Four Nigerian police officers, accused of setting up an illegal checkpoint to extort drivers, messed with the wrong man: the head of one of the country’s anti-corruption agencies. Musa Aliyu, who heads the Independent Commission on Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences, has alleged that he was stopped while driving in the capital Abuja on
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the country’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. His dismissal comes just days after the dismissal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a move that sparked street protests across the country. Initial rumors that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between the two men were soon confirmed. Fedorov, 35,
In 2024, the Amazon rainforest suffered its worst wildfires in more than two decades, which the Copernicus Climate Change Service attributed to “extreme weather and human activity.” “The figures for 2025 are significant and show that it is possible to reduce the area burned in the country,” Vera Arruda, researcher at the Amazon Environmental Research
Lebanon’s army says its troops have begun deploying to a “pilot area” in the south of the country following the withdrawal of Israeli forces under a US-brokered deal reached last month. A statement from the army command said units had entered the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh in Nabatieh district on Tuesday morning. On Monday night,
Several flights that were scheduled to arrive at the airport have been delayed. Núñez reported on the two deaths during a question and answer session in the French parliament on Tuesday. The minister stated that he would travel to Gironde “as soon as possible” to supervise firefighting efforts. Gironde is one of several French departments
Ghana’s main opposition party reacted with anger after one of its most influential leaders was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with hard labor, for illegal mining offences. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) alleged that the historic sentencing against Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the party’s Ashanti Region Chairman, was politically motivated. Boasiako, popularly known as “President
