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Although it is an oil producing country, Nigeria is highly vulnerable to price fluctuations linked to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. But in order to avoid shortages, the nation can rely upon billionaire Aliko Dangote’s refinery in Lagos, which is capable of processing some 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day. On Tuesday, the refinery slashed the price of gasoline and diesel in line with the overall price of crude oil. Prices are now 1,075 naira per liter of gasoline and 1,430

A Sydney-based author could face possible jail time after a court ruled her self-published erotic novel amounted to child abuse material. Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, who wrote under the pen name Tori Woods, was found guilty of possessing, producing and disseminating child abuse material over her book Daddy’s Little Toy on Tuesday. The ruling came at Blacktown Local Court after magistrate Bree Chisholm read the entire 210-page novel, The Guardian reported. The book centres on

Warsaw’s special services helped Ukraine recruit the man suspected of targeting Vladimir Alekseyev, the FSB has claimed Polish special services helped Ukraine orchestrate the attempted assassination of Russian General Vladimir Alekseyev, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday. Lyubomir Korba, the main suspect in Friday’s shooting attack in western Moscow, was arrested in the United Arab Emirates and transferred to the Russian capital over the weekend. The F

Prosecutors on Thursday sought a life sentence for Toshiya Fujita, a senior member of a crime ring behind a series of robbery and fraud cases across the country. The lay-judge trial for 41-year-old Fujita at the Tokyo District Court, presided over by Judge Sakon Togari, concluded with the defense’s final arguments. The verdict is set to be handed down on Feb. 16. On Thursday, the prosecution stated in their closing arguments that Fujita was aware of the use of a crowbar in th

Tens of thousands of people have been forced from their homes in northern Morocco due to heavy rains and flooding. It was through a call from her local mosque's loudspeakers that Kasia El Selami learnt it was time to flee as floodwaters rose in her Moroccan village of Ouled Ameur. Selami is among more than 150,000 people to have been evacuated over the past week as heavy rainfall battered provinces in Morocco's north. "We felt immense fear... especially for our children", sai

The organizers say more than 200 companies from Russia, China, Iran, and Belarus are showcasing their products A major civil aviation and drone technology exhibition opened at the Crocus Expo Center near Moscow on Wednesday. The organizers say more than 200 companies from Russia, Belarus, Iran, and China are taking part. The two-day National Aviation Infrastructure Show (NAIS) features state-of-the-art technologies for airports and airlines. Leading Russian defense contracto

China has been stepping up efforts to protect and restore its wetlands in recent years. The country now ranks first in Asia and fourth worldwide in total wetland area, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Progress has been driven in part by stronger legal protection. China has improved its wetland governance framework through new and revised laws, with 21 provincial-level regions now implementing updated local regulations. A tiered management syst

Hours before Independent senators voted against it, Attorney General John Jeremie defended the Zones of Special Operations Bill, insisting yesterday that its legal safeguards were proportionate and necessary to deal with the country’s escalating gang violence. He made the comments during the debate of the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Bill, 2026, in the Senate, responding to concerns raised by Opposition senator

The former high-ranking Investigative Committee and FSB officers have been found guilty of fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme Senior investigators jailed in Russia in high-profile corruption case A Moscow court has sentenced half a dozen law enforcement officers, including two high-ranking Investigative Committee officials, to lengthy prison terms for fabricating evidence in an extortion scheme. The officers were found guilty on Monday of forming a criminal gang, bri

One person died and eight were injured in an auto accident in Tokyo on Thursday involving an official vehicle of the Cabinet Office and five other cars. The government vehicle is believed to have plowed into an intersection in the Akasaka district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward at around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, causing a multiple-car collision. Based on footage of the accident, the driver of the Cabinet Office car is thought to have ignored the red light and gone into the intersection