MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 4 (Reuters) – Gunmen have abducted at least seven students of a polytechnic in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria, police said on Thursday, the latest incident highlighting insecurity in the region. • The attack occurred in the early hours of June 3 when suspected bandits stormed off-campus student accommodation on the outskirts …
STOCKHOLM, June 4 (Reuters) – Brazil has expressed an interest in potentially buying 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden’s Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday. The aircraft would be manufactured in Brazil, Jonson told a joint press conference in Stockholm with his Brazilian counterpart, Defense Minister Jose …
BRUSSELS, June 4 (Reuters) – Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Brussels on Thursday, as a demonstration against planned reforms to part of the country’s education sector turned violent. The Brussels police department advised people on its X account to avoid the area around Brussels’ central station, while Reuters TV crews and photographers …
MOSCOW, June 4 (Reuters) – Russia accused NATO on Thursday of squeezing Serbia “like a boa constrictor”, citing a joint military exercise taking place there as evidence of an attempt to subjugate the country. Serbia says the annual “Platinum Wolf” exercise, which began on June 1 with the support of the U.S. European command, is …
BUENOS AIRES, June 4 (Reuters) – Felipe Mujica is heading into this month’s soccer World Cup feeling less anxious than usual. Mujica, a 39-year-old architect in Buenos Aires, typically watches World Cup matches yelling and swearing, getting so tense that “frankly, it’s not good to be near me,” he admitted. But this time around, Argentina …
A Tasmanian devil named Mary successfully eluded searchers equipped with a thermal-imaging drone for a third day on Thursday after escaping from an Australian wildlife park. Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Tuesday morning. A dozen wildlife experts backed by …
MILAN (AP) — Dozens of artists participating in this year’s Venice Biennale contemporary art show are threatening legal action if their names are not removed from the ballot allowing visitors to vote for the best national pavilion and overall participants in the absence of a jury to award the prestigious Golden Lions. The Venice Biennale …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, June 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The wee hours of the morning might not be so good for the mental health of night owls, a new study says. People with later sleep schedules have more anxiety and feelings of loneliness, researchers will report at an upcoming joint meeting of the …
By Guy Faulconbridge and Vladimir Soldatkin ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 4 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unabated. Some participants at the glitzy St Petersburg International Economic Forum said Russia should fight on and gird for …
4 months ago Lebanese president awaiting Hezbollah response on ceasefire, which he says could begin within 24 hours Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is awaiting Hezbollah’s response to a potential ceasefire deal with Israel, which could begin within 24 hours if the militant group agrees to terms, according to an Al Jazeera journalist. Aoun spoke to …