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13 US Service Members Killed In Two Kabul Explosions

Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two blasts, which killed at least five and wounded a dozen, outside the airport in Kabul on August 26, 2021.
Thirteen Americans were killed on Thursday in two suicide bombings around the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, where U.S. forces have been working to evacuate thousands of U.S. and Afghan civilians. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, confirmed to reporters that 12 U.S. service members were killed and 15 others were injured. Numerous Afghan civilians were also injured by the blasts, which were determined to be carried out by ISIS fighters, McKenzie said. We have put more than 5,000 U.S. service members at risk to save as many civilians as we can. It’s a noble mission, and todayRead More

Several Killed In Afghanistan City After New Taliban Government Fires On Protesters Tearing Insurgents’ Flags – Report

Afghan protesters against Taliban
There are already signs of popular opposition to Taliban insurgents after they recently regained power in Afghanistan. Protesters in Asadabad were reportedly waving the national flag after tearing down theRead More

How Nigerian Diplomat Elbowed Indonesian Immigration Official, Made Him Bleed – Indonesia Defends Assault On Nigerian Envoy

Nigerian diplomat, Abdulrrahman Ibrahim, being assaulted by Indonesian immigration officers
The Indonesian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Usra Harahap, has revealed that assaulted Nigerian diplomat, Abdulrrahman Ibrahim, was the first aggressor during his encounter with Indonesian immigration officers. Ibrahim was onRead More

FG Recalls Envoy, Demands Sanctions Against Indonesian Officials Who Assaulted Nigerian Diplomat

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the Nigerian Government has demanded that the Indonesian Government sanctions its officials who assaulted a Nigerian diplomat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Onyeama made thisRead More

Coronavirus Infections In Tokyo Continue To Rise Ahead Of Olympics

Olympic Games
Coronavirus numbers continue to rise in Tokyo three weeks ahead of the start of the Olympics, with 716 infections announced on Saturday over the past 24 hours. Broadcaster NHK quotedRead More

Mailed Drugs Lead To Arrest Of Nigerian, Thai Woman

Illegal drugs
Officials arrested a Nigerian man and a Thai woman for allegedly possessing cocaine and separately seized about half a kilogramme of heroin destined for Australia. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of theRead More

China Says It Will Allow Couples To Have 3 Children, Up From 2

At a playground in Fujian, China. The government’s efforts to boost the birthrate have been largely unsuccessful.
The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate. China said on Monday that itRead More

Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Defends ambassadorial appointments The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama, at a farewellRead More

UAE Bows To FG’s Demand, Stops Antigen Test For Passengers

Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika
Restricts outbound passengers to 200 in first two weeks N100bn spent on aviation sector, says Sirika The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for Emirates Airlines, has conceded toRead More