Nigeria’s Atiku Abubakar to run for president
Nigeria’s former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said he will run for president in next year’s election. Mr Abubakar, 75, a member of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party, made…
London Tube workers given 8.4% pay rise
Tube workers in London are set for an 8.4 per cent pay rise in a move which will cost the network £100 million at a time when its finances are…
Biden in Brussels as Nato kicks off three summits on Ukraine
Nato leaders including US President Joe Biden assembled in Brussels on Thursday for the first of three back-to-back summits aimed at strengthening the West’s response to the Russian invasion of…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges global protests to mark 1 month of war
Ukraine’s leader calls for global solidarity, says he expects ‘serious’ action from NATO and the West to end the month-long war. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for global protests…
Boeing 737 with 133 passengers on board crashes in China
The aircraft reportedly hit a mountain. There is no word yet on casualties. A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 133 people on board crashed in China’s Guangxi. The aircraft,…
Plane Carrying 133 Crashes In China, Causes Mountain Fire
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, CCTV said. Rescue was on its way, it said. Beijing:…
Boeing 737 plane carrying 133 passengers crashes in China
According to local Chinese media reports, a Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying 133 passengers has crashed in China. As per local Chinese media reports, a Boeing 737 passenger plane carrying…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Abu Dhabi amid Ukraine war and energy crisis
British leader will also travel to Riyadh later today Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for talks with senior officials over the war in Ukraine…
UAE telecom company e& in talks to raise stake in Saudi Arabia’s Mobily
Formerly known as Etisalat, e& owns a 28% stake in the Saudi company The UAE’s biggest telecoms operator, e&, said on Wednesday that it has made an offer to increase…
Latest North Korea projectile launch ends in failure
Setback comes amid concern Pyongyang, which has carried out a series of tests this year, plans to launch a banned ICBM. North Korea’s neighbours have said the nuclear-armed country fired…