Countries

How Nigeria-South Africa rivalry turned ugly

Lagos — Without a last-minute diplomatic intervention, Nigeria’s youth basketball team would have missed an international competition in South... Read more

5 Oct

World

Philippines condemns China attack of Vietnamese fishermen

Manila — The Philippines on Friday denounced China’s alleged assault of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where... Read more

4 Oct

World

UN council backs Guterres after Israel deems him ‘persona non grata’

United Nations — The United Nations Security Council on Thursday offered its full support to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after... Read more

4 Oct

World

Mexico excludes Spanish king from president’s swearing-in

Madrid — Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum angered Spain on Wednesday by barring its King Felipe VI from her swearing-in... Read more

26 Sep

World

Canada hits Hamas, Israeli settlers, Iran with new sanctions

Ottawa — Canada on Wednesday announced further sanctions against Hamas over its “acts of terror” and several Israeli settlers... Read more

19 Sep

Countries

Sisi vows intesified Gaza peace talks with visiting Blinken

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Gaza peace talks in a meeting with... Read more

19 Sep

World

UN General Assembly to vote on call for end to Israeli occupation

United Nations — UN member states were set to vote on Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to... Read more

18 Sep

World

COP29 hosts unveil busy programme as main climate agenda stalls

Paris — COP29 host Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that voluntary pledges on everything from tourism to world peace would... Read more

17 Sep

Countries

Ramaphosa says Africa deserves two seats on UN Security Council

Pretoria — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday welcomed Washington’s support for two permanent seats for African nations... Read more

14 Sep

Countries

US releases $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt

Washington — The US State Department said on Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to... Read more

13 Sep