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WHO laments global shortfall in investment in mental health The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lamented the inability of governments across the globe, to provide mental health…

Putin congratulates Buhari on Independence Day Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Friday congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of Nigeria ‘s 61st Independence…

WHO sounds alarm over global vaccination targets The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) goal of vaccinating at least 10 per cent of the population in every country in the world by the end…

Lightning strike kills 4 from same family in Tanzania Four people from the same family were killed by lightning on Lake Victoria’s Bumbile Island in Tanzania’s Northwestern District of…

Taliban army chief vows to crush dissidents in Afghanistan The Taliban’s new army Chief of Staff, Qari Fasihuddin, on Wednesday promised to crush Afghan dissidents who destabilise the…

Taliban official denies IS presence in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province Hajji Najibullah Haron, the Taliban intelligence chief in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province has rejected reports…

Israel again hits Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes Israel’s air force early on Monday said it again fired on targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, responding to another rocket attack. …

Guinea holds talks in Conakry to prepare transition back to civil rule More than a week after a military coup ousted Guinean strongman Alpha Condé, junta boss Lt.-Col. Mamady Doumbouya…

Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in New York with display of unity Three presidents and their wives stood somberly side by side at the National Sept. 11 Memorial, sharing a moment of…

UN decries growing Taliban violence against peaceful protesters The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has demanded the Taliban end its increasingly violent treatment of people…