An earthquake struck the Iranian capital Tehran late on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the magnitude 4.3 quake occurred at 11:46 pm (2016 GMT). Iranian state broadcaster IRIB put the magnitude at 4.6 and said it struck east of the capital in the Pardis area at a depth of around 10 kilometres. There were…
The Environment Protection Agency has secured a record-breaking $26.2 million in financial guarantees from 11 mining companies to support environmental restoration and mine rehabilitation efforts across Sierra Leone. The announcement was made in Freetown on Monday, marking what officials described as a major step toward strengthening environmental accountability within the country’s mining sector. Executive Chairman of the EPA, Abu‑Bakar…
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for his seventh term after ruling the East African country for the past five decades. Museveni, 81, had ruled the country for 40 years and was sworn in on Tuesday for a seventh consecutive term, to extend his presidency over a further five years. Museveni took the oath of office and…
European Union member states have agreed on new sanctions against Israeli settlers over violence targeting Palestinians, after a months-long deadlock, according to a top EU diplomat. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on the social media platform X that EU foreign ministers had approved the move. The decision comes amid rising settler violence and settlement expansion in the…
Sierra Leone’s Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Abdul Kargbo, has sounded the alarm over what he describes as the country’s deepening entanglement in international narcotics trafficking networks, warning that the nation risks being branded a “narco‑state” if urgent action is not taken. In an open letter to President Julius Maada Bio, Kargbo expressed “profound concern and a…
The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency (NPHA), has issued a public health advisory on Hantavirus awareness and preparedness following reports of infections linked to an international cruise ship outbreak. In the public notice dated May 10, 2026, health authorities stated that while they are closely monitoring the international situation,…
