Foreign News
US Missionary Abducted In Niger Released After 9 Months In Captivity
An American missionary, Kevin Rideout, who was abducted in Niger and held captive...
![Presidential candidate Brian Muntayalwa Mundubile waves at supporters in Lusaka, Zambia [AFP]](https://leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/c9a51fe7-b2cd-4e64-8486-0653f0adb06d-350x250.jpeg "Polls Open In Zambia Presidential Election As Hichilema’s Economic Reforms Face Test 2")
Polls Open In Zambia Presidential Election As Hichilema’s Economic Reforms Face Test
Polls have opened in Zambia’s presidential election, with incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema seeking...
Trump Launches Task Force Against Birth Tourism, Revokes Over 600 US Visas
The United States government has launched a new inter-agency task force to combat...
Japan Protests As Putin Makes First Visit To Disputed Kuril Islands
President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s far-eastern Kuril Islands for the first time on...
Meta Faces Fresh $1.4trn Legal Battle Over Facebook, Instagram Youth Safety
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, is facing a major legal challenge...
AI Race: Gemini Surges To 1bn Monthly Users
Google’s artificial intelligence assistant, Gemini, has surpassed one billion monthly active users, as...
Millions Of People Impressed By Once- In- Lifetime Full Solar Eclipse
Millions of people across the UK and Europe on Wednesday witnessed the most...
No Progress On Reviving Interim Peace Deal With US, Says Iran
There appears no hope of reviving the interim peace deal between the United...
Migrant Deaths Double On Central Mediterranean Route As Arrivals Fall In 2026- IOM
Migrant deaths more than doubled along the Central Mediterranean Route and tripled along...
US Military Operations Killed 153 Civilians In 2025 — Pentagon
The United States military killed 153 civilians and injured 243 others in military...