International

      No fewer than 117 beneficiaries from northern Nigeria have departed for Algeria to pursue various academic programmes under a fully funded study scholarship facilitated by the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation.   Speaking during a send-forth and orientation ceremony organised for the beneficiaries in Bauchi, the Chairman ...

    Air France said Tuesday it would extend the suspension of its flights to Madagascar at least until Friday because of unrest in the African country.   “The resumption of operations will remain subject to a daily assessment of the situation on the ground,” the French national airline told ...

      US President Donald Trump landed in Israel aboard Air Force One on Monday as a first group of Israeli hostages returned home from Gaza after two years’ captivity.   The US leader was greeted on a red carpet at Ben Gurion airport by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin ...

    The World Health Organisation sounded the alarm on Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.   The United Nations’ health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 ...

      Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, sparking cheers of joy in Tel Aviv, where a huge crowd was gathered to support hostage families.   Under a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump ...

      US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, also attended by world leaders, including the UN chief.   The gathering in the Red Sea resort town will bring together “leaders from more than ...

    Voting began Sunday as Cameroon holds presidential elections, which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is expected to win, extending his already 43-year grip on power.   Biya faces 11 opponents, including former employment minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary, 79, who has generated unexpected enthusiasm ...

    All eyes are on the New Peter Mokaba Stadium, South Africa, on Friday as the Super Eagles lock horns with the Crocodiles of Lesotho in what promises to be a last-chance match for Nigeria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.   The Super Eagles were almost certain ...

    Lawmakers in Peru voted Friday to remove President Dina Boluarte, whose term has been marked by protests and accusations of failing to stem crime.   Boluarte refused to appear before Congress for an overnight hearing, after a majority of lawmakers, including some once loyal to her, voted to ...

      Cameroon’s Paul Biya, already the world’s oldest head of state, is the favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election, handing him an eighth term in power in the central African country.   A fractured opposition of 11 candidates is standing against the 92-year-old in the vote, whose credibility ...