A Capitol Police officer was killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the US Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. Police responded

Actor Regé-Jean Page, who played popular character Simon Basset in Netflix’s hit historical drama ‘Bridgerton’ will not be reprising his role for its second season. Netflix and Shondaland announced on

In an event certain to capture the imagination of keen observers across the country, Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari will next week unveil a new book, in collaboration with independent charity,

Nigerian singer Burna Boy has been nominated in the ‘Best International Male Solo Artist’ category at the BRITs Awards. The Afropop star was nominated alongside Canadian singer, The Weeknd, Childish Gambino, Tame

The British government is adding four more countries —Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines— to its travel ban list amid concerns over new variants of the coronavirus. The Department for

Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services were shut down on Friday by order of the military, as protesters continue to defy the threat of lethal violence to oppose the junta’s takeover.

At least four people, including a child, have been shot and killed, and one person injured following an exchange of fire at an office building in the US state of

Madagascar has changed tact and decided to join the global Covid-19 vaccine initiative Covax. “There are still many steps to be taken before access to the vaccines, but the registration

Authorities in Libya say the country’s coastguard has intercepted an inflatable boat carrying 138 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s western coast on Wednesday. Libya’s navy said more than half of

India has started vaccinating tens of thousands of people above the age of 45 in its biggest push yet against a surging virus that has hit the highest daily count

Mauritius is extending the lockdown for another month starting Thursday, and police will enforce a new Temporary Restrictions of Movement Order. Failure to wear a mask can now result in

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in northeastern Borno State, while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward

The federal government is expecting about 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J & J) Covid-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), the Chief Executive Officer

A Minneapolis court has been shown new police bodycam footage of George Floyd pleading with officers during his arrest, saying: “I’m not a bad guy”. The video shows police officer

The United States, in a report, “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020’’, released on Wednesday by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and

Harry Maguire smashed home a late winner as England laboured to a 2-1 victory over Poland in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday after an error by John Stones nearly cost

North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J qualifier on Wednesday as the Balkan country celebrated their greatest