Category: International

China Unveils Maritime Countermeasures Amid Looming U.S. Port Fee Deadline

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree revising regulations on international maritime transport that will enable China to take countermeasures against countries imposing discriminatory restrictions on Chinese shipping operators. According to the decree, which went into effect on Sunday, “China will take necessary countermeasures against countries or regions that impose or support discriminatory bans, restrictions, or similar measures targeting Chinese operators, vessels, or crew engaged in international maritime transport and related services.” These countermeasures will be enacted unless relevant treaties or agreements offer “adequate and effective remedies,”…

Joseph Kabila, Former DRC President, Sentenced to Death In Absentia

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Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason. The charges, according to BBC, concern accusations that Kabila has been supporting the M23, a rebel group who have wreaked devastation across the country’s eastern region. Kabila was convicted on Friday by a military court of treason, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, including murder, sexual assault, torture and insurrection. He denied the charges, but did not appear in court to defend himself. The ex-president rejected the case as “arbitrary”…

China hands death sentences to 11 members of mafia family over billion-dollar scam empire

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A Chinese court has sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centers in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media. Dozens of members of the Ming family were found guilty of conducting criminal activities, with many receiving lengthy jail sentences. The Ming family worked for one of the four clans that ran Myanmar’s sleepy backwater town of Laukkaing, close to the border with China, and turned it into a hub for gambling, drugs and scam centres. Myanmar eventually cracked down, arresting many members of these families…

DANGOTE HALTS NAIRA-BASED PETROL SALES, CITING DOLLAR MISMATCH

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The Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has suspended the sale of petrol in naira. In an email sent to its customers on Friday, 26th September, 2025 the refinery announced that the decision would take effect on September 28, attributing it to the depletion of its crude-for-naira allocation. The Group Commercial Operations of the Refinery signed the document titled; “Suspension of DPRP PMS Naira Sales – Effective 28th September 2025”. “We write to inform you that Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has been selling petroleum products in excess of our Naira-Crude…

World Tourism Day: Governor Bala Mohammed’s Vision Takes Centre Stage

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar As the world celebrates World Tourism Day 2025 with the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” Bauchi State is being hailed as a model for sustainable tourism practices. The state’s tourism sector has witnessed significant transformation under the leadership of Governor Bala Mohammed, who has implemented various initiatives to boost tourism development. According to Dr. Nasiru Muhammad Yusuf, Managing Director and State Conservator General of the Bauchi State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC), Governor Mohammed’s visionary leadership has repositioned Bauchi as Nigeria’s leading eco-tourism destination. “The governor’s unwavering…

WHO AND MEDICAL BODIES CONFIRM PARACETAMOL SAFE FOR USE IN PREGNANCY.*

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says at the moment there is  no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism and the use of tylenol during pregnancy. Tylenol, is a popular brand of pain relief medication sold in the US, Canada, and other countries. Its active ingredient is acetaminophen, better known as paracetamol. The WHO’s statement comes after United States President Donald Trump linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the use of Tylenol by women when pregnant. He said Tylenol “is no good” and that pregnant women should…

FBI investigating after 1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at Dallas ICE facility

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Sooth News has learned that at least one person has died and two others have sustained injuries after being shot by a suspect sniper at an immigration facility in Texas, according to officials. According to the BBC, on Wednesday, ’’the shooter is also dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the incident in Dallas, said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The attack unfolded on Wednesday morning at a detention centre for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The incident follows a string of attacks on ICE facilities across the US…

FULATARI REFUGEE CAMP: UN AID CUT SPARKS SUFFERING, LEADS TO CHILD DEATHS

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The heartless activities of Boko Harm Insurgents in North North-Eastern part of Northern Nigeria have forced some families from their ancestral homes to different refugee camps across the region and some parts of the Country. Fulatari is one of such camps. After reviewing a CNN report on the Fulatari Refugee Camp in Dikwa, Borno State, Sooth News is highlighting the case of Fatima Usman. Usman, a refugee and mother of 13, lost six of her children while living at the camp. She told CNN that one of her twins died…

DISNEY’S ABC YANKS ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ OVER KIRK’S DEAD

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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling “Jimmy Kimmel Live” off the air, after comments by the late-night show’s host about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk prompted a threat by the head of the top U.S. communications regulator against Disney. Although President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable, celebrated the news in a social media post. A number of Democratic lawmakers assailed the decision, saying free speech was under attack. In his monologue on Monday, Kimmel said the “Maga…

PRESIDENT TRUMP’s SECOND STATE VISIT TO BRITAIN

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President Trump is the first second-term U.S. leader to be invited for a second official state visit to the U.K. The trip will be marked by the trademark pomp and circumstance offered by the royal family, with a formal banquet hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla — but Mr. Trump will not be able to avoid the Epstein scandal that has dogged him in recent weeks.  He flew into the U.K. on Tuesday night, just days after Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired his Ambassador to the United States,…