ABUJA, May 5 (Reuters) – The Nigerian opposition’s hopes of mounting a strong challenge to President Bola Tinubu at elections next January have been shaken after two leading figures – Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso – quit a newly formed coalition citing legal wrangles and internal divisions. Obi and Kwankwaso, who placed third and fourth…
KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pitched a drone deal to Bahrain during a visit to the country on Tuesday, advertising Ukraine’s battle-tested security expertise. Since the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran erupted on February 28, Ukraine has been offering its drones and know-how to several Middle Eastern countries suffering from Iran’s…
BERLIN (AP) — The suspect in a car-ramming in the German city of Leipzig that left two people dead doesn’t appear to have had any political or religious motive, but had spent time recently at a psychiatric hospital, investigators said Tuesday. The 33-year-old German man was arrested on Monday afternoon in the car that authorities…
PARIS, May 5 (Reuters) – U.N. Security Council members will begin talks on Tuesday on a U.S.- and Bahrain‑backed draft resolution that could lead to sanctions against Iran, and potentially authorise force, if Tehran fails to halt attacks and threats to commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, three Western diplomats said. Fresh exchanges of…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at the start of a Cabinet meeting to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at Downing Street in London, Feb. 24, 2026. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The cost of long-term borrowing for the British government is at its…
KYIV, May 5 (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are rapidly increasing medium-range drone strikes on Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, demonstrating a growing capability for Kyiv’s outmanned military as it fights Moscow in the fifth year of the war. As Kyiv confronts renewed Russian offensives along the eastern front, it is increasingly relying…
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday unveiled sanctions against 35 people and entities it said were involved in recruiting vulnerable migrants to fight for Russia against Ukraine and produce drones for use in the conflict. The Foreign Office announced 17 designations under its global irregular migration sanctions regime, relating to what it said…
Toronto: Continuing its crackdown on extortion-related violence and crime, Canada has deported another Indian national. Prabhjot Singh, 20, who was recently removed from the country by Canadian border authorities. (Credit: Surrey Police Service) The latest announcement came from the Surrey Police Service (SPS) on Monday. In a release, it said that in early 2026, Prabhjot…
At this point, the Gulf war has started to seem like a series of missed deadlines and hollow pronouncements. What began as a two-week truce on April 8th is now approaching its fifth week. Donald Trump claims he can ignore a law that requires the American president to seek congressional approval for wars that last…
new video loaded: Deadly Explosion Destroys Fireworks Factory in China 0:49 An explosion on Monday in a fireworks factory in southern China killed at least 26 people. State media footage showed several damaged buildings. By Jiwoong Hong May 5, 2026 Sad Horse Toy Goes Viral in China 1:24 China Holds Live-Fire Drills Around Taiwan 1:12…