Andrew Wylie, agent to Salman Rushdie, a renowned author, says the writer’s condition since he was stabbed has recorded some level of improvement. Rushdie, author of the controversial novel, The Satanic Verses, was stabbed on Friday when he was about to deliver a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. “He’s off the […]

  The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the severely injured author appeared to show signs of improvement in the hospital. Hadi Matar, 24, was arraigned in court in New York state, with prosecutors outlining how Rushdie had been stabbed approximately 10 […]

  At least 41 people have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak at Abu Sefein church in the working-class neighbourhood of Imbaba in Giza Governorate, Egypt. According to a report by Bloomberg, another 14 people were injured in the fire incident that started at the Coptic church during Sunday morning service. The report added […]

  Official results provided by the Kenyan election commission have shown that veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga led Kenya’s presidential race. The results, which were displayed on a large screen at a national tallying centre in the capital, Nairobi, also pushed Deputy President William Ruto into second place. The results, with just over 26 % […]

  The Representative of Taiwan in Nigeria, Ambassador Andy Yih-Ping Liu has said that Taiwan, a peace loving country,is set to resist any planned invasion or bullying from any other country. Liu, who spoke to some journalists in Lagos, on the recent U.S.House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, added that his home […]

  Britain’s economy shrank in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, as the country heads towards recession under a new prime minister. UK gross domestic product dropped 0.1 percent in the April-June period after a rise of 0.8 percent in the first quarter, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The Bank […]

  Police on Wednesday raided the private home of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, local media reported, as a search for his corruption-accused sister-in-law continued under a court-issued warrant. Castillo himself is the subject of five criminal investigations, including for graft, and has survived two impeachment attempts since taking office in July last year. Images broadcast […]

  United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have reportedly searched the home of Donald Trump, former US president, in Florida. Trump in a statement, describes the “raid” as a weaponisation of the US justice system, and an attack by democrats who do not want him to run for president in 2024. “These are […]

  China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing has raged at the trip by Pelosi — the highest-ranking elected US official to visit Taiwan in […]