Thursday, October 8, 2026

World

September 9, 2026

Israeli PM Netanyahu ignored UAE president’s warning of Hamas October 7 attack: Report

UAE warned Mr Netanyahu shortly before the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks that Hamas was planning a large-scale offensive against Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Mohammed bin Zaye
September 9, 2026

UN General Assembly president pledges restoration of global trust

The incoming UN General Assembly president, Khalilur Rahman, has pledged to restore public trust in the institution amid war, humanitarian crises and intensifying climate change.

Khalilur Rahman
September 8, 2026

FG condemns fresh Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

“Nigeria regards the fresh hostilities as a serious threat not only to the security and sovereignty of Saudi Arabia but also to regional stability in the Middle East,” he said.

September 8, 2026

Iceland condemns Trump map showing country under U.S. flag

Ms Frostadottir said the image’s message was “absurd” and described it as an insult to Icelanders, Canadians and Greenlanders.

September 8, 2026

Students who don’t use AI for schoolwork getting good grades than peers who do: Report

Mr Schleicher urged students to use AI as a “scaffold, not a crutch.”

September 8, 2026

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect today

“I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything,” Mr Trump wrote on social media last month.

Mark Carney and Donald Trump
September 8, 2026

American LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr to pay UK users £26 million over privacy breach 

The litigants in April 2024 sued Grindr at the High Court of Wales and England.

UK court
September 8, 2026

Thieves invade France’s Renoir Museum, steal multimillion-dollar artworks

The museum’s collection includes 13 Renoir paintings, several sculptures, furniture and photographs.

Renoir Museum
September 8, 2026

Netizens call for probe as body of missing UK student on excursion found in Portugal river

Mr Amaral’s sister, Jennifer, mourned him on social media with an emotional tribute, saying she would never stop loving him.

Julian Amaral
September 8, 2026

Ireland tightens citizenship rules for Nigerians, others, proposes eight years’ residence, language test, civics exam

The bill seeks to ban applicants from receiving social welfare payments or housing supports at any time during the naturalisation process.

Ireland's Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan