Israel has temporarily closed all of its diplomatic missions worldwide as its military operation in Iran continues, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. As a result, consular services would not be available to Israeli citizens currently abroad, the ministry said. It urged Israelis overseas to complete an online form updating their location…
At least six nuclear scientists were killed Friday in Israel’s attacks on Iran, media outlets in the Islamic Republic reported. Tasnim news agency named the six scientists, including Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, who was the president of the Islamic Azad University of Iran. Fereydoun Abbasi, a former head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran, was…
A London-bound passenger plane crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, leaving one known survivor from 242 on board, with the jet smashing into buildings housing doctors and their families. An AFP journalist saw bodies being recovered from the crash site, and the back of the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner hanging over the edge…
World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has offered Donald Trump the chance to live in his house in a bid to help the United States president understand the war in Ukraine. Trump had vowed to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” if he were elected president. But there has been no end…
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be “fully” restricted from entering the U.S., according to the proclamation. Similarly,…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that the 2025 Arafah sermon will be broadcast live in 34 languages, including three major Nigerian languages of Hausa, Fulani, and Yoruba. The Chairman of the Edo Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board, Musah Muhammad-Uduimoh, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He…
The Federal Government has denied knowledge of a controversial Russian work-study programme linked to the production of military drones used in the war against Ukraine. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nigeria was not involved in it. However, a document posted on the website of the Ministry of Education, which had been trending for a…
Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than…
Elon Musk is set to depart the Trump administration and leave his role as a “special government employee,” a White House official told ABC News. The White House will begin Musk’s off-boarding Wednesday night, the official said. Musk posted on X Wednesday night thanking President Donald Trump, saying his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, says Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ leader, has been killed by an airstrike. Netanyahu confirmed the development on Wednesday while briefing the Knesset, Israeli parliament. “We changed the face of the Middle East, we pushed the terrorists from our territories, we entered the Gaza Strip with force, we eliminated tens of thousands…