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Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in Zamfara air strike ‘mistake’ newsthirst.

At least 16 civilians in Nigeria’s north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom. The strikes targeted militant gangs in…

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China’s December imports records a surprise jump, exports beat expectations newsthirst.

An aerial view of a container ship leaving the dockyard in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports and imports in December beat expectations by a large margin, data from the country’s customs authority showed Monday, with exporters continuing to frontload shipments ahead of U.S. President-elect…

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Britain wants to become global AI leader, build domestic OpenAI rival newsthirst.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media interview while attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S. September 25, 2024. Leon Neal | Via Reuters LONDON — The U.K is looking to build a homegrown challenger to OpenAI and drastically increase national computing infrastructure, as Prime…

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Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘it’s not going to happen’ newsthirst.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. Speaking to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on MSNBC’s “Inside” on Sunday, Trudeau discussed President-Elect Donald Trump’s repeated comments that Canada could become a part of…

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