The Economic Community of West African States has expressed concern over rising tensions along the borders between Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, urging the countries involved to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through peaceful dialogue.

“I’m ready to be held accountable for my actions. For some days I’ve thought about my behaviour and I know that I was wrong and I want to be held accountable,” King Mitchy said.

A civil society organization, Creek to Creek Movement, has thrown its support behind Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, urging the federal government to sustain its pipeline surveillance contract despite calls for its termination.

Manager Craig Bellamy told AFP on Friday that he “feels a responsibility” to take Wales to this summer’s World Cup, ahead of a crunch home play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina this month.

Falana also stressed the importance of engaging Russia and China as diplomatic intermediaries, arguing that both powers carry significant influence over Tehran.

“He was shooting a skit under the Sango-Ota bridge when he sustained a gunshot injury. We don’t have details on how it happened yet, but his crew members who were present quickly rushed him to the hospital,” the source reportedly said, adding that medical personnel administered first aid on arrival.

An American KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq while a second plane involved in the incident landed safely, the US military said Thursday.

Oil prices held gains above $100 Friday and most equity markets dropped after Iran’s leader called for the blocking of the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the opening up of new fronts in the war against the United States and Israel.

The event served as a formal recognition of a leader whose visionary stewardship has fundamentally reshaped the continent’s financial and commercial landscape.

UK Defence Minister John Healey suggested on Thursday that Russia was influencing Iran’s use of drone attacks in its war with the United States and Israel.