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Iran Formally Allows Women To Ride Motorcycles, Ending Years Of Legal Ambiguity

Women in Iran can now officially obtain licences to ride motorcycles and scooters, following a new government resolution that ends decades of legal uncertainty...

Meta To Nearly Double AI Spending In 2026 Amid Push For Industry Transformation

Meta Platforms has announced plans to nearly double its spending on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, signalling an aggressive push to reposition the company...

Presidency Assures Nigerians Tinubu Is Hale, Hearty After Minor Stumble In Türkiye

The Presidency has dismissed concerns over the health of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, assuring Nigerians that the President remains hale, hearty, and fully engaged...

Davos: Nigeria Must Aggressively Court Global Investors To Drive Jobs And Manufacturing — Okonjo-Iweala

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to deliberately and aggressively target global investors and relocating supply...

Iran Protests Turn Deadly As Nationwide Clashes With Security Forces Intensify

Deadly clashes between protesters and security forces have escalated across Iran as nationwide demonstrations over rising living costs entered a fifth day, with multiple...

Downgraded Hurricane Melissa Slams Into Cuba After Devastating Jamaica

A weakened but still powerful Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday, unleashing torrential rains and strong winds across the island’s eastern provinces...

Romania Housing Block Explosion Kills Three, Injures 13

At least three people have been killed and 13 others injured following a powerful explosion that tore through a residential building in Bucharest, Romania,...

China Launches Sweeping Crackdown On Underground Churches As Prominent Pastor Jin Mingri Detained

In one of the largest crackdowns on underground Christian movements in decades, Chinese authorities have detained Pastor Jin Mingri, founder of the influential Zion...

Kenya President Declares Seven-Day National Mourning For Raila Odinga

Kenyan President William Ruto has declared seven days of national mourning and announced a state funeral in honour of the late opposition leader, Raila...

Kenya’s Ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga Dies In India At 80

Kenya’s veteran opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, has died at the age of 80 while on a medical visit to India,...

Trump Declares ‘End of the Age of Terror’ as Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Ushers In ‘New Middle East’

United States President Donald Trump has hailed the landmark Israel-Hamas peace agreement as “the end of the age of terror,” describing it as a...

Israel To Deport Nigerian Involved In Gaza Aid Flotilla, Calls Mission ‘Publicity Stunt’

Israel’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, has confirmed that a Nigerian national who participated in a recent Gaza-bound flotilla will be deported, describing the...

Macron Rejects Resignation Calls, Vows To Lead France Through Political Turmoil

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed growing opposition calls for his resignation, pledging instead to stay in office and steer France through what analysts...

Hamas Releases Final 13 Hostages, Completes Handover of All 20 Israelis Under Ceasefire Deal

Hamas on Monday released the remaining 13 Israeli hostages, completing the handover of all 20 captives under a US-brokered ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement...

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