Russia will continue to provide military backing to the junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which have formed a breakaway regional alliance that has strained ties with the West, the countries said Wednesday.

Two days of US strikes against Iran have killed 14 people and left 78 injured, Tehran’s health ministry said on Thursday.

The Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has rescued some people hitherto abducted by suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, even as it also repelled an attack on one of its Forward Operation Bases (FOB) in Logomani village, Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.

Taylor Swift fans have paid $25 for pieces of trash — including cigarette butts and an ovulation test kit — collected near the US pop queen’s wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce.

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that US bombing of Iran will increase significantly if Tehran continues to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saibari, who has just joined Bayern Munich from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on a five-year deal for a reported fee of 50 million euros ($57 million), has been one of the standout players at the World Cup.

Iran’s military said it had targeted sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain with one-way attack drones on Thursday, state media reported, in retaliation for US strikes earlier in the day.

The leaders said the Otoge movement remains a collective struggle of millions of Kwarans who fought for accountable leadership and good governance in 2019, insisting that no individual, pressure group or political bloc could claim exclusive ownership of its identity.

South Korea’s highest court upheld ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s seven-year prison sentence on Thursday over crimes tied to his botched 2024 martial law declaration and its chaotic aftermath.

The United States and Iran traded strikes on Thursday for the second day running as Washington and Tehran battled over the strategic Strait of Hormuz.