Africa News with James Ezimoha - February 21st, 2025
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Latest News
9min ago
Mystery of 140-year-old shipwreck finally solved
A local dive team has solved a nearly 140-year-old maritime mystery by identifying the wreck of the SS Nantes off the coast of Devon.
48min ago
India’s central bank cuts interest rates sharply
India’s central bank made a bigger-than-expected interest rate cut, lowering the repo rate by half a percent to 5.5%, the lowest level in three years.
54min ago
22 crew rescued after cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire
Twenty-two crew members were safely rescued after a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric cars, caught fire in the North Pacific near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
1h ago
Over 40 'narco-boat' drug smugglers has been arrested
More than 40 suspects have been arrested in a massive international police operation targeting a drug gang accused of smuggling cocaine into Europe using high-speed “narco-boats.”
1h ago
South Korea’s Lee and Trump agree to work quickly on tariff deal
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump spoke by phone Friday, their first conversation since Lee’s election earlier this week.
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13:30
Regional Voices
AnewZ Special | How Would Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Affect the Region?
As peace talks progress, voices from Yerevan, Tbilisi, and Baku reveal hopes, concerns, and expectations for a future shaped by trade, trust, and generational change in the South Caucasus.
03:30
Bridge collapse in Russia’s Bryansk region kills at least seven, injures 30
A bridge collapse in the Vygonichsky district of Russia’s Bryansk region, near the Ukrainian border, caused a train derailment and a traffic accident early Sunday, killing at least seven people and leaving 30 injured, according to emergency services.
23:22
Ukraine has struck the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has confirmed it carried out a third targeted attack against the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Bridge, early Tuesday morning, marking a new escalation in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
07:47
earthquake
Strong 6.3 earthquake hits Japan’s Hokkaido coast
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture early Monday, causing no reported injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued, officials confirmed.
18:14
Ukraine-Russia War
Ukraine-Russia peace talks end after barely an hour, Turkish officials say
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended abruptly in Istanbul on Monday, lasting just over an hour amid mounting tensions following a major Ukrainian drone strike on Russian strategic bombers and renewed pressure from the U.S. for a breakthrough.
Latest News
9min ago
Mystery of 140-year-old shipwreck finally solved
A local dive team has solved a nearly 140-year-old maritime mystery by identifying the wreck of the SS Nantes off the coast of Devon.
48min ago
India’s central bank cuts interest rates sharply
India’s central bank made a bigger-than-expected interest rate cut, lowering the repo rate by half a percent to 5.5%, the lowest level in three years.
54min ago
22 crew rescued after cargo ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire
Twenty-two crew members were safely rescued after a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric cars, caught fire in the North Pacific near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
1h ago
Over 40 'narco-boat' drug smugglers has been arrested
More than 40 suspects have been arrested in a massive international police operation targeting a drug gang accused of smuggling cocaine into Europe using high-speed “narco-boats.”
1h ago
South Korea’s Lee and Trump agree to work quickly on tariff deal
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and US President Donald Trump spoke by phone Friday, their first conversation since Lee’s election earlier this week.
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