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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has renewed calls for a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, emphasising that only high-level dialogue can bring an end to the ongoing war. Zelensky’s appeal comes on the heels of a visit to Moscow by Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump later described […]
Rwanda has said it will accept up to 250 migrants from the US in a deal agreed with President Donald Trump’s administration. Under the scheme the deportees would be given “workforce training, health care, and accommodation to jump start their lives in Rwanda”, government spokesperson Yolande Makolo confirmed to newsmen. A condition of the agreement […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports in response to India’s continued purchase of oil from Russia. The new tariff will raise the total duty on Indian goods entering the United States to 50%. According to the executive order, the increased tariff will take effect […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported a 4.5 percent decline in violent crime across the United States in 2024 compared to 2023. According to the FBI, “Violent crime decreased an estimated 4.5 percent in 2024 compared to 2023.” The report revealed that “a violent crime occurred, on average, every 25.9 seconds in 2024.” […]
Romanian former president Ion Iliescu, who presided over the eastern European country’s chaotic transition from communism to democracy, died on Tuesday aged 95, the government said. “It is with deep regret that the government announces the passing of the former President of Romania, Mr. Ion Iliescu,” said the statement published online. The government extended its […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday convicted 21 foreign nationals over high-level cybercrime, fining each of them N1 million. The trial judge, Justice Ekerete Akpan, while delivering judgement on the plea bargain reached between the convicts and the Nigeria Police Force, ordered the immediate departure of all 21 of them from Nigeria within […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a sweeping tariff regime that targets nearly 70 countries, escalating his protectionist trade agenda with a particularly sharp blow to neighbouring Canada, which now faces a 35% tariff on its exports to the United States. The tariffs, part of a broader strategy to reshape global trade in […]
Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US President Donald Trump and was rejected by Israel. Carney said the move was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian […]
A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far East on Wednesday morning, unleashing a tsunami that reverberated across the northern Pacific region. The tremor, among the strongest recorded globally in over a decade, triggered emergency warnings as far as Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand. The quake’s epicentre was located approximately 119 kilometres southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on […]
The United States Mission in Nigeria has warned Nigerians planning to travel to the US primarily to give birth to secure American citizenship for their children. In a post on X, the US Mission stated that using a visa for the main purpose of childbirth is prohibited under US immigration policy. “Using your visa to […]
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