Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh re-elected for 6th term

April 11, 2026 5:08 PM

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Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh re-elected for 6th term

Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81 per cent of the vote in yesterday's election. Guelleh has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of about 1 million for more than two decades. He faced only one opponent, Mohamed Fara...

Nigeria convicts 386 Islamist militants in mass trials

April 11, 2026 4:59 PM

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Nigeria convicts 386 Islamist militants in mass trials

Nigeria has convicted 386 Islamist militants following a series of mass trials held this week in the capital, Abuja. Nigeria's Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, said more than 500 cases were heard at the Federal High Court. Of these, 386 suspects were convicted, eight discharged, two acquitted, and ...

IMD forecasts thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds over Assam and Meghalaya
(150621) -- SANYA, June 21, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 21, 2015 shows dark clouds above the city of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Sanya witnessed rainfall on Sunday as a tropical storm has strengthened into Typhoon Kujira in the South China Sea. Kujira is likely to brush past the island province of Hainan and land between southern Guangdong and Guangxi on Monday night, bringing downpours and strong winds. (Xinhua/Sha Xiaofeng)(wjq)

April 11, 2026 2:24 PM

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IMD forecasts thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds over Assam and Meghalaya

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds over Assam and Meghalaya tomorrow. The weather agency has said that Konkan, Goa, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to experience hot and humid weather today, while sim...

EAM Jaishankar concludes his two-day visit to Mauritius

April 11, 2026 3:49 PM

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EAM Jaishankar concludes his two-day visit to Mauritius

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar concluded his two-day visit to Mauritius yesterday. In a social media post, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the Minister's visit to Mauritius marked substantial outcomes across key sectors, including health, green mobilit...

2 people killed in overnight drone strikes in Ukrainian city of Odesa

April 11, 2026 2:20 PM

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2 people killed in overnight drone strikes in Ukrainian city of Odesa

Two people were killed in overnight drone strikes in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, ahead of a proposed ceasefire by Russia for Orthodox Easter. Two others were injured in the attack on the Black Sea port city. Local authorities today said that drones struck a residential area, damaging apartment buil...