Armed Yemenis chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of US strikes, in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on April 18, 2025. US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Huthi rebels said on April 18, in the deadliest attack of Washington’s 15-month…
Former US President, Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement from his office said on Sunday.Biden, who left office in January, was diagnosed on Friday after he saw a doctor last week for urinary symptoms.The cancer is a more aggressive form of the disease, characterised…
U.S. President Donald Trump had arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday for his first multi-day foreign trip since he returned to the White House earlier this year. Trump was received at King Khalid International Airport by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, seen as Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler. Riyadh is the first leg of Trump’s Gulf tour,…
Nigerian students have been affected by the latest UK government cut on Graduate Route visas from two years to 18 months. It is part of a sweeping crackdown on what the UK described as “systemic abuse and mission drift” in international education, asylum, and family immigration. The announcement is part of a broader Immigration White…
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) United States President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order to lower prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will on Tuesday meet with President Donald Trump for the first time since he won reelection on a pledge to stand up to the United States leader’s tariffs and annexation threats. Carney has said that things cannot be the same with the United States under Trump, and warned against expectations…
Rwanda’s foreign minister, Olivier Nduhungirehe, on Tuesday said a final peace deal to end a crisis gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo would be signed in mid-June in Washington. It was reported that M23 fighters, who UN experts and the United States say have received military support from Rwanda, have made rapid advances in…
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to expand its military offensive against Hamas which includes the “capture” of Gaza and the holding of its territory, according to an Israeli official. It is also said to include moving the 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza towards the south, which could worsen the humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Senator Yunus Akintunde the Distinguished representing Oyo Central Senatorial District recently concluded a working visit to South Korea. The trip was facilitated by the Korea Foundation, a public diplomacy organization affiliated with South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and which is committed to promoting better understanding of Korea and strengthening friendship in…
The administration of the US President Donald Trump reduced the impact of his automotive tariffs on Tuesday by alleviating some duties imposed on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars and keeping tariffs on cars made abroad from piling on top of other ones. Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick said in a statement provided by the White…