The Maldives has imposed a blanket ban on Israeli citizens from visiting to protest against ‘ongoing acts of genocide’ in Gaza and to show ‘solidarity’ with the Palestinian people. President Mohamed Muizzu approved legislation that was passed by the country’s parliament on Tuesday. The decision comes in “resolute solidarity” with the Palestinian people, the office…
The uncertainty kicked up by Donald Trump’s stop-start tariff rollout will undoubtedly hit growth, the president of the World Bank said Wednesday, ahead of next week’s semi-annual meeting of global financial leaders in Washington. “Uncertainty and volatility are undoubtedly contributing to a more cautious economic and business environment,” Ajay Banga told reporters, alluding to the…
A Chinese husband and wife have been k!lled in a mafia-style execution in Rome, Italy. Zhang Dayong, 53, dubbed ‘Asheng,’ was found de@d alongside his partner Gong Xiaoqing, 38, outside their home in an eastern Roman neighbourhood, according to Italian police. The killing comes amid the Triad gang war in the…
TikTok on Wednesday said it is testing a feature that would let people add “Footnotes” providing informative context to videos that might be misleading. The feature being tested in the United States, where the short-form video sharing app has some 170 million users, appears similar to Community Notes on X. Unlike X though, TikTok will…
Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested two suspected car thieves and rejected a N1m bribe offered in a bid to escape justice. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, said the suspects, Mubarak Kabir and Adamu Hashim,…
