The stabbing of three people – including a police officer – at Manchester Victoria station on New Year’s Eve is being treated as a terror related incident, police have confirmed. A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Two knives were recovered at the scene and a property is being searched in the Cheetham Hill area. The …
US Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a tweet that said it was ready to “drop something much, much bigger” than New York’s Times Square ball. The message, posted on New Year’s Eve, was accompanied by a video showing a B-2 bomber dropping weapons. Strategic Command later deleted the tweet, saying it was “in poor taste”, …
It’s not the best way to spend New Year’s Eve, but it’s certainly an unforgettable one. Eight French people have been rescued by helicopter after becoming trapped for eight hours atop a fair ride. The revellers, one as young as 13, climbed aboard the 52-metre (171ft) BomberMaxxx in the Breton city of Rennes for a brief ride above the city. …
Russian rescuers in the city of Magnitogorsk have pulled an 11-month-old baby from the rubble of a block of flats hit by an explosion on Monday. The boy, named Ivan, has serious frostbite, a head injury and leg fractures, and will be sent for treatment in Moscow. He is said to be in a “very serious” condition. Ivan was partially …
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has cautioned the country’s soldiers to respect hierarchy and desist from abusing their power. Lungu, who fired the army commander and his deputy, on Monday, addressed the soldiers at the swearing-in ceremony of the new military chiefs. He did not give reasons for removing Lieutenant-General Paul Mihova but cautioned his successor, William Sikazwe, not to abuse …
The United Arab Emirates would be willing to step in and help host matches during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to a senior Emirati sporting official. Aref al-Awani, tournament director for the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the UAE, stressed that while here had been no formal approach from either FIFA or the Qatar Football Association, …
The Confederation of African Football (CAF)has announced the shortlist for the best footballers on the continent in the men’s and women’s categories. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are the top three players on the African continent this year. The winner of the prestigious African Player of the Year accolade will be crowned on January 8, …
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is committed to denuclearisation, but warned he will change course if the US continues its sanctions. He made the remarks during his closely-watched annual New Year’s address. Last year’s speech set the country on an unprecedented path of international diplomacy with South Korea and the US. Mr Kim met US President Donald …
Iddris Sandu, the young award-winning innovator is truly an inspiration. From learning Java at age 10 to developing his first app on the original Apple iPhone, he continues his rise in the tech world with projects which includes The Wireless Charging Table, Lifestyle One Wearable, Project ACDI Uber, Kera- Artificial Intelligence Operating System, Iris Scan Technology etc. Iddris recently helped …
Political vigilante groups play a key role in securing electoral victory for their parties. But they are also key agents in pushing their parties to opposition. Vigilante groups, particularly those belonging to the party that won elections have over the years, taken the laws into their own hands, forcibly ejected officials of previous administration from their apartments and physically …
