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Nicki Minaj calls for global action on religious freedomAttack adds pressure on Nigerian government amid US scrutinyKwara governor requests more security after church attackGunmen have attacked a church in Nigeria, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers, police and witnesses said Wednesday, days after 25 girls were abducted from a boarding school.The attack on Tuesday evening in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria’s Kwara state, puts more pressure on the government, which is under scrutiny from US President Donald Trump who has threatened military action over what he says is persecution of Christians.President Bola Tinubu postponed a planned trip to South Africa and Angola for G20 and AU-EU summits to receive security briefings on the two attacks, and ordered more security to hunt down the assailants in Kwara, his office said.The president also directed the security agencies “to do everything possible” to rescue the schoolgirls, “abducted by the bandits and bring the girls back home safe”, his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said. Rapper Nicki Minaj appealed on Tuesday for global action to defend religious freedom. Speaking at the US mission to the UN, the Trinidad-born artist, who lives in New York, said that in Nigeria “Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes and killed”.Nigeria is grappling with an insurgency in the northeast, abductions and killings by armed gangs mainly in the northwest and deadly clashes between mainly herdsmen and mostly farmers in its central belt. The government says the US designation of Nigeria as “a country of particular concern” misrepresents its complex security challenges and does not take into account its efforts to safeguard freedom of religion for all.In the latest attack, police responded to gunfire at around 6pm on Tuesday and discovered one person fatally shot inside the church and another in a nearby bush, said Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, police spokesperson for Kwara state. Witnesses said they counted at least three dead church members. “They later rounded up some worshippers, including the pastor, and took them into the bush,” parishioner Joseph Bitrus told Reuters by phone, without saying how many were taken.A video posted by a local news outlet and verified by Reuters showed the Christ Apostolic Church service being interrupted by gunfire, forcing parishioners to take cover. Armed men are seen entering and taking people’s belongings as gunshots continue.The governor of Kwara asked for the immediate deployment of more security operatives following the church attack, his spokesperson said. Authorities have not yet located the girls abducted by armed men who stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in northwestern Kebbi state on Monday. Vice President Kashim Shettima was expected to travel to the state to meet officials and parents. Related Story Source link
The 47th World Parachuting Championship (CISM 2025) is set to proceed on Thursday in Doha at Um Al Shouhot Airport, with contests rolling on until Nov.…
People stand outside Russian consulate in Gdansk, which is being closed by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in Gdansk, Poland Wednesday. (Reuters) Poland said Wednesday it would close the last Russian consulate in its territory and deploy thousands of soldiers to protect infrastructure in response to a railway explosion it blames on Moscow. Poland, a major ally in Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion, says two Ukrainians collaborating with Moscow perpetrated the weekend blast on the Warsaw-Lublin line, which connects Warsaw to the Ukrainian border.Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said at a news conference that the first response would be to close Russia’s last operating consulate in the northern city of Gdansk. Warsaw has previously closed Russian consulates in Krakow and Poznan over sabotage acts. “It was not only an act of sabotage but also an act of state terrorism,” Sikorski told lawmakers.Moscow denies responsibility for sabotage, citing “Russophobia”, and said it would likewise limit Poland’s diplomatic and consular presence in Russia. Sikorski said he would ask other EU nations to limit Russian diplomats’ travel in the 25-nation Schengen free-travel area. There has been a wave of arson, sabotage and cyberattacks in Poland and other European nations since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said up to 10,000 soldiers will be deployed to help protect critical infrastructure such as railways. The Polish army chief of staff, Wieslaw Kukula, speaking to reporters alongside the defence minister, warned that the upcoming long winter nights and Christmas period could be perceived by Poland’s enemies as a good time for sabotage.A special app is planned for citizens to report suspicious situations. Jacek Dobrzynski, spokesperson for Poland’s minister in charge of intelligence services, said that in addition to the two main Ukrainian suspects who have fled to Belarus, several other people had been detained over the railway blast. A spokesperson for Polish prosecutors, Przemyslaw Nowak, said a prosecutor signed a decision to charge in absentia the two Ukrainian men — named as Oleksandr K and Yevhenii I — for sabotage on November 15 and 16 on orders of Russian intelligence.Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about the threat and agreed on cooperation between special services and state railways, plus the need to identify collaborators. The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said the attack highlighted risks to European rail infrastructure essential to move military equipment and troops fast. Related Story Source…
The Qatari chess team has taken part in the Arab Chess Championship, currently hosted by Kuwait, by competing in the first and second rounds of the…
Rescuers work at the site of the apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, in Ternopil, Ukraine Wednesday. The US has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine must accept a US-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.The sources said the proposals included cutting the size of Ukraine’s armed forces, among other things. Washington wants Kyiv to accept the main points, they said. Such a plan would represent a major setback for Kyiv.A senior Ukrainian official earlier told Reuters that Kyiv had received “signals” about a set of US proposals to end the war that Washington has discussed with Russia. Ukraine has had no role in preparing the proposals, the source said.Zelensky is due to meet US Army officials in Kyiv today. Russian forces have pressed on with Moscow’s nearly four-year-old war in Ukraine, killing 25 people in strikes overnight. Russian President Vladimir Putin has long demanded Kyiv renounce plans to join the Nato military alliance and withdraw its troops from four provinces Moscow claims as part of Russia.Moscow has given no indication that it has dropped any of those demands and Ukraine says it will not accept them. Related Story Source link
An injured Palestinian receives treatment following an Israeli air strike, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, yesterday. At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities said. Medics said 10 people were killed in the Gaza City suburb of Zeitoun, two in Shejaia suburb to the east and the rest in two separate attacks in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. A Palestinian stands among the ruins of…
Arch-rivals Australia and England resume Ashes hostilities on Friday in Perth with the hosts yesterday by injuries but favourites to inflict more pain on a side…
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walk through Statuary Hall at the US Capitol, on their…
Captain Shubman Gill has responded well to treatment for a neck injury, the BCCI said yesterday, but it remains to be seen if he plays the…
