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May 15, 2025

Tinubu to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration in Rome

Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, is also in the president’s entourage.

Pope Leo XIV and President Bola Tinubu
May 15, 2025

Nine-month-old becomes first person to be cured via personal gene-editing treatment

The treatment is a result of decades-long U.S. government-funded research.

KJ Muldoon (Credit: NPR)
May 15, 2025

NATO decides on Ukrainian president’s invitation to Hague summit

A NATO source noted that the United States of America was opposed to inviting Zelenskyy to the summit.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
May 15, 2025

Ceasefire: NATO optimistic about Ukraine-Russia talks

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte on Thursday said he was optimistic of an end to the war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte
May 15, 2025

UK’s Lammy: Russia sending low-level officials to Ukraine talks

British foreign secretary David Lammy has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of sending a “low-level” delegation to peace talks on Ukraine.

Putin and Zelensky in military camouflage
May 15, 2025

Two in hospitals after fire in central Singapore

Preliminary investigations suggest the fire likely originated from the battery of a personal mobile device in the living room.

Fire (Credit: PM NEWS)
May 15, 2025

Indian army says 10 militants killed in Manipur gunfight

At least 10 militants were killed in a gunfight with paramilitary troopers in the northeastern state of Manipur, the Indian army said on Thursday.

India soldiers (Credit: BBC)
May 15, 2025

NATO ministers mull new defence spending target amid U.S. demands

Washington has repeatedly urged allies to agree to spend five per cent of gross domestic product on defence at the upcoming NATO summit in June.

NATO Foreign Ministers
May 15, 2025

Russia detains six suspects over planned attacks in Moscow, Tyumen

The arrests followed a series of preventive and awareness-raising operations carried out across Russia.

Vladimir Putin
May 15, 2025

50 Afghan nationals return home after release from Pakistani jails

Nearly 400 Afghan nationals have been set free from Pakistani jails and returned to their homeland over the past couple of weeks.

Freed Afghans