LONDON -- The British government has announced a temporary suspension of import tariffs on 89 types of goods to bolster domestic businesses and ease financial burden on consumers. The measure takes immediate effect and will remain in place until July 2027.

According to an official press release updated on Monday, the suspended tariffs apply to a wide array of items, ranging from everyday essentials such as pasta, fruit juices, spices, and coconut oil, to industrial materials like plywood and plastics used in construction and manufacturing. Seasonal goods such as agave syrup - popular among cocktail makers, and plant bulbs for gardening are also included. (Brtain-Tariff)

ALGIERS -- Algeria on Monday ordered 12 French diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, declaring them "personae non gratae" in a move that marks a sharp escalation in diplomatic tensions with France.

The expulsion follows the arrest of an Algerian consular official by French authorities -- an action Algiers described as a blatant violation of diplomatic immunity. (Algeria-France-Diplomats Expulsion)

ABUJA -- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Monday confirmed that over 40 people were killed in an attack by a group of unknown gunmen who wreaked havoc in a local community in the country's north-central Plateau State.

The attack occurred late Sunday night when the gunmen stormed the Zike community in the Bassa local government area of Plateau State, shooting indiscriminately at residents, local authorities said. (Nigeria-attack)

UNITED NATIONS -- Local sources reported more than 300 civilians were killed in attacks on Sudan's famine-distressed Zamzam displacement camp, UN humanitarians said on Monday.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is gravely concerned by reports of mass casualties and large-scale displacement following intense fighting on Friday and Saturday in and around Zamzam and Abu Shouk displacement camps and the town of El Fasher in North Darfur. (Sudan-attack) Enditem

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