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Sand mining and Kenya's building boom: Better rules are needed, but not from the top down

India, Feb. 18 -- Sand mining has expanded rapidly across Kenyan counties amid urban growth and infrastructure projects. The UN has flagged Kenya for unsustainable sand harvesting practices. Most pr... Read More


Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talksBy JAMEY KEATEN and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Iran's top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. I... Read More


How suspected terrorists planned, carried out Owo church attack - SSS operative

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- An investigator with the State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how suspected terrorists planned the June 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Ca... Read More


How Owo church attack suspects were traced and arrested - SSS operative

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- An investigator with the State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how intelligence gathering and technical tracking led to the arrest of five su... Read More


Welcoming the American troops, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- It should come as no surprise to anyone that American troops are now effectively on the ground in Nigeria to assist the country to fight Boko Haram and Islamic state insurgents and... Read More


Nasir el Rufai and the threat to national security, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- Three very serious allegations were made last week by the former minister of the FCT and former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Rufai. First, that he bugged Mallam Nuhu ... Read More


Japan welcomes 'credible and largely peaceful' Bangladesh election

, Feb. 18 -- Japan has welcomed the 13th Parliamentary Election of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, held on February 12, as credible and largely peaceful. In a statement, Japanese Press Secretary... Read More


Tricia McLaughlin: Why top spokesperson is resigning amid DHS shutdown over oversight dispute

India, Feb. 18 -- Tricia McLaughlin, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is set to leave her role next week, two U.S. officials told Politico. McLa... Read More


'Calling climate change a hoax is a good joke': Nadir Godrej has a strong message to Donald Trump

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Industrialist Nadir Godrej has criticized climate change deniers, including US President Donald Trump, saying that calling it a hoax is "a good joke". Speaking at the ongoing Mum... Read More


Faith in Transition: The Quiet Decline of Religion Among Youth

Srinagar, Feb. 18 -- Across much of the world, religion is quietly losing its grip on younger generations. Compared to their parents and grandparents, today's youth are far less likely to belong to an... Read More