Samsung chief Jay Y. Lee found not guilty in merger case
SEOUL – Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee was found not guilty of accounting fraud and stock manipulation by a Seoul appeals court on Monday, in a ruling that could…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face US action
PANAMA CITY – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will “take measures necessary” if Panama does not immediately take steps…
Pope Francis decries deaths of children in global conflicts
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday decried the deaths of children in global conflicts, telling a Vatican summit that “nothing is worth the life of a child”. Francis, who…
Denmark PM repeats that Greenland is not for sale
BRUSSELS – Greenland is not for sale, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen said on Monday, after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that President Donald Trump’s interest…
South Africa fires back at Trump’s false claim of land seizures
Agency Report South Africa’s president fired back at President Trump on Monday after the American leader accused the South African government of “confiscating land” and “doing some terrible things, horrible…
‘Call your president’, Kenya Airways agent tells Nigerian passenger during altercation over alleged delay at Nairobi airport
Olayomi Koiki There was an altercation between and employee of Kenya Airways and a female Nigerian passenger at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, prompting the airline to react. In…
Nigeria police arrest man, 32, for stealing five-year-old girl in Anambra
Ayomidele Oluwasusi A man has been arrested for kidnapping a minor in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra, police said on Sunday. Joshua Simeon, 32, was arrested for stealing a five-year-old…
Tems wins ‘Best African Music Performance’ at 2025 Grammy Awards, Beyonce wins top Grammys prize for first time with ‘Cowboy Carter’
Agency Report At 29, Tems has achieved a milestone, surpassing all Nigerian artistes with her Grammy wins. Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade…
Former Spanish soccer chief stands trial for kissing player Jenni Hermoso
The former president of Spain’s football federation, Luis Rubiales, goes on trial on Monday, accused of sexual assault for kissing the player Jenni Hermoso, in a case which has fed…
Car bomb blast near Syria’s Manbij kills 15, civil defense says
Fourteen women and one man were killed and 15 other women injured on Monday, in a car bomb explosion on a main road on the outskirts of the northern Syrian…