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[Daily Trust] Former Governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians to dismantle ethnic and religious fault lines, saying such divisions undermine accountability, justice and national development.

US-South Korea cancel Ssangyong amphibious exercise due to US forces being stretched thin by Iran War. Decided in July, before Trump separately ordered the August Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise cut from 11 days to 5.

[Radio Dalsan] The demolition of homes in Tookiyo neighbourhood, in Mogadishu's Yaqshiid district, has triggered tensions and clashes between government forces and local residents who opposed the operation. The demolitions began around midnight and were still continuing, with local reports saying nearly 10 people had been injured in the confrontation.

[Premium Times] Between January and February, the agency wrote to governors in Lagos, Imo, Ondo, Sokoto, Edo and Nasarawa, seeking government support, state coordinators, funding or fee, land and participation in programmes in Nigeria and abroad.

#RevueDePresse Processus de Doha : Massad Boulos salue les progrès enregistrés lors des discussions entre Kinshasa et l’AFC/M23 en Suisse, du 17 au 21 août. Une mission de vérification du cessez-le-feu est annoncée ce 24 août à Minembwe, dans le #SudKivu. A lire➡️ https://t.co/eXVBf4IcGZ
A total of 89 vessels exited the strait while 103 entered over the seven-day period, the report, based on Automatic Identification System (AIS) data, showed.

[Radio Dalsan] Baidoa - South West State's Security Minister, Osman Isaaq Mohamed, has called on Kenya to arrest Laftagareen, the region's former president, and extradite him to Somalia. Multiple Somali outlets reported the demand, made Thursday. The minister was addressing the security crisis in Baidoa after the deadliest clashes the city has seen since March. He accused former President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed "Laftagareen" of responsibility for recent attacks and bombings in the city. He said

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-sanctioned oil products tanker off Yemen and steered it toward Somalia's Puntland coast, a Somali maritime security official said Friday, in the latest attack during a renewed wave of piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean, according to the Associated Press.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's federal government is aware of military operations and shelling off the coast of Puntland, the state minister for defence said Saturday, amid growing concern over attacks linked to a resurgence of piracy.

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) have reported they struck Russian Ozon logistics centres, a MiG-29 multirole fighter jet and dozens of other targets in Russia and the temporarily occupied territories on the night of 23-24 August.

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Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 1,490 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.
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SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has established a set of new guidelines t...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and support for efforts to secure a lasting peace in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Amin Mughal, who died in London on August 12, 2026, spent a lifetime translating between Pakistan’s revolutionaries, dissidents and journalists so their fractured Left could at least understand itself. In 1981, the state arrested three editors at once: Mazhar Ali Khan, I.A. Rehman and Amin Mughal, all picked up in the same sweep. The weekly they ran, Viewpoint, did not miss an issue. Zafar Iqbal Mirza, ZIM to everyone who knew him, held the paper together from the inside while the men who built

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NuScale Power, Oklo, BWX Technologies, Centrus Energy, and X-Energy are the five Nuclear stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. “Nuclear stocks” are shares of companies involved in the nuclear energy industry, including reactor design and construction, uranium mining and processing, nuclear fuel production, and plant operations. Investors may view them as […]

The United States has also warned of "tremendous economic consequences" for Tehran's business partners to ratchet up economic pressure that could push Iran back to the negotiating table.

Ukraine on Monday hosts a meeting of its key European backers to press for air-defence supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killing more civilians than at any time since the first months of the invasion. The meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will be jointly chaired by the leaders of Britain, France and Germany. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

The authors of the report highlighted the events held on August 15 at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which is viewed in North Korea and several other Asian countries as a symbol of militarism
DUBAI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi will visit Tehran on Tuesday to continue talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. On Sunday, Baghaei said the army chief of Pakistan, which has mediated between the United States and Iran, will visit Tehran on Monday. (Reporting by Elwely Elwelly and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Michael Georgy and Christian Schmollinger)

Fifteen of the 49 people still receiving treatment after Russia's 21 August strike on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih are in a serious or critical condition, including two children.

Colombia will receive three MQ-9A Reaper drones on loan from the US and plans to buy a fourth with its own funds, marking the first armed long-endurance drone capability in the region. The deal follows Colombia joining the US-led Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition as its 19th member under new President de la Espriella, who has sharply reversed predecessor Petro's defense policies. Colombia offered to host the coalition's coordination center.

Israeli military: "Yesterday (Sunday), the IDF struck a Nukhba platoon commander in Hamas’ military wing in the Khan Yunis area in the southern Gaza Strip. The terrorist infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7th Massacre. Throughout the war, the terrorist advanced terror attacks against IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip. IDF troops under the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immed
Former Colombian President Petro: Restoring relations with Israel while Netanyahu is in power applauds the Gaza genocide. No honorable man or woman in Colombia can accept applauding the genocide.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host the South Asian Games from April 3 to 11 next year, 23 years after it last staged the regional sports gala in Islamabad in 2004. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the South Asia Olympic Council held here on Sunday, with Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Arif Saeed, who is also president of the South Asian Olympic Committee, in the chair. The meeting reviewed preparations for the Games and approved three host cities — Islama

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Abbas Araghchi said new US sanctions, likely to be unveiled Monday, are like watching the 'same movie on repeat'.

Press Association given list of 65 items from publicly owned collection that have gone missing since 2024 A photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, an engraved portrait of William Wilberforce and a cartoon of Barbara Castle have all been misplaced by the UK parliamentary authorities, a freedom of information (FoI) request has revealed. The Press Association has been given a list of more than 65 works of art that have been missing since 2024. They also include a photograph of Margaret Beckett, the UK’s

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There were no casualties, acting head of the Republic of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin said
Andy Burnham will visit Kyiv today in his first foreign trip as UK prime minister, reaffirming Britain’s support for Ukraine.

Syria's foreign minister meets Israeli officials to de-escalate tensions after Israeli strike near Turkish border.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington is entering the “endgame” against Iran, preparing sweeping sanctions to cut off Tehran’s remaining financial and commercial ties. He warned that countries and companies continuing to support Iran could also face U.S. economic penalties, as the Trump administration seeks to further isolate and weaken the Iranian economy. Source: FT