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Nigeria delays new tax law to 2026 amid fears of worsening living costs

Nigeria's new tax law, including a contentious 5% fuel surcharge, will not take effect until January 1, Finance Minister Wale Edun said on Tuesday, seeking...

US enlists ‘Amerikaners’ group in refugee scheme for white South Africans

A group called Amerikaners, set up by white South Africans hoping to take up U.S. President Donald Trump's offer of resettlement, has been enlisted by his...

At least 10 dead after train crashes into bus in Mexico

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a freight train crashed into a double-decker bus in central Mexico,...

Temi Otedola shares details of 4,590-hour wedding reception outfit [Photos]

Nigerian actress and billionaire heiress Temi Otedola has revealed the remarkable effort and artistry that went into creating her second traditional wedding outfit. Temi, now...

Five key moments from MTV VMAs as Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande win big

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter were among the big winners at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), which largely celebrated female artists...

The US factory spending $100,000 a month more due to tariffs

In a corner of a cavernous 1890s factory in southern Massachusetts, 15 people are bent over sewing machines, churning out speciality, hospital-grade neonatal gear. They...

Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one-year prison term for previous convictions

Thailand’s Supreme Court said former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions. The court was investigating whether officials had...

US lawmakers release Epstein ‘birthday book’ with alleged Trump note

US lawmakers have released copies of a "birthday book" given to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, which includes a note...

Trump administration says migrant Abrego could be deported to Eswatini

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to send Kilmar Abrego, whose arrest and fight to stay in the U.S. have become a...

Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson jailed for minimum of 33 years

An Australian woman convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms was sentenced to a minimum...

Japan Prime Minister Ishiba resigns after series of bruising election losses

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky...

Nigeria: Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on village

The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in an overnight attack in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State, local officials say. On Friday...

UK Deputy PM resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat

Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy Prime Minister and housing secretary after failing to pay enough tax on her £800,000 flat in Hove. She has also...

Mandela’s grandson says Palestinians’ plight is worse than apartheid

Nelson Mandela's grandson has said Palestinians' lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything Black South Africans experienced under apartheid, and urged the global...

Surgeon jailed after amputation of own legs

An NHS vascular surgeon who had his own legs removed has been jailed for two years and eight months for insurance fraud and possessing...

Biden had surgery to remove cancerous cells, NBC News reports

Former U.S. President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin and is recovering well, NBC News reported Thursday, citing...

Dozens detained in US immigration raids in New York state, governor says

Governor Kathy Hochul and migrant advocacy groups said on Thursday that dozens of people were detained in parts of New York state after raids...

Mark Zuckerberg – no, not that one – sues Facebook for account shutdowns

A US lawyer with the same name as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform, arguing it keeps suspending his account...

DR Congo declares new ebola virus outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths reported in...

Lady, 20, arrested for burying newborn baby alive

Police in Kebbi State have rescued a newborn girl who was allegedly buried alive by her 20-year-old mother in the Nasarawa area of Kamba,...

Painting looted by Nazis recovered in Argentina

A long-lost painting looted decades ago in Nazi occupied Europe has been recovered in Argentina, officials have said. Portrait of a Lady, by Italian master...

Dangote refinery’s gasoline unit expected to be offline for at least two weeks, sources say

The gasoline-producing unit at Nigeria's 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote refinery has been taken offline due to catalyst leaks and other issues, with repairs expected to...

Jamaican PM Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness secured a third term early Thursday following a tight race on an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic...

Congo ex-justice minister convicted of embezzlement in construction project

A former justice minister in Congo was convicted for embezzling millions of dollars earmarked for a prison construction in the northern city of Kisangani...

Trump says India offered to remove tariffs on US goods

US President Donald Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs "to nothing" even as he called the current trade stalemate with the...

Jaguar Land Rover production severely hit by cyber-attack

A cyber-attack has "severely disrupted" Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicle production, including at its two main UK plants. The company, which is owned by India's...

Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals

Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser but must share information with competitors, a US federal judge has ordered. The remedies decided...

Trump and sons’ stake in crypto firm worth $5bn

The crypto token backed by the Trump family has started publicly trading, giving the holdings owned by the US president and his sons a...

Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts

Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family...

Gold price hits record high as investors seek safety

The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty. The spot gold price...

Russia’s Putin hails ‘unprecedented’ ties with China at talks in Beijing

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping are at an "unprecedented level" as the two met in Beijing on...

Trump defends U-turn on Chinese student visas after Maga backlash

US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to issue 600,000 Chinese student visas, despite a backlash from some supporters. He told The Daily Caller...

New $250 visa fee risks deepening US travel slump

A new $250 "visa integrity fee" imposed on travellers to the United States risks piling more pressure on the struggling travel industry, as overseas...

US tells diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders

The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders, whether they live in the West Bank, Gaza,...

Nude beach etiquette: Lose your clothes, not your manners

Most of us have felt the freedom and delight that comes with stripping down to a swimsuit on a sunny day and wading into...

Nestlé fires boss after romantic relationship with employee

Nestlé has fired its chief executive after just one year in the job because he failed to disclose a "romantic relationship" with a "direct...

Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy

A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria's Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming the Prophet Muhammad,...

Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers

At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west...

Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

Staff at a luxury jewellery retailer were told to pose as customers to trick investors in the UK's biggest diamond scam, BBC Panorama can...

Hundreds feared dead, injured as earthquake of magnitude 6 hits Afghanistan

Hundreds were feared dead and injured in an earthquake of magnitude 6 that struck Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday,...