Mr. John Kerry, the United States’ Special Envoy on Climate Change and a member of the country’s security council, assured Nigeria yesterday of the country’s technical assistance in its efforts to decarbonize its energy sources. Kerry, a former US Secretary of State, said during a visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, in Abuja that …
Adoba Echono, Abuja According to a World Bank report, South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the Maldives are engulfed in Chinese debt. Pakistan owes China $77.3 billion in foreign exchange, while Maldives owe China 31 percent of its GDP (GNI). By the end of 2020, the Maldives’ total debt will be MVR 86 billion, with external debt …
Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest on September 19. Late Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest-serving monarch. She died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Many dignitaries and prominent figures from around the world have paid glowing tributes to the late monarch. Meanwhile, on Saturday, King Charles III was formally …
In his first public broadcast as monarch, Britain’s King Charles III delivered a historic televised address to the nation, paying a poignant and moving tribute to his “darling Mama,” the Queen. “We owe her the most heartfelt debt any family can owe to their mother; for her love, affection, guidance, understanding, and example,” Charles said of his “beloved mother,” the …
Arab leaders have expressed their heartfelt condolences on Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Following Buckingham Palace’s official announcement of the Queen’s death on Thursday, tributes to the late monarch have been pouring in from all over the Middle East. The Queen was described as “a long and steadfast friend to Saudi Arabia” by the Saudi Royal Embassy. The Saudi embassy expressed …
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognised by billions of people around the world, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace announced. Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest of her four children and the oldest heir apparent in British history at 73, becomes king immediately. The queen died after the …
As NASA on Saturday resumed its second effort to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test capsule toward the Moon, engineers detected a fuel leak that potentially could lead to a new delay. With millions around the globe and hundreds of thousands on nearby beaches waiting for the historic launch of the massive Space …
Mikhail Gorbachev, the former leader of the Soviet Union (Russia), has died. Gorbachev was reported to have died on Tuesday at a central hospital in Moscow, Russia. “Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital said late Tuesday. For his political contributions, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 as a …
Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan’s references to the 1922 war and “despicable Greeks,” government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou responded that the Turkish leader “has chosen to distort history in order to serve his revisionist narrative.” “On the contrary, Greece has written history in its long history,” Oikonomou said. “When necessary, Greece knows exactly how to vigorously and effectively defend its …
The head of Japan’s National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation confirmed “shortcomings” in the security plans for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. “There were shortcomings in the security plans and the risk assessments on which they were based, and direction from the field commander was insufficient,” Itaru Nakamura told reporters. “The root of this …
The White House announced on Tuesday that US First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for the second time. The president’s wife, 71, tested negative on Monday but developed “cold-like symptoms late in the evening,” according to her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander. A subsequent …
According to US Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, US President Joe Biden is working in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated and twice boosted. This comes just two days after President Biden tested negative for the coronavirus despite having mild symptoms and starting Paxlovid. “Consistent with CDC guidelines,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement, “he will isolate at …
MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, has expressed regret over the expulsion of its spokesperson. The Malian government has ordered the UN Deputy Chief Communication and Spokesperson, Olivier Salgado, to leave the country within three days for making ‘unacceptable’ comments about the controversial arrest of dozens of Ivorian soldiers in Bamako. Efforts at Peacekeeping Mr. Salgado had stated …
Sri Lanka has sworn in Ranil Wickremesinghe as president, with hopes that he will lead the country out of its economic crisis. Mr. Wickremesinghe, the former prime minister, is widely despised by the public, but some protesters have said they will give him a chance. He took the oath in the heavily guarded parliament complex. The economic crisis has caused …
Mario Draghi, Italy’s Prime Minister, has resigned. The resignation comes a year and a half after he was appointed as Italy’s unelected head of a unity government. He informed President Sergio Mattarella that he was stepping down after three parties in his government refused to support him in a confidence vote the night before. The president has asked to remain …
The African Youth Assembly has condemned the assassination of 23 Africans near the Moroccan-Spanish border. It issued the condemnation in Jos, the Plateau State capital, through the Speaker of the Assembly in the West African Region, Comrade Matthew Naankin. The people were killed on June 24th while attempting to cross the Melilla chain link fence, according to reports. He condemned …
At least three people were killed and two others were injured in an Indiana mall in the United States of America on Sunday evening after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and was shot and killed by an armed civilian. According to the Associated Press, Greenwood Park Mall Chief Jim Ison stated that the man …
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty and was told his trial would take place the following year. The actor is charged with sexually assaulting three men more than ten years ago. Spacey, 62, responded “not guilty” to each of the five charges at a hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, while standing in …
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador for talks that the White House says will highlight the underlying strength of a relationship that has recently been highlighted for the leaders’ disagreements on issues such as energy and Ukraine policy. López Obrador declined Biden’s invitation to the Summit of the Americas last month in …
Shinzo Abe’s family and friends gathered at a Tokyo temple Tuesday for a private funeral, while mourners outside condemned the leader’s “despicable” murder. Abe was shot at close range during a campaign speech in Nara on Friday, just days before upper house elections in which his ruling party strengthened its grip on power. Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, the murder suspect, is …
