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By Priscilla OsajeThe Cooperation Attache, French Embassy in Nigeria, Regis Ketty, has urged Nigerians to play a collective role in combating and eradicating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in primary, secondary and tertiary…

Turkey has told Sweden it expects to ratify its NATO accession “within weeks”, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom says. Sweden asked to join NATO last year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While Turkey endorsed Finland’s membership bid…

By Jack Fenwick & Adam SmithBBC Politics29 November 2023, 05:30 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoSir Elton John is heading to Parliament to urge ministers to do more to hit a 2030 target of eliminating new HIV cases in England, the BBC has…

By Katy AustinTransport correspondent28 November 2023, 00:01 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoImage caption, The Virgin Atlantic plane preparing for take-off on TuesdayThe first transatlantic flight by a large passenger plane powered only by…

By Henry Zeffman, chief political correspondent, Harrison Jones & Chris Mason, political editorBBC News28 November 2023, 07:41 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoImage source, Getty ImagesDowning Street believed it had assurances from the Greek…

When the first Republican governor since Reconstruction took office in 1980, there were fewer than 10 Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature, out of 144 members. Times have really changed. Saturday's runoff elections were almost a GOP…

Nov 28 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- Shein, the ultrafast-fashion retailer founded in China more than a…

By Anant Zanane in Uttarkashi and Nikhila Henry in DelhiBBC News3 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rescue operations have been going on for over a fortnight in UttarakhandAuthorities are working on new ways to reach the…

By Mayeni Jones & Umaru FofanaLagos & Freetown26 November 2023Updated 1 hour agoImage caption, Streets in Freetown were largely deserted on Sunday after a curfew was declaredSierra Leone's night-time curfew imposed after armed…

Patrick Kisnorbo has been sacked by ESTAC Troyes, the club has announced. The decision was made on Sunday, in the wake of the defeat to EA Guingamp, which leaves them in the relegation zone. Troyes have been in freefall ever since…