Search for survivors intensifies as Turkey-Syria quake death toll tops 11,000
Thinly-stretched rescue teams on Wednesday have continued searching for survivors buried in the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed in...
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New York City launches cop hotline for mental health evaluations
City officials have launched a hotline to help NYPD officers decide whether someone should be forcibly removed from the streets,...
Mayor Adams announces end to COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
Mayor Eric Adams has announced New York City's COVID vaccine mandate for city workers will be lifted this week. But...
Iran launches underground base in response to US-Israel exercises
Iran’s army has unveiled a major underground base to showcase its aerial military capabilities in response to significant joint exercises...
Turkey-Syria Earthquake: AU sympathizes with countries
The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has sympathized with Turkey and Syria. He expressed shock and...
Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western New York
A small earthquake has rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking...
Officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documents
U.S. officials have offered to brief congressional leaders on their investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald...
Mali junta expels UN mission’s human rights chief
The Malian interim government says the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission’s human rights division has been asked to...
Regional leaders urge immediate cease-fire in Eastern Congo
East African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern...
China sharply rebukes US over decision to shoot down spy balloon
The United States has shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the US state of South...
Mayor Adams spends night at migrant shelter in Brooklyn
Mayor Eric Adams has spent the night on a cot alongside hundreds of migrants staying at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal...
Indiana Supreme Court gives new trial to Doroszko
The Indiana Supreme Court has granted a new trial for a man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2019...
Gov. Hochul seeks changes to concealed carry law in budget
Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed changes to New York's new concealed carry law that would allow for armed security guards...
Sri Lanka: Anger at government over independence celebration
Sri Lankans have protested in the capital Colombo against the government’s decision to organise a pompous military parade to mark...
Court sentences 3 policemen, informant in murder of human rights Lawyer
A Kenyan court has handed long prison sentences to a former police officer, two serving ones and their civilian informant...
NYC drops $121M on lawsuit payouts for claims of police misconduct
New York City has paid out a whopping $121 million in settlements over alleged police misconduct in 2022 — with...
Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.
The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for...
Chad opens first embassy in Israel
Chad has inaugurated an embassy in Israel on Thursday, four years after the establishment of official ties between the two...
Judge jails ex-gynecologist who abused 100s of women
An ex-gynecologist has been convicted of sexually abusing hundreds of patients was ordered to spend the next two months in...
Gov. Hochul proposes payroll tax increase, casino revenue to save teetering MTA
Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed an increase in the state’s payroll tax to funnel much-needed money to the financially-teetering Metropolitan...
Hochul proposes $227B budget to boost school aid, health care and anti-crime efforts
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a $227 billion state budget on Wednesday, a plan that would increase direct aid to...
Somalia hosts regional summit to discuss fighting al-Shabab
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to discuss the regional fight...
Trump endorses Jim Banks for Senate in Indiana
Former President Donald Trump has officially endorsed Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., to become the Hoosier State's next senator, strengthening his...
Biden to announce $292 million for Hudson rail tunnel project during NYC visit
President Biden has traveled to New York to showcase a $292 million grant that will be used to help build...
New York Senate plans limo safety measures
The state Senate and Sen. Tim Kennedy, chair of the Senate transportation committee, have introduced several new limo safety bills...
SpaceX announces Nigerian operation, first in Africa
The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, SpaceX have announced that it has commenced the operation of Starlink services in Nigeria, the...
Manhattan prosecutors to begin presenting Trump case to grand jury
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has decided to begin presenting evidence to a grand jury Monday regarding Donald Trump’s alleged...
UBA appoints Abiola Bawuah, 1st female CEO
The Board of Directors of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, Monday has announced the appointment of...
MTA shuts off minimally-used free wifi on city buses
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has shut off its free wifi service on city buses earlier this month due to scant...
Memphis disbands police unit linked to Tyre Nichols’s beating
The city of Memphis in the United States has disbanded a police unit that included five officers charged with the...
Blinken arrives in Egypt as Israeli-Palestinian tensions soar
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt at the start of a three-day Middle East visit with...
Pope Francis to visit two fragile African nations
Pope Francis has planned to embark on a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, two...
Protesters demand justice for Tyre Nichols
A small group of protesters have gathered at City Hall to denounce the brutal beating and death of Tyre Nichols....
3 charged in plot to kill Iranian-American author Masih Alinejad in New York City
The Justice Department has charged three men as part of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American author and...
Olympic great Bolt fires business manager over Jamaica fraud case
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has said he is baffled over how US$12.7 million (NZ$19.5m) of his money has gone missing...
Advocates, lawmakers urge Hochul to sign Grieving Families Act
Gov. Kathy Hochul has until Jan. 30 to sign legislation to expand New York state's wrongful death statute. The Grieving...
US forces kill top ISIS leader Bilal al-Sudani
US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia The United States military has carried out an operation that killed...
FBI seizes website used by notorious ransomware gang
The Department of Justice, FBI and international law enforcement partners has mounted a major cyber crackdown against the notorious Russia-linked...
AG Letitia James says Madison Square Garden lawyer ban may violate anti-bias laws
New York's attorney general has warned the owner of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday that...
Meta to reinstate Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
Meta has announced that it will help end former United States President Donald Trump’s suspension across its major platforms, Facebook...
France agrees to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within a month
France has agreed to a request from Burkina Faso's military leaders to withdraw all its troops from the country. Burkina...
Rwanda shoots at DR Congo fighter jet for violating airspace
Rwandan forces have fired at a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that it said violated...
Donald Trump dismisses second lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James
Former President Trump has dropped a second lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) that sought to block...
NY legislature set to codify abortion rights in constitution
The New York legislature has passed an amendment to the state constitution that would enshrine abortion rights and other protections...
NYC small businesses to get access to low-interest loans, Mayor Adams says
Mayor Adams and corporate leaders have announced that they’ve partnered to create a $75 million loan fund for small businesses...
Pakistan says power restored after second major breakdown in months
Power has been completely restored in Pakistan, says its energy minister, a day after it suffered its worst outage in...
Amazon announces $5 monthly subscription for unlimited prescription medications
Amazon has announced it plan to add a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business. The retail...
#SavedintheHeart: MMC launches campaign to discourage burning of Holy Quran
The Chairman and Publisher of Muslim Media Cooperation, New York, USA, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has launched a hashtag campaign to...
Pakistan hit by nationwide power outage after grid failure
Pakistan has suffered a nationwide power outage due to a technical fault that left large swaths of the country, including...
President Biden orders flags to half-staff after Monterey Park shooting
President Joe Biden has ordered all United States flags at public buildings to be flown at half-staff to honour the...
Russian warship to join China, South Africa military drills
A Russian warship armed with hypersonic cruise weapons has taken part in exercises with the Chinese and South African navies...
Teenage jockey dies in horrific training accident after two horses collide
A teen jockey has died "instantly" after he was involved in a horrendous training ground accident. Work rider Daniel Quintero's...
Burkina Faso ends ties with French troops, orders departure
Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered French troops stationed in the West African country to leave within a month. The...
Mayor Adams discloses fifth center for migrants
New York City has temporarily converted a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric...
Angola becomes first central bank to cut rates in 2023
Angola's central bank has cut its main interest rate to 18.0% from 19.5%, its governor José Massano said on Friday,...
Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt in back of car
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while riding in a...
Officer dies by suicide in NYC
An NYPD officer has died by suicide in Queens, police sources said. The 26-year-old officer shot himself inside a car...
RRS deserves commendation for efforts against violence in Lagos State: WIP Director, Omotoyosi
World Institute for Peace has given kudos to Police Rapid Response Squad, Lagos Command for its proactive efforts against social...
2023 Election: World Institute for Peace urges FG to fortify Nigeria against political violence
The World Institute for Peace has urged the federal government to fortify the country against political violence. This is coming...
Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
Google parent Alphabet Inc. has said it plans to eliminate roughly 12,000 jobs, reducing its staff by 6% and marking...
