Bishop Matthew Kukah has objected to allegations that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria. US President Donald Trump is presently furious with Nigeria.
Prices of foodstuffs have reportedly crashed in Benue, Borno, Adamawa, and Yola, to the joy of consumers but the displeasure of traders who are incurring losses.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touted "unparalleled" opportunities opening up in India as he made his inaugural visit to the country on Wednesday, seeking to promote a trade deal signed this summer. The two-day visit comes after the countries signed a major trade accord in London in July.
US sanctions on Serbia's majority-Russian-owned NIS oil company, which operates the country's sole refinery, took effect on Thursday after months of delay. Its parent company, Gazprom, transferred its 11-percent stake last month to Intelligence, a Saint Petersburg-based firm also linked to the Russian energy giant.
They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG! It is these cases of intentional evasion that North Rhine-Westphalia is targeting.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will Thursday host crisis talks with German auto industry leaders in a bid to navigate myriad challenges, from a looming EU combustion-engine ban to growing Chinese competition.
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the ongoing US government shutdown. "AI is clearly a bubble," warned Neil Wilson at Saxo markets.
Now into its second week, the US government shutdown has started impacting federal workers, prompting some to take out new loans to help make ends meet. The first test will come next week, when federal workers will start seeing their paychecks affected.
Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff.
Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been "intentionally restricted" in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
Tensions mounted ahead of the closing on Friday of Spanish banking giant BBVA's hostile takeover bid for smaller national rival Sabadell whose uncertain outcome will be announced on October 17. Shareholders have until Friday at 23:59 (2159 GMT) to accept or reject the offer whose outcome remains uncertain due to the large number of small Sabadell shareholders.
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