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At least 13 people died in two deadly crowd incidents in Nigeria on Saturday, as charity events turned tragic, with victims mostly women and children. Amnesty calls for a thorough investigation.
At least 13 people died in two incidents in Nigeria on Saturday as crowds, mostly women and children, scrambled for charity, police authorities said.
In the state capital Abuja, at least 10 people died and many more were injured in a scramble to receive gifts of charity being distributed by the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama district.
In Okija in Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria, a crowd crush occurred after a member of the community offered gifts including rice, vegetable oil and money.
State police said three people were confirmed dead though eyewitnesses and Amnesty International Nigeria put the death toll at 20 with more injured.
In both incidents, the victims were mostly women and children who were trampled as crowds tried to reach the provisions being offered.
On Thursday, at least 32 people died in a similar incident at an Islamic high school in Ibadan, the capital of Nigeria's southwest Oyo state.
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Inflation in November rose to 34.60% in annual terms from 33.88% in October, marking a third consecutive monthly rise.
Amnesty International Nigeria in a statement on Saturday said that for many Nigerians "having ordinary rice at home is turning into a luxury".
The London-based human rights group urged authorities to promptly, thoroughly, independently, and transparently investigate how these charity events descended into disaster.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
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A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Norway will purchase a fleet of British-built frigates to reinforce its naval strength, the government confirmed on Sunday. The move marks a decisive step in what is expected to be the country’s largest-ever military procurement and a significant boost to NATO’s northern maritime defences.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday cancelled a planned visit to China as nationwide protests spread beyond Jakarta, with several regional parliament buildings set on fire.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday for a regional security summit, Chinese and Russian state media reported.
China’s largest city and global financial hub, Shanghai, has set a new heat record, state media reported on Saturday. Temperatures in the city exceeded 35°C (95°F) for 25 consecutive days, breaking the previous record set in 1926.
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