International

The World Health Organization (WHO), has confirmed that one of its employees had been killed in Gaza alongside her six-month-old baby, husband and two brothers. A statement posted on the website of the organisation on Tuesday, named the deceased as Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj who had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the …

The United States President, Joe Biden, on Sunday ordered ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel following the attack on the country by the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Washington is also expected to deploy the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its accompanying warships to the eastern Mediterranean. Biden on Saturday evening condemned the Hamas attack and pledged …

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to avenge the killing of over 300 Israelis by Hamas militants in what he termed a “black day” for the country. He said the army would strike back at Hamas in Gaza with full force and turn the strip into a rubble. Netanyahu who was reacting to the Saturday attack by the militants, …

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Liberia on Monday evening declared the Unity Party candidate, Joseph Boakai, as the winner of the country’s presidential election. The commission’s chairperson, Davidetta Lansannah, who announced the results in Monrovia, said the former vice president garnered 814,481 votes (50.64%) to edge out the incumbent president, George Weah, who polled 793,914 votes (49.36%) in the …

Major airlines on Saturday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv following Palestinian militant group, Hamas, attack on Israel. The group in the early hours of Saturday launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip and inflicted heavy casualties on the country. Over 300 people have been killed from both sides after Israel launched reprisal attacks on the enemy territories. …

President George Weah of Liberia, on Friday evening, conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election runoff, after nearly complete returns showed opposition leader Joseph Boakai was leading with 50.89 per cent of the vote. Weah, who conceded defeat in a speech on national radio, said: “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight the CDC (party) has lost the election, but Liberia has won. …

The Niger Republic military junta has reopened the country’s airspace more than one month after ousting President Mohammed Basoum in a bloodless coup. The military said on Monday the airspace was now accessible for both civil and commercial aircraft with immediate effect. The junta closed the country’s airspace a few days after ousting Basoum in a putsch on July 26 …

The plan by the government of the United Kingdom to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has been stopped by the country’s Supreme Court, which described it as illegal on Wednesday. This plan was devised to discourage individuals from making perilous journeys across the Channel in small boats. According to the government’s proposal, in Rwanda, individuals will be given the option …

The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy has been booted out of his office in a historic vote by the lawmakers. The development followed Monday’s motion filed by Florida Congressman, Matt Gaetz, for the removal of the Republican after months of infighting between him and his party’s right-wing In Tuesday’s session, the lawmakers debated the leadership …

The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council has suspended Gabon with immediate effect following the coup that ousted President Ali Bongo. The suspension of Gabon by the 55-member bloc means the Central African nation will be barred from participating in all African Union activities, organs and institutions until restoration of constitutional order in the country. In a statement posted …