Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input.President Bola Tinubu’s assent to the law comes a day after…

Haiti’s newly chosen Prime Minister Garry Conille vowed to seek unity Wednesday in his first statement since a transitional council selected him to head the government in the troubled Caribbean country under siege by criminal gangs.Conille thanked the civil society groups, political parties and members of the Haitian diaspora who…

Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war.The Houthis released footage they said showed the aircraft being targeted with a surface-to-air missile in a desert region of Yemen’s…

What the cluck?A group of unruly feral chickens are reportedly wrecking havoc on a tight-knit British village, altering the way of life in the quiet community, while also attracting tourists who have exacerbated the problem.Residents in Snettisham, a village in the English county of Norfolk, said their lives have been…

South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory.At stake is the three-decade dominance of the African…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the delivery of American weapons to Ukraine is contributing to the stabilization of the country’s military.He said the support for Ukraine sends a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Ukraine cannot be overpowered.The Biden administration is collaborating with Congress to provide…

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote an clear message of support to the IDF on an artillery shell during a recent visit to Israel.”Finish them! America [loves] Israel always,” Haley wrote on the projectile. Pictures of Haley signing the artillery shell were posted to X by Danny Danon, a member of…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation.Of this aid, $85 million is intended to go to bolster energy infrastructure and $50 million is aimed at overhauling the energy and farming industries and deterring disinformation.Prior to…

Brazil has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel after months of tensions between the two countries over the war in Gaza.Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been a vocal critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza.The Brazilian Embassy in Israel has been left without an ambassador.Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula…

Health officials are meeting in Geneva to try to wrap up more than two years of negotiations on a pandemic treaty and updates to existing International Health Rules. However, countries have failed to finalize the treaty at this assembly and countries are considering an extension.U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary…