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One of two major border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan was closed on Tuesday after a deadly fire exchange between troops from both sides, officials in Islamabad and Kabul said. Three Afghan civilians including children were killed when Pakistani troops fired at their homes near the Torkham border crossing, Mufti Abdul Mateen, a spokesman for…
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Experts at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have been unable to determine what caused a fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar. The fire broke out in the cooling system of the plant on Sunday, with Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for the incident. The head…
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has convened a high-level stakeholder meeting to carry out President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira. Recall that on July 29, Tinubu directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
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President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. President Tinubu will meet with the Equatorial Guinean President at the Presidential Villa upon arrival, where meetings will be held between the two leaders and agreements, particularly on…
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Donald Trump has criticized the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X. The interview that was due for 1.00a.m on Tuesday (0000 GMT), was put back by more than 40 minutes by technical problems with X owner Musk blaming a cyber attack on the platform. He…
