Following a brutal attack that left over 160 dead in Kwara state, Nigeria launches 'Operation Savannah Shield' to counter the southward expansion of Islamic militant groups, amid warnings of a shifting security landscape.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a military battalion into Kwara State following one of Nigeria's deadliest attacks in recent months, which left scores dead after gunmen targeted a village. The assault underscores the persistent security crisis plaguing Africa's most populous nation.
In one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria this year, armed assailants stormed two villages in Kwara state, killing scores of civilians and burning homes to the ground. The assault underscores the alarming spread of the country's overlapping security crises beyond their traditional strongholds.
Gunmen raided the remote village of Woro in Nigeria's Kwara State, killing over 30 people and torching homes and shops in one of the deadliest attacks this year in the region bordering Niger State.
President Tinubu deploys a military battalion to central Nigeria's Kwara state following a brutal overnight raid on Woro village, as security analysts warn of jihadist groups expanding their reach southward.
Gunmen raided a village in Nigeria's north-central Kwara State late Tuesday, killing at least 35 people and setting homes and businesses ablaze, according to local officials, in the latest outbreak of violence plaguing the region.
A popular campsite in Thailand's Khao Yai National Park has been shuttered indefinitely following a fatal elephant attack, the third known killing linked to the same aggressive bull. Authorities are ramping up patrols as the dry season drives wildlife into closer contact with tourists.
British vehicle output plummeted 15.5% in 2025, with commercial vehicle production hit hardest, as a major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover and ongoing US trade pressures created a perfect storm for manufacturers.
Israeli military operations in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of 17 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, while a separate militant attack wounded an Israeli soldier amid ongoing regional tensions.
Two Swedish nationals have been convicted on terrorism and attempted murder charges for a 2024 grenade attack targeting the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, receiving prison sentences of 12 and 14 years.
Two Swedish nationals have been convicted of terrorism and attempted murder by a Copenhagen court for a 2024 grenade attack targeting the Israeli embassy. The men, linked to criminal networks, received prison sentences of 12 and 14 years.
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo report a weekend drone attack on Kisangani's airport, marking a significant westward expansion of the conflict as M23 rebels are accused. No casualties were reported.
A Russian drone strike targeted a bus carrying coal miners in central Ukraine, killing at least a dozen workers hours after Kyiv announced a postponement of diplomatic negotiations. The attack, condemned as a deliberate strike on civilians, marks one of the deadliest single incidents for Ukraine's energy sector since the invasion began.
A Russian drone strike targeted a bus carrying coal miners in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, killing at least 12 workers and wounding eight others, in what Ukrainian officials describe as a deliberate attack on civilian infrastructure.
Polish cybersecurity authorities have attributed a wave of disruptive cyberattacks in late December to a hacking group linked to Russia's FSB, marking a potential escalation in tactics against energy and heating infrastructure during a severe winter storm.
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 25 laborers in an attack on a town in Nigeria's Borno state, relatives and local officials confirm, in the bloodiest reported Islamist assault since late December.
A fatal shark attack on a 13-year-old boy at a popular Brazilian beach has reignited concerns over coastal safety and led authorities to expand monitoring efforts along Pernambuco's coastline.
A new civil lawsuit accuses British American Tobacco of funneling hundreds of millions to North Korea through a covert joint venture, allegedly financing weapons used in deadly attacks on American personnel in Iraq and Kurdistan.
Paul Knight, 36, will serve a minimum of 17 years for the murder of his wife, Isobella, while their two young daughters slept upstairs. The court heard the attack was triggered by a drug-induced rage.
Stephon Dubose has pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of Angela Risi, a graduate dance student at Duke University, and the attempted murder of her roommate. The attack was motivated by Risi's refusal to commit to an exclusive relationship, prosecutors said.
