Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing a white powder was opened at the military base near the US capital that is home to Air Force One, the presidential jet, US media reported.
Ben Mbarek, co-founder of the National Salvation Front opposition alliance, went on hunger strike on October 28 to protest his detention, which began in February 2023.
Close-up satellite images have emerged showing evidence of door-to-door killings, mass graves, red patches and bodies visible along an earthen berm — findings consistent with eyewitness accounts.
“Local sources report that at least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured yesterday in an attack on a funeral gathering in El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State,” the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said.
Nigeria and the United States have been embroiled in a diplomatic row since President Donald Trump said Friday he was naming Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) — a State Department designation for religious freedom violations — over the killing of Christians by “radical Islamists”.
A senior assistant commissioner and an accountant at the department were arrested, along with three others, during house and office raids by anti-corruption officials, who recovered large sums of cash.
The opening of Parliament comes amid intense national unrest and international condemnation following the disputed October 29 elections. Over 700 people have reportedly died in post-election protests, according to opposition sources, with security forces accused of using live ammunition against demonstrators.
Kiongozi huyo wa TLS alidai kuwa Heche alikamatwa na kuzuiliwa kinyume cha sheria, na kwamba wakati wa tukio hilo, vyombo vya dola vilikuwa.
Insurgents using submachine guns and machetes attacked police and military posts in Bundibugyo, Kasese, and Fort Portal districts, killing at least one civilian and one soldier.
The final result showed Hassan won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency, the electoral commission announced on state television.
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