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Trump ends aid to Colombia and calls country's leader a 'drug leader'

The move is the latest in a string of escalations from the US which has struck at least six ships in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Nigeria: Regina Daniels's Marriage, Eve Esin's Wedding, Iya Ile Okan's Death, Other Ent Stories Last Week

[Premium Times] A round-up of top entertainment stories you might have missed last week.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Proposed Nigerian Law Will Boost Women's Participation in Governance - Experts

[Premium Times] The discussion focused on the challenges and strategies for increasing women's political participation in Nigeria.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Premium Times' Business Editor Selected for U.S. Govt's Programme On Trade, Development Finance

[Premium Times] Since its launch in 1940, over 230,000 international leaders have participated in the IVLP, including over 500 former and current heads of state and government, 12 Nobel Laureates, over 1,600 cabinet-level ministers and leaders in industry, science, and academia.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre ’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Nigeria: Nigerian Military Speaks On Report of Alleged Coup Plot

[Premium Times] The military said it had constituted an "investigative panel" to investigate the officers and the finding of the panel "would be made public."

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nigeria: Exclusive - How Suspected Coup Plotters Planned to Kill Tinubu, Shettima, Other Top Officials - Sources

[Premium Times] Key officials targeted for assasination include President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, our source said.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

US asks Israel to 'respond proportionately but show restraint'

US asks Israel to 'respond proportionately but show restraint' United States officials said they are making efforts to prevent a collapse in the Gaza truce deal. This follows Israel's latest round of violations in the blockaded strip as it launched a series of deadly attacks across the territory after it alleged that Hamas had breached the agreement. Axios reported that US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and...

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops

Israel on Sunday struck targets in southern Gaza after saying its troops came under fire from Hamas militants, in the first major test of aU.S.-brokered ceasefiremeant to halt more thantwo years of war. Health officials said at least nine Palestinians were killed.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Israel strikes 100 targets across the Gaza Strip

Israel strikes 100 targets across the Gaza Strip Israel's Channel 12 reported that the army bombed around 100 targets in Gaza since Sunday morning, according to Al Jazeera. The wave of air strikes on the besieged enclave comes after Israel alleged that Hamas breached the ceasefire agreement. The armed wing of the Palestinian group, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has denied any knowledge of or connection to the alleged...

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers attack olive pickers

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers attack olive pickers Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in Nablus on Sunday before dragging his body through the streets, while settlers assaulted olive pickers elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 42-year-old Majed Mohammad Dawoud was killed during a raid on al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus in the early hours...

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Bangladesh garment exporters fear $1bn losses after huge airport fire

The fire gutted import cargo terminals areas at Dhaka airport, destroying an estimated $1bn of 'urgent air shipments'.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Nigeria: Nigeria Begins Probe of Military Officers Detained for Alleged Coup Plot

[Premium Times] "The plotters had tentatively picked a date for the coup and were continuing consultations when the coup plot leaked."

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Trump ends Colombia aid over drug boom as Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty

The US president has accused his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro of condoning the production of drugs headed for the US. Colombia, meanwhile, has said the US violated its sovereignty and killed a fisherman.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Nigeria: Christian Genocide or Governance Failure - Ted Cruz's Nigeria Bill Raises Eyebrows

[Premium Times] A Republican-led drive in Congress links Nigeria's internal security crisis to America's global religious freedom agenda--with consequences extending far beyond diplomacy.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Trump calls Colombia’s Petro β€˜a drug leader’, says US to cut aid to country

Petro calls Trump "rude and ignorant about Colombia" a day after he demanded answers about US strikes in Caribbean.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Israel renews commitment to ceasefire after Sunday of violence in Gaza

Hamas and Israel trade blame as hopes dim for lasting peace.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Minister hints at VAT cut on household energy bills

Ed Miliband says the government must act to tackle the country’s β€˜affordability crisis’ and outlines clean jobs package

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

'Possibility' for more strikes in Gaza, Israeli official says

'Possibility' for more strikes in Gaza, Israeli official says Israel could carry out more attacks in Gaza, a military official said in an online briefing to journalists on Sunday. "There is a possibility for more strikes," the official indicated. Moreover, Reuters reported that Israel is considering building alternatives to Hamas, but no further details were provided.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Gaza’s traumatised children urgently need the hope education offers

Restoring education in Gaza is as urgent as humanitarian provision. It can help children begin to recover from trauma.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Kenya’s revered opposition leader Raila Odinga laid to rest

Final ceremony follows days of memorial events that left five people dead and hundreds injured during stampedes.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Football: Afghanistan women take big step toward recognition

Afghanistan's female footballers were forced to flee to all parts of the globe after the return of the Taliban. After four years of fighting to represent their country on the pitch again, they are about to do just that.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Taliban and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes

Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy casualties in cross-border clashes which began last week.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

What we know about robbery at Louvre Museum in Paris

Thieves have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre in Paris, in a brazen heist that only took minutes.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Namibia: Madame President - Namibia's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Courage to Redefine Power

[allAfrica] When Namibia's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah took the oath of office earlier this year, she did more than just become the country's first female president. She challenged Africa's long-standing assumptions about who leads, when they should lead, and why experience should not be mistaken for exhaustion.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Israel kills 11 family members in deadliest Gaza ceasefire violation

Palestinians are grieving 11 members of a family killed by Israeli forces in Gaza City, in violation of the ceasefire.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Video: UN relief coordinator inspects devastation in Gaza City

UN Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has inspected damage in Gaza City as the agency plans to ramp up its relief efforts.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

South Korea arrests North Korean soldier for crossing fortified border

The incident is the first alleged defection of a North Korean soldier in more than a year.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

β€˜Priceless’ jewels stolen from France’s Louvre Museum in four-minute heist

The world's most-visited museum will remain closed for the day for 'exceptional reasons'.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Survivor of US β€˜drug submarine’ strike returns to Colombia with head trauma

A Colombian citizen who survived a US strike on a suspected drug-smuggling submarine in the Caribbean has been repatriat

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Germany recalls envoy to Georgia amid growing tensions

Ambassador Peter Fischer has become the target of attacks from the pro-Russia government in Tbilisi.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Why UK’s Prince Andrew lost his royal title

How Queen Elizabeth II's favourite child, Prince Andrew, fell from grace, finally forced to relinquish royal titles.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Russia counts on Trump to β€œtake his attention off” Ukraine war

Analyst Robert Hamilton says Putin expects US attention to drift before the upcoming Budapest summit.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

On Russian assets, Europe fights with one hand tied behind its back

The proposed reparation loan is a step forward but remains full of contradictions

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

As Anthropic tries to keep pace with OpenAI, it's also taking on the U.S. government

David Sacks, the White House AI and crypto czar, has been publicly critical of Anthropic, which is chasing OpenAI in the artificial intelligence market.

Published on: October 19, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International