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Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner Group, a private army in Russia, has mobilised his troops against the country’s military and President Vladmir Putin. Prigozhin said his fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia and would destroy anyone in their way, including roadblocks and aircraft. Wagner has been fighting...

The South African Government has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Government on mutually beneficial infrastructure development through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). This is contained in a statement signed by Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) in Abuja on Friday. The South African High...

The submersible Titan, which was sent to explore the ruins of the Titanic ship on June 18, lost contact with its mothership less than two hours into the eight-day journey and went missing with all five passengers on board. The passengers were confirmed dead after four days of searching, with...

The German parliament has passed a new law to ease immigration rules for foreign skilled workers. Presenting the bill on Friday, Nancy Faeser, interior minister, said the draft law will secure prosperity in Germany. “It’s unacceptable that you have to fill in 17 different applications to bring a new care...

“Titanic” director and renowned deep-sea explorer James Cameron said many warnings were ignored about the safety of the tourist submersible that imploded near the famous shipwreck, killing five people. Cameron said the sub had been the source of widespread concern in the close-knit ocean exploration community, and drew parallels to...

At least 31 people were killed when a gas explosion ripped through a barbecue restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. The Wednesday night blast occurred on the eve of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, when many in China go out and socialise with...

Two of the most well-known technology billionaires and social media titans, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, have agreed to face each other in a cage fight. Musk, who took control of Twitter in October, had on Wednesday tweeted, “I’m up for a cage match if he is. lol” Zuckerberg, who...

A woman, Sarah de Lagarde, from Camden, North London, has become the world’s first person to use an Artificial Intelligence bionic arm that can read her mind. In September 2022, Lagarde was returning home from work when she lost her footing and fell down the gap between the train and...

A German citizen has been arrested at the entrance to the United States Embassy in Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, the Police said. According to the police, the man drove up to the embassy in an SUV on Tuesday afternoon, wearing a bullet proof vest. Several firearms and drugs including marijuana were...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has promised to pledge further help to modernise Ukraine’s military at the defence alliance’s July summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that the allies will adopt a multi-year aid package at the summit that will bring Ukraine up to NATO standards....