The number of people believed missing in a ferry disaster off the coast of Gabon has climbed to 34 following a reassessment, with the death toll also rising from two to three. The post Number of missing in Gabon ferry disaster rises to 34 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
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The US Air Force on Friday unveiled a new color scheme for Air Force One, discarding the palette chosen by Donald Trump for the presidential aircraft. The post Biden scraps Trump's paint scheme for Air Force One appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
President Joe Biden and top EU official Ursula von der Leyen announced progress in defusing a transatlantic trade dispute Friday and renewed their commitment to back Ukraine against Russia. The post Biden, EU chief signal thaw on trade tensions appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Friday banned federal officials from using TikTok on their work phones, making his the latest country to take steps against the Chinese app. A number of national governments in Europe have already restricted TikTok for government employees, over fears the authorities in Beijing could use the video-sharing network to access sensitive user data. The European Union’s governing institutions have also told staff in recent weeks to purge the app from smartphones and laptops used for work purposes. “We shouldn’t be naive: TikTok is a Chinese business that is currently obliged to cooperate with…
Two Palestinians were killed in the West Bank Friday, one of them by a settler, after a shooting hit Tel Aviv, as a surge of Israeli-Palestinian violence shows no letup. The post Two Palestinians killed in West Bank, one by Israeli settler appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Mexican authorities have arrested five people on suspicion of involvement in the kidnapping of four US citizens, two of whom were killed, officials said Friday. The post Mexico arrests five in kidnapping and killing of Americans appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, who has been entangled in a power struggle with the defence ministry, announced Friday the opening of recruitment centres in dozens of cities. Wagner has been spearheading offensives against cities in eastern Ukraine including Bakhmut, in what has become the longest and bloodiest fight of Russia’s year-long […] The post Russia's Wagner group opens dozens of recruitment centres appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
A disgruntled former Jehovah’s Witness member shot dead six people at the community’s centre in the German city of Hamburg, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Friday. Eight other people were wounded, including four seriously, in Thursday evening’s attack, said Hamburg interior minister Andy Grote, calling it “the worst crime in our city’s […] The post Ex-Jehovah's Witness shoots dead six in Germany appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Fighting erupted Friday between M23 militiamen and government troops near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, sources said, hours before the expected arrival of a European mercy flight. The aid mission is the first in an airlift announced last Saturday by the European Union to help the beleaguered city. After a day of relative calm, clashes took place early Friday near the village of Murambi, less than 30 kilometres (18 miles) west of Goma, local officials said. Murambi is the last settlement before the town of Sake, considered the city’s last bulwark. “The population is starting to panic again,”…
Ukraine’s SBU security service said Friday it has detained two former aerospace officials over the destruction of the world’s largest plane, the Antonov-225 cargo plane, soon after the Russian invasion. With an 88 metre (290 feet) wingspan, the unique Antonov An-225 plane named “Mriya”, which means “dream” in Ukrainian, was destroyed last year during attacks […] The post Ukraine detains two over destruction of world's largest plane appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.