“We pray for the safety of our brave servicemembers and our allies involved in Operation Epic Fury,” the top Republican in Congress added.

London police said Saturday a man had been charged with criminal damage for defacing a statue of Britain’s World War II prime minister Winston Churchill with pro-Palestinian slogans.

The expressway, which had been blocked for hours as rival youths from Ijanikin and Otto engaged in a confrontation, was reopened to traffic at about 9:00 a.m., bringing relief to commuters and residents.

The escalation, marked by reciprocal military actions and heightened naval deployments, has intensified security risks along key sea lanes, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital corridor for global oil and commercial cargo movement.

The Federal Government and the Republic of Cameroon have signed and formalised a Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue (SAR) Agreement between both nations.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed discussed on Saturday Iran’s retaliatory strikes on the Gulf and expressed solidarity and sympathy in their first call since a public row in late December. The Saudi de facto ruler called the Emirati president and “they discussed regional developments and the blatant Iranian […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested twelve suspected illegal immigrants from Mali in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Iran’s foreign minister said the country’s supreme leader was alive, along with all high-ranking officials, after Israel and the United States launched strikes across the country on Saturday.

Senegal won the AFCON title 1-0 in extra-time after Morocco’s Brahim Diaz missed the controversial penalty.

VAR’s scope has been extended to cover second yellow cards and corners in time for the World Cup after a meeting of football’s lawmakers on Saturday.

Iranian authorities on Saturday sent text messages urging residents to evacuate the capital Tehran, after Israel and the United States launched strikes across the Islamic republic.

The US and Israeli strikes on Iran follow the Islamic republic’s violent repression of mass protests and stalled negotiations between Tehran and Washington over existential issues for Iran: its nuclear program, ballistic missiles, and regional proxies.

A win would have made Bournemouth outside contenders for a Champions League berth but instead they remain in eighth place, while Sunderland are two points behind them in 11th.

The state media report did not specify where the missile had originated, after a previous report said it had been fired from Iran.

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