Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions
Oil prices fell for a second day on Tuesday as tradersjudged the risk of renewed military strikes on Iran to have receded, after the United States instead threatened broader economic sanctions. Although Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the White…
Swedish military seeks to take over Russian-owned estate near naval base
Sweden’s armed forces have asked the government to expropriate a Russia-owned property near a naval base on security grounds. The military requested the seizure of the beach plot near Muskö base in Stockholm archipelago, citing «the threat from…
US-led Gaza peace board warns Hamas over kites after Israeli threat
The US-led board supervising a Gaza peace plan on Tuesday warned Hamas against flying kites, after Israel threatened retaliatory strikes. «All militant activity in Gaza must stop, including the flying of kites. We have conveyed this message directly…
Nigeria kidnappings: President Bola Tinubu orders manhunt after victim video uploaded
The gunmen, reportedly dressed in military-style clothing, attacked the villages of Dekara, Gidan Zana, Sabon Gida and Masaka. Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun told the BBC that more than 40 people were killed, but the exact number of deaths had not been…
Mawlid cancelled in Tigray – Eye on Africa
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West African cyber-crime networks: Mass arrests follow Interpol crackdown
Operation Jackal IV – which took place between November 2025 and June 2026 – investigated how the groups laundered money and how financial fraud cyber crimes, such as cryptocurrency and email compromise fraud, were conducted. Scams often…
Syrian Kurdish leader announces SDF dissolution after integration into army
The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Washington-backed group at the forefront of the battle against the Islamic State (IS) group, announced their dissolution on Tuesday under a deal with the government. After being…
Canada announces ‘dollar-for-dollar’ retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
President Trump has yet to comment on the latest Canadian countermeasures. Still, in a series of Tuesday posts on Truth Social, Trump accused Canada of «ripping off» the US for decades and of charging American farmers steep tariffs. «I deal with many…
Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger State last week. An armed group posted a video on…
European Court of Human Rights orders Turkey to free Osman Kavala
Kavala, 68, became a symbol of a government crackdown on civil society in Turkey following his arrest in October 2017. He and others were accused of orchestrating and financing anti-government protests in 2013, which started in Istanbul’s Gezi park…