residents to be prepared in case of crisis/in /by
Residents of Greenland are being told to prepare in case of a crisis. Saber-rattling by Donald Trump has the island on edge, even though the US President appeared to walk back threats to annex the Danish territory during a speech in Davos on Wednesday.