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The remains of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, mother of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have arrived in Abuja ahead of her burial. Hajiya Umma El-Rufai died in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, March 27, 2026, after a brief illness. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, the deceased’s grandson and member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, confirmed the arrival of the body and the funeral arrangements in a statement shared on his X handle on Sunday. “This is to notify the general public that the remains of our grandmother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, have safely landed in Abuja,” he wrote. DAILY…

French authorities have arrested two more suspects over a ​foiled attack on Bank of America’s Paris offices, the country’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said ‌on Sunday. “Two further individuals were taken into police custody last night as part of the investigation launched on March 28, 2026 into the offences committed against Bank of America,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement to Reuters. ​The custody of the first suspect arrested on Saturday, a minor, has been extended, ​it added. Under French law, suspects in terrorism cases can be held in custody ⁠for up to 96 hours, with further extensions possible under…

Finland’s defence ministry reported on Sunday a suspected territorial violation ​by unmanned aerial vehicles in the southeast ‌of the country. Nearby countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania earlier this week said several Ukrainian drones had crashed on their ​territory after going astray during attacks on ​Russian oil export facilities on the Baltic Sea ⁠coast. Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russian ​oil refineries and export routes over recent weeks in ​an attempt to weaken Russia’s war economy and as peace talks, brokered by Washington, have stalled. It was not immediately ​clear where the drones detected in Finland came ​from. “Drones have strayed into Finnish…

Nigeria’s Samson Adamu has been appointed Acting Secretary General of the Confederation of African Football. The appointment was confirmed on Sunday, making him the first Nigerian to hold the position since CAF was established over 70 years ago. Adamu takes over from Véron Mosengo-Omba, who resigned from the role on the same day. Before his new appointment, Adamu served as CAF’s Director of Tournaments and Events, where he played a key role in organising major competitions across the continent. His appointment was proposed by the CAF Executive Committee and approved by the Congress during its meeting at the Giza Palace…

Protesters transformed a major Mexico City highway into a makeshift football ​pitch on Saturday, playing impromptu matches to denounce World Cup preparation which they said is overshadowing ‌the capital’s pressing needs. The event unfolded on the white-painted asphalt of a busy ring road, with demonstrators wearing Mexico jerseys alongside club colours of Pumas, Chivas and Italian side Juventus, while an organiser provided match commentary over a loudspeaker. The protest was intended to ​denounce what organizers termed the “World Cup of Dispossession” and to draw attention to shortages of housing, water, ​transport and electricity. Reuters has contacted the Mexico City government…

 Oman’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that it condemns attacks ​on its territory, adding that no ‌party has claimed responsibility. It said authorities were investigating the attacks’ “sources and motives” without providing ​further details or specifying any ​specific attack. Oman said on Saturday that a ⁠worker was injured in a ​drone attack on the Gulf country’s Salalah ​port and Danish container shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab said later that it temporarily halted its operations at ​the port after Saturday’s attack. Iran’s Revolutionary ​Guards said on Saturday that they targeted a ‌U.S. ⁠support vessel at a “considerable” distance from Salalah port, Iranian…

China’s top diplomat in ​Hong Kong has met the senior U.S. ‌diplomat in the city to protest against a U.S. public alert over new security rules in Hong Kong, ​the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. In a ​statement released late on Saturday, the Chinese foreign ⁠ministry’s Hong Kong office said Commissioner Cui ​Jianchun met U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh on ​March 27 and expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition”, urging Washington to stop interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs and ​China’s internal affairs “in any form”. Hong Kong this month ​amended its enforcement rules for the national security regime, making ‌it ⁠an…

Pope Leo said on ‌Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood”, in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. Addressing tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, ​the celebration that opens the holy week leading up to Easter for the world’s ​1.4 billion Catholics, the pontiff called the conflict “atrocious” and said Jesus cannot be ⁠used to justify any wars. “This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, ​whom no one can use to justify war,” Leo, the first U.S. pope, told crowds…

A man died in Mexico City’s newly renovated ​Estadio Banorte on Saturday after ‌falling from a box seat area shortly before the stadium’s reopening match, ​security officials said. The accident occurred ​just as the venue, known ⁠as the Azteca Stadium, hosted ​a friendly between Mexico and Portugal. ​The match is intended to serve as a stress test for the facility ​after an around-the-clock construction push to ​meet Saturday’s deadline. The stadium, scheduled to hold the ‌opening ⁠ceremony on June 11, is to be the first to host matches in three different World ​Cups. Authorities said ​the ⁠man was intoxicated. He attempted to…

Rosemary DiCarlo described the conflict as “nearly 1,500 days of death, destruction and despair” and reiterated the UN’s long-standing call for a ceasefire. Since the war began, 15,364 civilians have been killed, including 775 children, and more than 42,000 others injured, though actual numbers are likely to be higher. “The suffering and destruction caused by the war in Ukraine can never be justified. The longer the war exists, the deadlier it becomes, with growing risks to regional and international security,” she said.Rising death toll, energy sector hit Ms. DiCarlo reported that at least 188 civilians were killed in February, and 757 injured – a 45 per cent increase over the same period last year. Attacks have continued this month, including deadly assaults in…