The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)has imposed sanctions on six senior commanders of armed groups operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, subjecting them to an international asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo in a move aimed at disrupting the leadership and financing of some of the deadliest militia forces in the region. The…
KAMPALA, Uganda, July 17, 2026/APO Group/ — Brussels, Belgium – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament and President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged OACPS member states to make trade, industrialisation and value addition central to their development agenda. Tayebwa made the remarks while addressing the…
PAUL COLLITS The keystone cops – or are they not merely stupid? – of the Devon and Cornwall constabulary have made one phrase go viral over the last week, since the tragic death of Ann Widdecombe. So keen were they, probably under strict orders from the UK’s Muslim Home Secretary, to pin the murder on…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Amos Paul, a resident of Unaun, Upenme, Owo Local Government Area, for allegedly inflicting grievous bodily harm on his 10-year-old daughter. The command spokesman, DSP Abayomi Jimoh disclosed that the incident was reported to the police on Thursday, July 16. The report filed with the police revealed…
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), July 17, 2026/APO Group/ — Following the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in environmental surveillance samples in Blantyre, and its subsequent confirmation among children in the community, Malawi rapidly activated a comprehensive outbreak response. The Ministry of Health, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), the…
Net Zero Strikes again STU TURLEY Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s push to embed solar panels into every new home under the Future Homes Standard (FHS) is drawing sharp criticism from housebuilders, who argue the policy mandates installations even on roofs that receive little or no meaningful sunlight. The rules, which build on plans originally developed…
