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THREE people have been killed and 103 others injured due to a train derailing while en route to the Egyptian capital Cairo, the country’s health ministry has said. The train had been travelling from the northern coastal city of Marsa Matruh when seven of its carriages came off the tracks around 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT) on Saturday, with two carriages being overturned, officials said. Health Minister Dr Khaled Abdul Ghaffar offered his condolences and prayers to the families of the victims, and wished those injured a swift recovery. The transport ministry and the Egyptian National Railways Authority (ENRA) are…

A HEAD-ON collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services has killed 16 people. The accident took place 270km (167 miles) south of the capital, Windhoek, outside the town of Mariental on Saturday. “No words can truly capture the depth of this loss,” President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wrote on social media, praising “the souls of our fallen officers”. Namibia has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world. Two civilians and 14 officers were among those confirmed to have been killed in the crash. Namibia’s Ministry of Home Affairs initially put the death toll at 14,…

From Symbol Of Excellence To Symbol Of Betrayal THE Challawa Ultra-Modern Abattoir was not just a facility,it was a statement. A vision of excellence first initiated by Commissioner of Police Audu Bako, and courageously continued by military administrators Colonel Sani Bello and Air Comdr Ishaya Shekari, the project reached completion under the civilian government of Governor Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi in 1980. At a time when such infrastructural ambition was rare, Kano rose to become a regional leader in hygienic meat processing. Built at a staggering cost of ₦10 million a fortune in its day the abattoir was designed to serve…

RUBEN Amorim finally had something to celebrate at the end of a turbulent few days at Manchester United. He didn’t actually see Bruno Fernandes’ decisive stoppage-time penalty because he wanted to “watch the fans celebrate” as he was convinced his captain would score. It was one of Amorim’s more rational statements in a week when he seemed to be adopting a scorched earth policy such is the rollercoaster his emotional state has been. However, when he takes a step back, the last-gasp 3-2 win over Burnley has left him with plenty of puzzles to solve and issues to deal with…

A HOUTHI official has vowed “vengeance” against Israel after the Yemeni group confirmed that an Israeli air strike earlier this week killed the prime minister of the Houthis’ government in the capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Thursday strike on Sanaa along with “several” other ministers, the Houthis said in a statement on Saturday. Al-Rahawi, who served as prime minister in areas of the divided country that the group controls, was targeted along with other members of the Houthi-led government during a workshop, the statement said. The Houthis did not specify how many other ministers were also killed…

THE British Government has announced a major overhaul of its immigration policy, barring foreign workers from filling more than 100 job categories in an effort to reduce net migration and prioritise employment opportunities for UK citizens. The announcement was made by the Home Office in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) early Saturday morning, stressing that the move is central to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to restore balance to the UK’s immigration system. “Cutting net migration means getting the fundamentals right. More than 100 occupations are no longer eligible for overseas recruitment, opening up more jobs for…

AN extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city of el-Fasher and is intended to trap people inside, according to research from Yale University. From satellite images, the university’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) has identified more than 31km (19 miles) of berms – or raised banks – constructed since May in territory outside the city occupied by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). El-Fasher, under siege for more than a year, is the last major foothold in Darfur for Sudan’s army, which has been battling the RSF since April 2023. The Sudan Doctors Network has told the…

MILLIONS of children across four African countries could die of malnutrition in the next three months, Save the Children has warned, as emergency food supplies dwindle as a result of international aid cuts. Save the Children said on Thursday that Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan were expected to run out of so-called “ready-to-use therapeutic food” (RUTF), a nutritional paste that has a long shelf life and does not need refrigeration. In Nigeria alone, the lives of 3.5 million children under age five who are suffering from severe acute malnutrition will be under threat without access to treatment and nutrition…

ALEJANDRO Garnacho has arrived at Chelsea’s training ground as he completes a reported £40 million ($54 million) move from Manchester United, Blues boss Enzo Maresca said Friday. A deal was said to have been agreed between the two Premier League clubs on Thursday, with the 21-year-old no longer required by Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Garnacho was at Chelsea’s training ground in Cobham, southwest of London, Friday undergone a medical and finalise terms. “I know he is around here,” Chelsea manager Maresca told reporters. “I don’t know exactly where.” Maresca, asked how the United academy graduate would fit into his…

THE administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced it is denying and revoking visas for members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September. The announcement was made in a statement released by the US Department of State on Friday. “The Trump Administration has been clear: it is in our national security interests to hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments, and for undermining the prospects for peace,” the statement said. The statement said the members “must consistently repudiate terrorism”, citing…

THE Trump administration has withdrawn former vice president Kamala Harris’s Secret Service security protection, a White House official said Friday. The administration terminated an extension approved by then-president Joe Biden for Harris, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate whose customary six-month period of protection as ex-VP ended July 21, CNN reported. A senior Harris aide told AFP that Harris was “grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety.” While she has kept a low profile since losing the election, Harris is scheduled to go on tour this fall to promote a book she…

AT least 69 people have died and many more are missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Mauritania, coastguards in the north-west African country have said. Seventeen people have been rescued and a search is continuing for other passengers who were aboard the dugout canoe that was heading towards Spain’s Canary Islands. According to survivors, the boat left The Gambia six days before Tuesday’s accident, carrying around 160 people on board, mainly Gambian and Senegalese nationals. The perilous journey over the Atlantic Ocean has become an increasingly common route for African migrants trying to reach Europe. Nearly 47,000…

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that cholera deaths are climbing worldwide even as the number of recorded cases falls, noting what it described as serious gaps in treatment and access to care. In a statement issued Friday, the agency said no fewer than 4,738 people died from cholera and Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) across 31 countries between January and mid-August 2025. The figure represents a 46 per cent increase in deaths compared to the same period in 2024, even though total case numbers dropped by 20 per cent. Africa has recorded the highest toll, with more than 3,700…

LIVERPOOL and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season’s Champions League, while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday’s draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso’s Real will play City at home and take on Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield in what will be two of the standout fixtures of the league phase. Arne Slot’s Liverpool, who finished first in the league phase last season only to be eliminated by PSG in the last 16, will also play Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, and Qarabag of Azerbaijan at home.…

UN chief Antonio Guterres said that famine in Gaza is “the result of deliberate decisions that defy basic humanity”. Also, there have been several more deadly Israeli military attacks in northern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency. One of them struck an area near a school in Jabalia an-Nazla, killing at least five people, the agency reported. Another hit an apartment to the west of Gaza City, killing two more people and wounding others, the report said. Meanwhile, in videos posted by locals on Instagram and verified by Al Jazeera, Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip can be seen…

THE United States on Thursday announced the approval of an $825 million sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) air-launched missiles and related equipment to Ukraine. Kyiv will make the purchase with funding from Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway and a loan guarantee from the United States, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement. “This proposed sale will improve Ukraine’s capability to meet current and future threats by further equipping it to conduct self-defense and regional security missions,” DSCA said. And it “will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States…

RWANDA has announced it received seven people deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration. A Rwandan government spokesperson said on Thursday that the deportees arrived in mid-August, marking the first transfer in an agreement that might see as many as 250 people arrive in the central African country. “Three of the individuals have expressed a desire to return to their home countries, while four wish to stay and build lives in Rwanda,” spokesperson Yolande Makolo said in a statement. “Regardless of their specific needs, all of these individuals will receive appropriate support and…

SEVERAL investigations have been launched after a Spanish man in Kenya posted videos of himself pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk sparking anger on social media. He was filmed in a wildlife reservation drinking from a can of Tusker, a popular local beer, before giving the rest of it to the elephant. “Just a tusker with a tusked friend,” he captioned one clip posted on Instagram, which was later deleted from his account after a backlash from Kenyans in the comments. The BBC analysed the footage and was able to authenticate it as genuine. The landscape and a well-known bull…

MANCHESTER United suffered a humiliating Carabao Cup exit as they were beaten in a marathon penalty shootout by League Two Grimsby at Blundell Park. It had appeared United had rescued themselves in the nick of time after finding themselves two goals down following a truly awful first-half display, with returning goalkeeper Andre Onana at fault for Grimsby’s second. Charles Vernam and Tyrell Warren got the Mariners goals before substitute Bryan Mbeumo pulled one back and Harry Maguire equalised in the final minute. But Matheus Cunha failed to secure victory in United’s last spot-kick of the regulation five, and Mbeumo’s second…

UN officials and aid agencies have warned that famine in Gaza is now a reality, with children increasingly dying of hunger as Israel’s siege and bombardment continue to block essential, life-saving aid. In a stark address to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, officials said famine and widespread hunger in the besieged enclave are “engineered” and “man-made” catastrophes. Joyce Msuya, the UN’s deputy humanitarian chief, told the council that famine has been confirmed in the north-central Gaza governorate, where Gaza City is located, and is expected to spread to Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis to the south by the end…