Atiku Abubakar reacted to the Federal Government’s suspension of the proposed WAEC and NECO registration fee increases, with one report saying the comments were delivered through his spokesman and another describing them as criticism of the Tinubu government’s policy reversals.
The UK proscribed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, with one report saying the move came after concerns about threats to life and intimidation on UK soil.
Donald Trump’s volatile performance at the western military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara this week was described as extreme, with the report asking what consequences his erratic behavior toward NATO allies might have.
The Albanese government says it will roll out digital customs declarations nationwide after a successful Qantas trial on flights into Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Iran reported strikes on two of its southern islands and Kuwait said border posts and an offshore oil platform were attacked, as tensions widened after intense US strikes.
Ukraine’s allies are meeting in Paris for talks on continued military support for Kyiv, while the EU’s top diplomat says there is not yet consensus on additional sanctions against Russia.
The UK, France and Germany said they had issued a statement on Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and countries in the region, according to a government notice.
President Maia Sandu has designated businessman Vasile Tofan to form a new government after Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu stepped down, according to the supplied reports.
Officials said France deployed two firefighting aircraft as crews worked to contain the blaze, which also forced partial closures of the A6 motorway during a busy holiday weekend.
Reports agree that two people were killed at a Toronto street festival. The number of wounded and details about the police response vary across early accounts.