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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has confirmed he has authorised the start of nuclear negotiations with the United States, following renewed threats from President Donald Trump that “bad things” would happen if Tehran failed to reach a deal. Pezeshkian made the announcement Tuesday, saying he had instructed Iran’s foreign minister to…
U.S President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against comedian Trevor Noah following a controversial joke made during the 68th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony. The remarks came moments after Noah congratulated Billie Eilish for winning Song of the Year for her hit track “Wildflower.” While addressing the audience, the longtime…
A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including Colombian lawmaker Diogenes Quintero, has crashed in a mountainous region near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, killing everyone on board. According to aviation authorities, the aircraft departed from the border city of Cúcuta and lost contact with air traffic control shortly before it…
Texas state police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered outside a US immigration detention facility in Dilley, as protesters demanded the release of a five-year-old Ecuadoran boy and other detainees swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Scores of activists converged on the South Texas Family Residential…
Authorities in Mexico have arrested three people in connection with a deadly armed assault on an amateur football match in central Mexico that left at least 11 people dead and more than a dozen others injured. The attack occurred near the city of Salamanca in Guanajuato State. As families…
A powerful winter storm sweeping across the United States has killed at least seven people, knocked out electricity to more than 800,000 homes and businesses, and forced widespread school closures and flight cancellations as life-threatening conditions stretch from Texas to New England. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that…
At least 11 people were killed and 12 others injured after gunmen opened fire at a soccer field in Salamanca, a town in Mexico’s central Guanajuato state, local authorities have confirmed. The violent attack occurred in a residential neighborhood, prompting an immediate security operation by law enforcement agencies to…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed deep regret over the United States’ decision to withdraw from the global health body, warning that the move puts both America and the rest of the world at greater risk. In a strongly worded statement, WHO reminded the US of its long-standing…
A Nigerian-born nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has had her nursing registration cancelled in Australia after a tribunal found she repeatedly slept during night shifts at an aged care facility, placing elderly residents at risk. According to a ruling by the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), Ms Okembunachi’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that the ongoing Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection exercise applies only to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of this year’s Area Council elections. In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the electoral body addressed residents outside the…
