US-Russia talks on Ukraine begin in Saudi Arabia
Both sides launched fresh drone attacks on the eve of the negotiations. AFP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – US and Russian officials opened talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday on a…
Canada Rejects Asylum Claims from Over 13,000 Nigerians
By Titilope Adako Canada has rejected asylum claims from no fewer than 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection between January 2013 and December 2024, according to data from the…
Nigerian court orders accelerated hearing for IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, fixes April 29 for Nigerian government to bring in witnesses
Morakinyo Akinosun ABUJA – A federal high court in Nigerian capital Abuja has ordered an accelerated hearing of the seven-count treasonable felony charge against Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of…
Iran frees French citizen after prison ordeal: Macron
Grondeau was arrested in Shiraz, southern Iran, in October 2022 and sentenced to five years in prison for “conspiracy against the Islamic republic”. AFP Iranian authorities have released French citizen…
UK company fined £560k after worker’s arm severed
BBC An animal feed company in East Yorkshire has been fined £566,000 after an employee’s arm was severed in a machine. AB Agri Limited, which has premises in Fridaythorpe, near…
Rwanda’s Kagame cuts ties with Belgium, gives diplomats 48 hours to leave
Agency Report President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, has ended the country’s diplomatic relations with Belgium, in the wake of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Russian captain involved in North Sea tanker crash charged with manslaughter
Agency Report The Russian captain of a cargo ship involved in Monday’s crash with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of England was charged Friday with gross…
US designated South Korea a ‘sensitive’ country amid nuclear concerns
WASHINGTON/SEOUL – The U.S. Department of Energy has designated ally South Korea a “sensitive” country, a spokesperson said on Friday, after the South Korean president briefly imposed martial law and…
U.S. congress clears path for Trump to impose sanctions on Nigeria over wanton killing of Christians
Agency Report The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has given President Donald Trump the green light to impose stringent sanctions on Nigeria in response to the widespread…
INSIGHT: Arrest of Philippines’ Duterte offers a glimmer of hope at troubled ICC
THE HAGUE – The arrest of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has given a timely boost to the International Criminal Court, which is facing U.S. sanctions and an investigation into…