Nigerian artist based in Lagos, Uzoma Dunkwu, has won an Emmy Award for his outstanding character design work on Marvel Animation’s Eyes of Wakanda. Dunkwu was recognised in the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation, Character Design category for his work on the episode “Into the Lion’s Den” from the Disney+ animated series. The Television Academy…
At least one person has died and 25 others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Gavdos, near Crete. The Greek coastguard said 51 people were rescued after two vessels in the area responded to the incident. Survivors reported that 77 people were on board when the boat sank. Search and rescue operations…
US President Donald Trump has dismissed reports that Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite imagery of a US military base in Jordan before and after an Iranian missile strike that killed three American soldiers. Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday, said intelligence gathering was common between major powers, noting that the United States…
One person has died while 103 others have been rescued after a ferry travelling between Indonesia’s Java and Borneo islands encountered severe weather on Sunday, according to local search and rescue officials. The Virgo Transport 8, which was carrying 243 passengers and crew, lost contact with its shipping company early Sunday after departing from Surabaya in…
Elena Rybakina has won her first U.S. Open women’s singles title after defeating defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in a thrilling final at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The 27-year-old Kazakhstan player produced a composed and powerful performance to end Sabalenka’s 20-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows and prevent the Belarusian from…
Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on a Saudi military base in Sharurah, a city in southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the attack targeted weapons depots and command-and-control facilities at the military base. He claimed that a large barrage…
Canadian music icon Celine Dion has made a triumphant return to the stage, breaking down in tears of joy as she performed her first full concert in six years in Paris following a prolonged battle with Stiff Person Syndrome. The 58-year-old singer opened the sold-out show at the Plenitude Arena with her French-language classic “On…
A 33-year-old Iranian blogger, Soda Ebrahimi Shamsabadi, has reportedly been sentenced to death after being convicted of “corruption on earth” over allegations of insulting Iran’s Supreme Leader and engaging in activities considered hostile to the government. According to reports, Shamsabadi was accused of conducting media and propaganda activities against national security, working on behalf of…
The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 76 after 41 additional bodies were recovered from the burnt-out vessel on Saturday. Philippine Coast Guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the recovered remains would be transported to a port in Coron, Palawan, as authorities continue efforts to identify the victims and…
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 7,000, with the virus spreading to a new province, government data showed. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, has recorded 7,022 confirmed cases and 3,398 deaths across seven provinces, making it the largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in…
