Seoul – Oil prices dipped on Tuesday amid expectations of an increase in U.S. crude inventories, but signs of a fall in Iranian oil exports this month kept losses in check. International benchmark Brent crude […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump said in a CBS interview on Saturday that there would be “severe punishment” for Saudi Arabia if it turns out that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed […]
Izmir (Turkey) – A United States pastor was flown out of Turkey after a court freed him from two years of detention, in a step that could improve U.S.-Turkish ties. These countries ties had […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said the authorities were getting closer to understanding the disappearance of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish investigators prepared to enter the Saudi consulate in Istanbul […]
London – OPEC sees the oil market as well supplied and is wary of revisiting a glut next year, the group’s secretary-general said on Thursday, suggesting producers are in no rush to expand a June […]
CNN) – US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday directly to President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with her decision. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted that “President Trump […]
Windhoek – Namibia’s president called on Monday for a change to the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and re-distribute it to the majority black population. “The willing-buyer willing-seller principle has not delivered […]
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s president called on Monday for a change to the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and re-distribute it to the majority black population. “The willing-buyer willing-seller principle […]
New York – U.S. First Lady Melania Trump will visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt next month on her first solo trip abroad. Trump said her trip, set to begin on Oct. 1, will take […]
By Chibuike Nwbuko Abuja (Sundiata Post)- As the United Nations General Assembly’s annual top-level meeting began yesterday., world leaders looked to Nelson Mandela’s legacy of championing peace, human rights and global cooperation but acknowledged the […]
Oil prices on Monday hit its highest since November 2014, as Benchmark Brent crude LCOc1 sold at 80.94 dollars per barrel, up 2.14 dollars or 2.7 per cent, before easing to around 80.75 dollars by […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order calling for sanctions against foreign citizens, entities or governments found to have interfered in U.S. elections. Administration officials said the executive order sets […]
Moscow – President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that Russia and China should work together to oppose protectionism and what he called unilateral approaches to international problems. Xi made the comments at a news conference […]
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand firmed against the dollar early on Tuesday as some emerging market currencies that sold-off sharply in recent weeks regained some lost ground. At 0650 GMT the rand was 0.77 […]
Seoul – President, Moon Jae-In of South Korea has called on the U.S. and North Korea to make “courageous decisions’’ in their faltering negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. “North Korea must tackle nuclear disarmament, […]
By Prudence Arobani New York – U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the closure of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) office in Washington, DC. The U.S. government, in a statement by Ms Heather Nauert, Spokesperson […]
PRETORIA – The International Monetary Fund gave its full backing to South Africa’s land reform plan on Thursday, as long as the highly contentious process is transparent and based on the constitution. The […]
Moscow – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday confirmed that the U. S. stopped funding to the agency this year, with some of the […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information. “Hillary Clinton’s Emails, […]
Tokyo – Japan said on Tuesday North Korea still posed a dire threat to its security despite a halt to ballistic missile tests and a pledge by leader Kim Jong Un to denuclearize the Korean […]
Tehran – President Hassan Rowhani blamed Iran’s woes on U.S. President Donald Trump and an “American conspiracy” as he defended his government’s response to the country’s economic crisis. “There is an anti-Iran group sitting in the […]
By Prudence Arobani New York – U.S. President Donald Trump has released a statement on the death of Sen. John McCain after reports emerged that he rejected White House statement praising […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja – The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid, reiterating that he is fit and capable to run for second term in 2019, and lead the […]
Paris – President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said Brexit cannot divide the EU and hit out at what he called U.S. President Donald Trump’s “aggressive” isolationism. As pressure mounts on Prime Minister Theresa May to […]
Hanoi – U.S. Senator John McCain was a “symbol of his generation’’ who helped “heal the wounds of war’’ by pushing for diplomatic normalisation of ties with Vietnam. The Southeast Asian country’s Foreign Minister said […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump criticized social media companies on Friday for silencing “millions of people” in what he called an act of censorship. Trump did not mention any of the companies by name. […]
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has told the U.S. charge d’affaires of its disappointment over Washington’s “failure” to use diplomatic channels after President Donald Trump angered Pretoria with comments on its land policy. Trump […]
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s government in an official tweet on Thursday rejected United States President Donald Trump’s tweet on land reform as a “narrow perception” that divides the nation. “South Africa totally rejects this narrow […]
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Monday at Omarosa Manigault-Newman, a former aide who published recordings over the weekend made in sensitive and supposedly secure parts of the White House, including of […]
ANKARA – Iran’s Supreme Leader on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer of unconditional talks to improve bilateral ties and he also accused the Iranian government of economic mismanagement in the face of […]
MOSCOW – Russia warned the United States on Friday it would regard any U.S. move to curb the activities of its banks as a declaration of economic war which it would retaliate against, […]
Washington – Melania Trump’s parents on Thursday received American citizenship under so-called “chain migration” rules her husband, President Donald Trump, has frequently derided. The first lady’s Slovenian-born parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, were sworn in in […]
Johannesburg – MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, is sticking to its 2018 dividend target despite new U.S. sanctions making it harder to repatriate cash from its Iran joint venture, the company […]
Beijing – China’s business ties with Iran are open, transparent and lawful, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said companies doing business with Iran would be […]
Ankara – New U.S. sanctions against Iran took effect on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump, who defied Washington’s allies to impose them, pledged that firms doing business with Tehran would be […]
By Prudence Arobani New York – Chicago police said 44 people were shot in the city on Sunday within a space of 14 hours, including five who were killed. Police records showed that in […]
Washington – The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Russia’s Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank on Friday for allegedly facilitating a financial transaction on behalf of a North Korean official involved in that country’s nuclear programme. “Today’s action targets a […]
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand extended losses against the dollar early on Friday, with markets gripped by worries over escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. At 0623 GMT, the rand traded […]
By Prudence Arobani New York – U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Robert Mueller, the Special Counsel probing into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election. Trump, in a barrage of […]
Los Angeles, – Comedian Roseanne Barr apologised on Thursday for her controversial Twitter comment that caused the cancellation of her U.S. comedy show “Roseanne,” but insisted she had been misunderstood and said […]
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