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Global Sextortion Sting Nabs 22 in Nigeria, Including Suspects Linked to Aussie Teen's Suicide

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - A major international operation targeting online sextortion has resulted in the arrest of 22 suspects in Nigeria, including two individuals connected to the death of a 16-year-old Australian boy in 2023.

The operation, codenamed Artemis, was led by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the Roya

US sanctions International Criminal Court judges

Restrictions have been imposed on four ICC officials over illegitimate actions targeting the US and its close ally Israel

The United States has announced sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges over what it described as "illegitimate and baseless actions" against the US and Israel.

The ICC's jurisdiction is currently recognized by 123 countries. Among the non-signatories

Delhi Crime branch cracks down on fake cancer drug sellers, arrest six individuals

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has busted a racket selling spurious cancer medicines and injections, arresting six individuals and seizing several high-value spurious cancer drugs on Wednesday.

The accused individuals were selling spurious cancer medicines and injections, including Opdivo, Pembrolizumab Injection, Keytruda, and others, without proper authorisation. The police ra

Delhi Police arrest 2 drug peddlers with over 4 kg ganja

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The Anti-Narcotics Squad of Delhi Police's West District apprehended two individuals with more than 4 kilograms of ganja in their possession.

DCP West Vichitra Veer said the arrested individuals have been identified as Sujeet Kumar (28), son of Indal Yadav, and Badal Pandit (26), both residents of Bihar's Saharsa district. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, the police team co

MAURITANIA-BIR EL BARKA-DESERT CONTROL-CHINA-AFRICA GREEN TECHNOLOGY PARK

(250603) -- BIR EL BARKA (MAURITANIA), June 3, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 22, 2025 shows the China-Africa Green Technology Park in Bir El Barka, Trarza region, western Mauritania. The China-Africa Green Technology Park is a key demonstration project supporting Africa's Great Green Wall Initiative, launched in 2007 to create a 7,000-km ecological barrier across northern Africa and the Sahel to c

HP Police conducts anti-drug campaign in state, recover drugs; several cases registered

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): As per the instructions of the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, during the ongoing anti-drug campaign conducted by Himachal Pradesh Police, 10 cases have been registered against drug dealers in the state in the last 24 hours.

Of these, 4 cases were registered in Kullu district, 2 in Bilaspur, 2 in Baddi, 1 in Shimla, and 1 in Dehra.

According to a press rel

African state denies involvement in Western-backed terror plot

Benins foreign minister says the accusation by Niger is unfounded

Benin has rejected claims that it is cooperating with Western powers to harbor terrorists as part of efforts to destabilize neighboring Niger and the wider Sahel region, which has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency for more than a decade.

French broadcaster RFI on Monday quoted Beninese Foreign Minister Olushegun Adjad

African state denies involvement in 'Western-backed terror plot'

Benin's foreign minister says the accusation by Niger is unfounded

Benin has rejected claims that it is cooperating with Western powers to harbor terrorists as part of efforts to destabilize neighboring Niger and the wider Sahel region, which has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency for more than a decade.

Nigerian children don't imagine women as political leaders: what shapes their view

A new ranking by UN Women and the Inter-Parliamentary Union puts Nigeria 179th out of 185 countries for the percentage of women in the national legislature.

Women currently make up only 3.9% of s

Pakistan-sponsored terrorism has tentacles across the world: Ambassador Sujan Chinoy on India-Africa counterterror push

Monrovia [Liberia], June 3 (ANI): Former Indian envoy Sujan Chinoy praised the success of Group 4 of the all-party MPs delegation, led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde, in fulfilling its objectives during visits to the UAE, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

'The delegation was warmly received at the highest levels of government in all these countries, meeting presidents, vice presidents, for

Piyush Goyal holds talks with Nigeria's Trade Minister on WTO reforms, bilateral trade

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Nigeria's Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite in Paris.

The talks held on Monday focused on boosting bilateral trade and pushing forward reforms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the minster said.

Sharing the update on social media, the minister said, 'A fr

Daily World Briefing, June 3

Ukraine, Russia make modest progress in Istanbul peace talks, agree on largest prisoner swap

Ukrainian and Russian delegations made modest but concrete progress in renewed peace talks in Istanbul on Monday, raising cautious hopes for a potential easing of hostilities through expanded humanitarian measures, including the largest prisoner exchange since the onset of the conflict.

The roughly 90-minute session

Piyush Goyal meets Nigerian Trade Minister to strengthen trade ties

Paris [France], 2 June (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a bilateral meeting with Nigeria's Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole Oon, and discussed strengthening trade relations between the two countries.

The productive half-hour meeting took place on the sidelines of international trade discussions in Paris.

Following the bilateral talks, Nigerian Minister Oduwo

African state accuses Western powers of destabilization campaign

Nigers interim president has claimed that France is backing armed groups in the Sahel through covert networks

Niger's interim president, Abdourahamane Tchiani, has accused Western powers, particularly France, of fueling terrorist violence in the African country in an attempt to impose a "new model of governance" against the will of the Nigerien people.

In an interview with state broadcaster

Over 150 killed in catastrophic flooding in African state

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for expanded rescue efforts and increased preparedness across the country

The death toll from flooding in central Nigeria has reached 153, local authorities confirmed on Saturday, as search-and-rescue efforts continue.

The updated figures were provided by Ibrahim Hussaini, head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), who said the dis