King Charles Diagnosed With Cancer - Buckingham Palace

King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and is already receiving treatment that will prevent him from undertaking public duties for the immediate future, Buckingham Palace has announced. The monarch has personally informed both his sons, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex, of his diagnosis, as well as his siblings, Princess Royal, Duke of Edinburgh, and Duke of York.

Macron Appoints France Youngest Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Gabriel Attal as the country’s new prime minister, making him the youngest and first openly gay official to hold the position. The 34-year-old education minister was named to the post on Tuesday, and is one of the country’s most popular politicians, according to recent opinion polls.

Argentina Rejects BRICS

Argentina has formally withdrawn from the expansion of the BRICS bloc. President Javier Milei has sent letters to BRICS leaders to formalize his decision to withdraw his country from its planned entry into the alliance of major emerging economies. Milei during his election campaign, noted that "our geopolitical alignment is with the United States and Israel. We are not going to ally with communists." The president also promised to cut ties with major trading partners, China and Brazil, despite the growing investment of the former in South America.

Amb Tuggar Calls For Equity In UN Security Council

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has said there is a need to democratise the United Nations (UN) security council, saying Nigeria with its population, economic size and strategic role in Africa has earned the right to be part of the UNSC. He made the assertion while speaking on a panel with the theme: “Securing an Insecure World”, according to Alkasim Abdulkadir the minister’s media aide in a statement Saturday morning.

UK Doctors To Hold Longest NHS Strike Ever

Doctors in England have begun their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain's National Health Service (NHS). Junior doctors, those below consultant level, will walk out for six days in a major escalation of their long-running pay dispute with the UK government. 

French Authorities Bars Nigerian Students From Relocating With Families Abroad

The French parliament has passed a law prohibiting Nigerian students studying in France and others from bringing their families into France. After a revised version was approved, this measure was Okayed by the French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. Accordingly, the new revised immigration policy is targeted to tighten controls on family reunion, restricts migrants’ access to welfare benefits, and prohibits the incarceration of minors in detention centres.