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Thousands of workers, teachers, and university students flooded the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki on Wednesday, launching a nationwide strike to demand government intervention against soaring inflation, rising rent costs, and chronic underfunding of public education.
In a public advisory on its official X account (@GERinNigeria), the German Missions in Abuja and Lagos warned visa applicants against paying third-party agents who promise guaranteed approvals or fast-track appointments, stressing that booking slots is completely free.
Pope Leo XIV led the Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s Square in his first public appearance following successful lung cancer surgery at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
Nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs in France escalate into arson, looting, and clashes with law enforcement across major cities.
More than half a million demonstrators joined nationwide cost-of-living protests across France, leading to violent confrontations, commercial looting, arson attacks on public buildings, and nearly 400 police arrests in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon.
Pope Leo XIV has returned to the Vatican after being discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Hospital four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous lung nodule.
A tragic gun attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, United States, has left four people dead—including three young children and a teacher—re-igniting global conversations surrounding gun violence, safety protocols, and institutional security. Local law enforcement confirmed that Read more…
A Finnish Court of Appeal has reduced the prison sentence of Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa from six to four years while affirming his conviction on terrorism-related charges stemming from activities in Nigeria’s South-East.
A joint security operation in Ghana has led to the rescue of 119 Nigerian nationals who were held captive and exploited by organized cybercrime syndicates operating across the West African border. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Read more…
Over 400 migrant care workers and healthcare personnel staged a dramatic musical demonstration outside the UK Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to protest restrictive immigration proposals. Organised by UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, the protesters symbolically wore balls and Read more…
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