Iran blames U.S. for latest exchanges of gunfire with Israel

Iran blames U.S. for latest exchanges of gunfire with Israel

The Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday overnight exchanges of fire with Israel would only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United States. He said at a press conference that Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of “extreme suspicion”. The minister added that Israel’s actions in Lebanon,…

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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Welcomes Pandemic Fund’s US0m Support for Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Response

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Welcomes Pandemic Fund’s US$220m Support for Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Response

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 8, 2026/APO Group/ — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) (www.AfricaCDC.org) has welcomed a US$220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund to support efforts to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and protect at-risk countries across Central and Eastern Africa. The financing will facilitate implementation of…

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Ex-humanitarian affairs minister, Sadiya Farouq, asks court to vacate arrest warrant

Ex-humanitarian affairs minister, Sadiya Farouq, asks court to vacate arrest warrant

A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, on Monday asked the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to set aside an arrest warrant issued against her. The court had on April 16 granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) leave to arraign Farouq alongside a former Permanent Secretary…

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