Tag: Foreign
Kiev loses up to 600 soldiers in battles with Russia
Russia’s Tsentr (Centre) group of forces has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian military personnel over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said...
Africa loses $18bn annually due to conflict: African Union
Kenyan President William Ruto, the champion of the African Union's (AU) institutional reforms, on Monday said conflicts are hindering Africa’s potential, resulting in estimated...
Phone talks between Putin, Trump not scheduled yet
There is no understanding yet when a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump may be held, said...
Moscow not withdrawing conditions for talks with U.S.
Russia has said that it would not withdraw or cancel its conditions for resuming strategic stability talks with the United States (U.S.).
Russian Deputy Foreign...
UN official seeks immediate action to end crisis in DR Congo
DR Congo, head of UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, has called for immediate action to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic...
China recounts 2024 milestones: 5.0% GDP growth, strengthened Nigeria-China relations
Yan Yuqing, China’s Consul-General in Lagos, says her country's gross domestic product grew by 5.0% in 2024, driving both qualitative economic development and reasonable...
UN relocates non-essential staff from DR Congo amidst heightened security concerns
The United Nations is set to temporarily relocate non-essential staff from Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amidst heightened security concerns in...
U.S. withdrawal from WHO raises global security concerns – Amref...
Amref Health Africa, an Africa-based non-governmental organisation with a focus on health development, says withdrawal of the U.S. from the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship
A federal judge blocked Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday from implementing the Republican president’s executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in...
Trump says could reach trade deal with China, calls talk with...
U.S. President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was friendly and thought he could reach a trade deal...
Israeli military kills armed man amid violent clashes in Gaza Strip
In spite of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, several violent encounters have occurred involving armed or masked Palestinians, an Israeli military spokesman said late...
Pakistani man mauled by lion filming TikTok video
Police in Pakistan have launched an investigation after a lion attacked a man filming a video for TikTok at a private breeding facility.
The incident...
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 59% of terrorism-related deaths worldwide –...
Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for nearly 59 percent of all terrorism-related deaths globally in spite of the continued effort by member states to end...
U.S. scraps ban on immigration raids in churches, hospitals, schools
U.S. immigration and border officials will be able to arrest migrants at so-called “sensitive” locations again, after the Trump administration overturned policies limiting where...
France issues new arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader al-Assad
France’s judiciary on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on suspicion of complicity in war crimes, specifically relating to...
South Korea’s Yoon appears for the first time at trial
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Tuesday appeared for the first time at the Constitutional Court for his impeachment trial.
Yoon asked that...
TikTok ban: Trump gives 75-day grace period
US President Donald Trump has ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, as he floated...
