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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Five people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Maiduguri after a bomb exploded during prayer at a mosque on Wednesday night, a police statement said. Police added that 35 people were injured in the attack, which it said is likely a suicide attack. “Preliminary investigations further suggest that the incident may…
Read MoreBomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills five
At least five people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, a police spokesman has said. Nahum Daso told local media another 35 people were injured in the blast in the Gamboru market of Maiduguri, the state capital, during evening prayers. Unverified footage on social media…
Read More‘Integral part of our nation’: Herzog visits Franciscan Sisters in Jerusalem ahead of Christmas
President Isaac Herzog shared that he feels “deep pride in Israel’s Christian communities,” reaffirming that Israel will continue to protect freedom of worship for people of all faiths. Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited the Franciscan Sisters at the St. Antonio Convent in Jerusalem ahead of the Christmas holiday, sharing a prayer for peace and fraternity…
Read MoreKenyans protest after roaming elephants kill four people in a week
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some Kenyans on Wednesday protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of vegetation. One elephant believed to have killed two people was shot dead in Kajiado County. The Kenya Wildlife Service urged calm and restraint. “Preliminary observations…
Read MoreRussia sets trial date for German artist over satirical Putin floats
A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor Jacques Tilly, accused of discrediting the Russian military through his satirical Carnival floats depicting President Vladimir Putin. The Moscow court said the trial will begin on December 30. Proceedings will be held in absentia, as Tilly is not in…
Read MoreWhat Can Conversion Memoirs Tell Us?
Eventually, Ash finds in herself a gradual attraction, not only to religious practice but to the wild disharmonies of belief. Her mother is sliding into late-stage dementia, and Ash yearns for a new source of meaning, something substantial and hard-won. “I was there to wrestle,” she writes, of early visits to religious services, “to be…
Read MoreSyria, Russia discuss military cooperation and reconstruction after Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian foreign and defense ministers. Syria sent a delegation to Moscow led by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on December 23. It includes Defense Minister Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra, and officials from the General Intelligence Directorate, according to Syrian state media SANA. The visit came after Syria…
Read MoreMissing aircraft found after 13 years in India
(NewsNation) — A Boeing 737 believed to be missing has turned up in the most unremarkable of places. Air India admitted to finding an aircraft that disappeared from its online records in the airport parking bay at Kolkata Airport, 13 years after it was decommissioned. According to The Independent, Air India was disputing the fines it…
Read MoreAn alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness: South Africa’s police corruption probe
South Africans have long suspected corruption and political interference were at work in the police force but in the past few months allegations appearing to confirm this have been aired in two public inquiries. President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently digesting the contents of an interim report from a commission he established to investigate illegality within…
Read MoreLibya’s army chief killed in air crash in Turkey
The Libyan army chief has been killed in an air crash in Turkey, Libya’s prime minister has said. Gen Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad and four others were on board a Falcon 50 aircraft flying out of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Tuesday evening. In a post on X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said signal…
Read MoreA Scenic Coastal Getaway Awaits At This Beautiful And Relaxing Beach In Thailand
Some of the best places to visit in Thailand include ornate temples, bustling cities, jaw-dropping national parks, and sandy beaches. A trip to The Land of Smiles isn’t complete without exploring some of the smaller and lesser-known yet stunning Thai islands off the coast of Phuket. As such, the scenic white sands of Banana Beach…
Read More“No Other Choice” Eliminates the Competition with Style
Paper cuts are the worst. In “No Other Choice,” a new comic thriller from the South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook, You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), a longtime employee at a pulp manufacturer called Solar Paper, is one of many unceremoniously laid off after Americans take over the company. Months later, with his job search going nowhere,…
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