Five people have been killed and five others injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport in Florida, USA on Sunday, struck several vehicles and caught fire. The Boeing 767-300 was operating as Prime Air Flight 7598 for Amazon and was operated by cargo carrier
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa, 39, has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others in a major synthetic drug trafficking case in Cairo. The defendants were convicted of forming an organised criminal gang involved in importing materials used to manufacture synthetic drugs, trafficking narcotics, and possessing unlicensed firearms
NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for a more accurate representation of the world’s continents, in a move that could change how the world is portrayed on maps. The resolution, titled “Correct the Map: Rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting
JERUSALEM, 5 September 2026 — More than half a million Jewish worshippers have reportedly visited Jerusalem’s Western Wall during this year’s Selichot prayer season, with extraordinary footage showing the historic plaza filled by a vast late-night congregation. Selichot are special penitential prayers through which worshippers seek divine mercy and forgiveness
Nepal’s death toll from devastating flash floods has risen to 1,344, police said today, Saturday, 10 days after an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border triggered a torrent of water and debris. Nepal Police said 843 complete bodies had been recovered, including 758 adults and 85 children, while 501 fragmented
At least 37 people have reportedly died after being exposed to toxic fumes while allegedly attempting to siphon crude oil from an illegal tapping operation in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State. The reported deaths have raised fresh concerns over the devastating human cost of illegal oil theft in the Niger Delta,
The United States House of Representatives has passed controversial legislation that could block certain federal funding from American colleges and universities that participate in commercial or academic boycotts involving Israel. The Republican-controlled House approved the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act on Thursday, 3 September 2026, by 237 votes to
This is the second part of the investigation into allegations that France transformed its 2023 military posture towards Niger into sustained strategic pressure on countries belonging to the Alliance of Sahel States. This instalment examines the economic measures supported by Paris and their effect on Niger. It also considers claims
Israel’s domestic intelligence agency has confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest son was urgently evacuated from the United States after authorities identified a significant threat to his life, days after the Israeli leader alleged that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his sons. JERUSALEM/MIAMI, 30 August 2026 —
WASHINGTON, D.C. Two Nigerian nationals have been extradited to the United States to face prosecution in separate cases involving the alleged financial sextortion of American teenagers, according to the US Department of Justice. The cases have drawn renewed attention to the growing threat of online sexual extortion, with prosecutors alleging
