Kaduna state kidnap: Nigeria police confirm church abductions after earlier denial
Nigeria’s police have officially confirmed the abduction of a group of worshippers from three churches in the remote Kurmin Wali area of Kaduna state, a stark reversal of their earlier…
BBC reports from UN compound being demolished in East Jerusalem
Israel asserts unequivocal ownership of the land upon which the Unrwa compound is situated, a claim that underpins its justification for the demolition. This territorial dispute is intricately woven into…
Spain train crash continues as investigators probe ‘gap’ in rail
Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the painstaking recovery efforts following a catastrophic two-train collision in southern Spain, which has tragically claimed the lives of at least 41…
Greenland: Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
Something in Europe has snapped. Donald Trump doubled down again on Monday night in his insistence that the US "has to have" Greenland for national security reasons. He predicted that…
Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
Italian fashion titan Valentino Garavani, universally known by his singular first name, Valentino, has passed away at the venerable age of 93. A true luminary of 20th-century haute couture, Valentino’s…
Ghana Arrests Nigerians Accused of Running Cyber-Crime Networks in Accra
Ghana’s security forces have conducted a significant operation, arresting nine Nigerian nationals suspected of orchestrating a sprawling network of cyber-criminal activities from covert bases within and around the nation’s capital,…
Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office.
In a bold and potentially precarious move, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to dissolve the parliament on Friday, ushering in a general election on February 8th. This snap…
China’s birth rate hits record low as population continues to shrink
China’s birth rate has plummeted to an unprecedented low in 2025, marking a grim milestone that underscores the nation’s ongoing demographic crisis. Despite a concerted effort by the government to…
US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief António Guterres tells BBC.
The United States is operating with a perceived impunity, believing its immense power supersedes the principles of international law, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has asserted in a candid interview…
How West African traffickers are trading on QNET’s name – one man’s search for his lost children
Musa’s story, brought to light by BBC Africa Eye’s exclusive access to an Interpol-assisted police unit in Sierra Leone, paints a grim picture of vulnerability and exploitation. The traffickers, operating…
















