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Lagos has been ranked the 27th most crime-prone city in the world, with a crime index of 69.1 points, according to the 2026 Numbeo Crime Index. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-ranks-27th-among-worlds-most-crime-prone-cities-report/

The State is drawing up a ₹20,000-crore project pipeline and a series of policy measures to prepare its cities for rising temperatures and erratic rainfall. The plan, which also includes waste reclamation, sewage treatment and digital monitoring of water supply, seeks to build climate resilience across urban local bodies

Stormwind's been feeling a li'l lonely.

Striking teachers, hospital staff and rail workers joined students in largely peaceful demonstrations

Unions stepping up work-to-rule this week after talks with Government officials over new deal broke down last Friday

Two cities in Tennessee and Georgia are experiencing catastrophic flooding after 6 to 9 inches of rain fell overnight.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 5 — Sarawak is considering a long-term urban development policy through 2050 to guide settlemen...

<p>Hundreds of thousands demonstrate over cost of living and cuts to public services as 70,000 police officers deployed</p><p>Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in cities across France in the latest round of street demonstrations, as trade unions put pressure on the government with a general strike over the cost of living and cuts to public service

The world must act on Justice Muralidhar’s report on Israeli atrocities

Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh said Sudan's Rapid Support Forces should be held accountable for “atrocities” committed during the civil war, as she vowed to make the conflict a priority if she is elected UN secretary general. Ms Nusseibeh said she would support the work of UN-appointed investigators in Sudan , where both the RSF and the rival Sudanese Armed

The UK’s Creative Cities Convention (CCC), a rival to the relocating TV Festival, has revealed its 2027 host city. As the TV Festival moves down south from Scotland after 50 years, the CCC will take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow, backed by Screen Scotland. This will come a few months before a different […]

A coalition of various Dalit organisations takes out a protest march from Kalabhavan to the office of the Superintendent of Police in Dharwad

Broadway business was off about 13% last week (from the previous week and from last season at this time) – maybe Halloween Saturday pulled away some attention? – with total box office for the 33 shows hitting $29,572,284. Attendance for the week ending November 1 was 251,700, down 4% from the previous week and 9% […]

It was in the early 1960s that the world woke up to the a unique, new sound of rock and roll when The Beatles first appeared on the music scene from Liverpool, United Kingdom. More than 65 years later, Beatlemania, a tribute band from Europe, plans to regale listeners across generations. Can’t buy me love but can buy tickets

It's these freaking zoning laws, man.

The proposed amendments to the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Act could&nbsp; erode constitutional protections against homelessness and unfairly criminalise community leaders acting in good faith.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_396,w_594/744392' alt='A demonstrator dressed as Mario, in blue overalls and a red cap, walks through a street engulfed in tear gas near Porte de Charenton in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, on 31 October 2026. (photo credit: Lucas Sansberro / Hans Luca

Demonstrations sweeping Europe are inspiring young Germans frustrated by rising costs of living amid military spending.

Young people in Germany have taken to the streets in some 34 cities, calling for greater political say and a more hopeful future. The protests come amid a wave of youth demonstrations across Europe. DW has more.

Young people in Germany have taken to the streets in some 34 cities, calling for greater political say and a more hopeful future. The protests come amid a wave of youth demonstrations across Europe. DW has more.

Young people in Germany are taking to the streets in some 34 cities, calling for greater political say and a more hopeful future. The protests come amid a wave of youth demonstrations across Europe. DW has more.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/744234' alt='DR. ALICE JILL EDWARDS, then UN special rapporteur on torture, surveys the destruction at Kibbutz Kfar Aza alongside Simona Steinbrecher, the mother of hostage Doron Steinbrecher, during a visit in December 2024. (photo credit

<p>Global cities are subsiding by up to several inches a year, an exhaustive new survey shows</p>

Etihad Rail has recorded 120,000 ticket sales in the last 30 days since the official launch of its national passenger rail network, which connects Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Dhaid and Fujairah. The figures cover September 30 to October 30, marking the network’s first full month of operations after its official inauguration. Etihad Rail began introductory passenger

Jakarta resmi ditetapkan sebagai tuan rumah World Cities Culture (WCC) Summit 2027, yakni jejaring kota-kota dunia yang ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 &mdash; Penang has been named the world&rsquo;s most budget-friendly city for digital nomads in an...

UPDATE, with revised 860 attendance percentage: Broadway’s big-name fall stars continued putting seats in the seats last week, with Billy Crystal’s 860, Other Desert Cities with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris and Allison Janney, and A Few Good Men with Bradley Whitford and Tom Blythe selling out (or coming very close) and pulling seven-figure grosses. Especi

They request publication of district-wise, quarter-wise status of atrocities cases

Chennithala admits lapses by police in Cheranalloor car crash case. Opposition stages walkout in protest against denial of discussion, suspending House proceedings

Beijing has room to borrow, but heavily indebted local governments are cutting back, raising the stakes for growth and for how China manages its local debt.

Night GTA cities have elected new mayors as the results of municipal elections are in across Ontario. Mississauga elected Alvin Tedjo, beating out incumbent Carolyn Parrish and Bonnie Crombie while the long-serving mayor was ousted in Milton. Tom Dingwall beat incumbent Adrian Foster in Clarington. Long-time Hamilton politican Andrea Horwath finished a dista

We compare the cost of living in Ireland’s capital with Cork, Galway and Limerick. The result is not what you might expect

<p>The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to live</p><p>Sadiq Khan has been <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/davehillblog/2016/jun/19/pedestrianisation-of-oxford-street-pledges-trade-and-trade-offs">trying to pedestrianise</a> Oxford Street si

While protests in France have claimed most international attention, large demonstrations also rocked many European cities Saturday from Milan to Rome to Madrid, Lisbon and Tirana.

Authorities had deployed 70,000 security forces across the country for the new marches, which were called to protest the cost of living.

Authorities had deployed 70,000 security forces across the country for the new marches, which were called, again, to protest the cost of living.

The initiative by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs seeks to provide organised spaces for street food vendors, improve food safety and hygiene, and offer better facilities to customers

<p>People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll</p><p>Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/publications/all-publications/heat-related-urban-mortality-attributable-to-human-induced-climate-change

<p>• PR police say step taken to protect federal assets following ‘recent incidents’<br>• Both sides have already lodged cases against each other over scuffle between city wardens and PR policemen</p> <p>KARACHI: In a clear sign of further escalation of tensions between the KMC and Pakistan Railways, the federal institution has called in additional forces fr

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2203,w_3448/740013' alt='Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the newly elected parliament in Moscow Wednesday, 30th September 2026 (photo credit: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS)' title='Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the

Scientists estimate that over 50,000 people died prematurely because of high temperatures across 854 European cities between June and August this year, making it Europe's deadliest summer heat on record.

The pre-tournament schedule for the upcoming world junior hockey championship has been set, with six Alberta towns hosting 12 games from Dec. 17-23.

Russia launched an intense missile and drone attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Thursday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that “illegitimate” protests would be banned in the coming days and blamed “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for last weekend’s riots and looting.

Fresh curfews were being imposed across the city centers of Paris and Lyon on Tuesday after the first quiet night since France's most destructive rioting in years.