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Israeli authorities released on Saturday 200 inmates, nearly all Palestinian, in exchange for four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since Hamas’s October 2023 attack that sparked the war in the Gaza Strip. Of the 200 prisoners, described by the Israel Prison Service as…

The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was “more likely” leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals. The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed Thursday as the…

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of president John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. “A lot of people have been waiting for this for…

A judge on Thursday jailed for life a British teenager who killed three young girls in a frenzied stabbing spree, as the families wept in court at the horrific details of the “extreme violence” they suffered. Sentencing Axel Rudakubana to 13 life terms…

World Trade Organisation chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged nations Thursday to keep calm over tariffs, warning that a tit-for-tat trade war would be “catastrophic” for the world economy. Okonjo-Iweala issued her appeal during a panel discussion on tariffs at the World Economic Forum in…

A federal judge in the United States on Thursday put a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. The ruling imposes a 14-day halt on the enforcement of one of the most controversial executive orders Trump signed hours after…

Wilben Trade Limited, a global merchant trading company has filed a $68 million legal claim against Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) executives, including the CEO, Jeremy Awori; ETI Specialised Resolutions Company (ETISRC), Ecobank Nigeria (ENG), and Oladele Alabi, Managing Director of ETISRC. The case,…

Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500 million over a docuseries titled: “Chris Brown: A History of Violence,” Brown accuses the producers of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress as he said the docuseries made defamatory claims against him. He claimed the…

A bid to get five elephants released from a US zoo has failed after judges ruled the animals are not people so laws on unlawful imprisonment do not apply. Animal rights campaigners acting on behalf of elderly African elephants Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou…