Nigeria: Jihadists kill army general and soldiers in attack on Borno state base/in /by
The attack took place at Benisheikh, about 75 kilometres from Borno state capital Maiduguri. Military sources said unidentified jihadists overran the base and torched vehicles but soldiers repelled the raid.
Four migrants drown in Channel boat attempt off Calais/in /by
French authorities said that at least four people, two men and two women, died on Thursday as they were trying to board an inflatable boat to attempt the perilous sea crossing from northern France to the UK.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers urge appeals court to overturn conviction/in /by
Federal appeals court judges questioned during oral arguments Thursday whether a roughly four-year prison term given to Sean 'Diddy' Combs for the hip-hop mogul 's conviction on prostitution-related charges was too harsh.
Nigeria general killed as troops repel Borno base attack/in /by
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local officials said on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.
Nigeria: ExxonMobil Plans FID On $8bn Owowo Project Next Year/in /by
[Daily Trust] ExxonMobil has expressed plans to take a final investment decision (FID) on its $7bn-$8bn Owowo deepwater project as early as next year, following high-level discussions with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) in Abuja.
Iranians pay tribute to slain supreme leader weeks after killing/in /by
Thousands of Iranians rallied Thursday in a tribute to former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, killed on the first day of the war with the United States and Israel, expressing criticism of talks expected in Pakistan this week
Brazil: Indigenous marches in Brasília enter third day over land rights/in /by
Thousands of Indigenous people marched through Brasília on 9 April 2026 during the 22nd “Free Land Encampment”, urging authorities to recognise ancestral lands ahead of October’s elections.
Lebanon reeling as Israeli strikes continue after 300 killed yesterday/in /by
Israeli air strikes hit Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon as rocket sirens blare in northern Israel, despite calls to extend a regional ceasefire.
UN condemns drone strike on Sudan wedding, calls for end to hostilities/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned a drone strike in Sudan on Thursday that killed 30 people at a wedding in North Darfur state.
Djibouti presidential election gets underway/in /by
Authorities in Djibouti dispatch ballot papers and boxes on the eve of the country's presidential election. Incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, is expected to win the election, facing a divided and largely silenced opposition.