The Nigerian Army has neutralised 18 terrorists and arrested 37 suspects in a significant operation across various theatres within the last 24 hours.
The troops also recovered several weapons and logistics items during a series of intelligence-led operations conducted nationwide.
According to the Nigerian Army X account, the operations, which spanned multiple states, also led to the rescue of 9 kidnapped victims.
US, German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brain
American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain.
Nigeria military aircraft crashes with 32 aboard
A Nigerian military plane flying from Benin City to Lagos crashed on Monday in southwestern Ondo state, killing 25 passengers and seven crew members.
At least 22 dead after boats collide on Congo river
At least 22 people have died after two boats collided on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Spanish PM Sanchez calls snap election for November 29
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called an early election for November 29 on Monday, in a bid to strengthen his mandate after a fragmented parliament rejected the government's key housing decrees last week amid widespread protests.
Hundreds of French schools stay closed ahead of nationwide day of student protests
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