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Tweet Nigeria’s president has been pictured in London for the first time since he left his homeland almost 80 days ago. President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, came to the UK for treatment for an unspecified illness. On Sunday, he met governors from his party for lunch and was very cheerful, according to a government statement. His absence has led to some ...

A suicide car bomb has exploded in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 24 people, officials have told the BBC. At least 42 were also injured and there are fears the casualties could rise. The blast in a mainly Shia district in the west of the city struck a bus carrying government employees from the ministry of mines. The ...

JOSE MOURINHO has made a surprise revelation after Manchester United’s victory over Real Madrid. Manchester United took the spoils against the reigning European champions in a pre-season encounter in the States by virtue of penalties. Nothing separated the sides after 90 minutes and in the shoot-out, only three of the 10 spot-kicks were converted. Amongst the takers for United were ...

Neymar is “very happy” to stay at Barcelona amid growing speculation over his future, according to team-mate Sergi Roberto. Brazil star Neymar is heavily linked with a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain, with the Ligue 1 giants reportedly ready to offer €222million for the 25-year-old. Roberto talked up Neymar and said he believed the star forward was still happy at ...

POLITICS is the survival of the fittest, and Nigeria is no exception. “The Hyenas and the Jackals will soon be sent out of the kingdom,” the first lady, Aisha Buhari, wrote on Facebook on July 10th, in response to a senator who had described her husband as “the absent Lion King”. Muhammadu Buhari has been in London being treated for ...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has quit, reportedly in protest at a shake-up of the communications team. Mr Spicer stepped down because he was unhappy with President Donald Trump’s appointment of a new communications director, reports the New York Times. Combative Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci has been picked for the role that Mr Spicer partially filled. Mr Spicer’s ...

Millions of Venezuelans have joined a general strike called by the opposition as pressure mounts on President Nicolás Maduro to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly. Clashes between police and protesters killed at least three people. More than 300 others were reportedly arrested. Mr Maduro said the strike was minimal and that its leaders would be arrested. Since April, ...

A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. At least 100 others were also injured at the popular tourist destination. Some buildings were ...

Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items such as drugs, weapons, malware and stolen data. According to Europol, there were more than 250,000 listings for illegal drugs and toxic chemicals on AlphaBay. Hansa was seized ...

The Africa Cup of Nations will be contested by 24 teams when the next tournament takes place in 2019, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. Caf’s Executive Committee rubber-stamped the proposal on Thursday at a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Africa’s flagship sporting event has featured 16 teams since 1996. A decision on whether the finals will ...