International

The death toll from devastating flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal has risen to 579, with 1,924 people still missing, as rescue teams race to find survivors amid fears of further flooding in the Himalayan region. The disaster, which hit northern Nepal and the neighboring region of Tibet on Wednesday, has affected more than 90,000 people, destroying …

Justice arrested a 66-year-old man, Eugene N. for his role in a genocidal attack that led to the massacre of around 3,000 Tutsis who sought refuge in a football stadium in 1994. The Hague District Court on Friday sentenced him to life in prison after finding him guilty of preventing Tutsis from fleeing a stadium in Mbazi, southern Rwanda, and …

President António José Seguro of Portugal has signed a new law banning anyone from wearing a face covering in public spaces in the country. The new law approved by parliament in July has been widely criticized for targeting Muslim women who wear the niqab. The law prohibits clothing or other items designed to hide a person’s face or prevent identification …

A student who stabbed his former friend in the heart after an argument over a fake Rolex watch has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Sky News reports that a jury at Leicester Crown Court found Harper Dennis, 19, not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter, possessing an offensive weapon and failing to provide the PIN to his …

Abdul Samed, known as Ghana’s tallest man at 7 feet 4 inches (223 cm) has died at the age of 33. According to the BBC on Tuesday evening, Awuche died on Monday at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after being treated for an infected wound on his leg. He was treated in the northern town of Tamale, about 160 km (100 …

The Nigerian government has told the South African authorities in no uncertain terms that the killing of other Africans, and especially Nigerians living in South Africa must stop. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, representedPresident Bola Tinubu earlier told South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, in Abuja on Monday, that 98 Nigerians …

More than 160,000 foreign nationals have left South Africa in the past two months amid escalating anti-migrant protests and violence targeting undocumented immigrants, according to figures compiled from governments coordinating the repatriation of their citizens. The exodus comes after weeks of demonstrations in several regions of the country, with some protests turning deadly when anti-immigration groups intensified calls for undocumented …

The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment that seeks to halt all American aid to Nigeria unless the Federal Government shows real progress in containing the violence and bringing the perpetrators to justice. The proposal, sponsored by Republican Congressman Gregory Steube, was adopted by voice vote on Wednesday during consideration of the fiscal year 2027 State Department …

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced new immigration regulations that will generally limit international students and exchange visitors to a maximum stay of four years in the country unless they obtain approval for an extension. The policy, finalized by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), replaces the long-standing “duration of status” system that previously allowed eligible foreign students …

A Nigerian Catholic priest who lived and served in Massachusetts, United States, Rev. Benjamin Madu reportedly died by suicide, a few days after receiving notice to leave the United States for his home country, Nigeria. According to the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, the 54-year-old priest died July 2 at his residence in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, where he had served as hospital …