Biden discusses Gaza conflict with Israeli, Palestinian leaders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had spoken with U.S. President Joe Biden about the Gaza conflict. The head of the Israeli government announced […]
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COVID-19: WHO urges countries to reconsider vaccinating children, adolescents
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged some countries to reconsider vaccinating their children and adolescents, calling on them to donate vaccines to COVAX for […]
Biden raises refugee admissions cap to 62,500 after backlash
President Joe Biden has raised the cap for refugee admissions into the United States to 62,500, in a U-turn that more than quadruples the limit […]
Biden urges U.S. Congress to approve police reform in May
U.S. President Joe Biden has urged Congress to approve in May a police reform that would address the issue of racially motivated brutality.Biden made the […]
Security: Buhari asks U.S. to relocate AFRICOM’s headquarters to Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the U.S. to reconsider relocating U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) from Stuttgart, Germany, to Africa, nearer the Theatre of Operation. The […]
India records 352,000 new daily COVID-19 cases, 2,812 deaths
India on Monday saw a new global record of 352,991 daily new COVID-19 infections as a second wave of the pandemic overwhelmed the health systems. […]
U.S. ambassador to Russia to return to U.S for consultations
U.S Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said in a statement on Tuesday that he would return to the United States this week for consultations, as […]
Biden bars federal agencies from using phrase ‘illegal alien’
President Joe Biden’s administration has ordered U.S. immigration agencies to stop using the controversial and dehumanising phrase “illegal alien” in reference to migrants. The term […]
Russia, Ukraine hold military drills, NATO criticises Russian troop build-up
Russia and Ukraine held simultaneous military drills on Wednesday as the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) foreign and defence ministers began emergency discussions on the […]
Taiwan says China’s manoeuvres alter status quo in the Indo-Pacific
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday said China’s recent manoeuvres surrounding the island altered the status quo of the Info-Pacific, and vowed to work with […]
U.S. House group to propose adding 4 Supreme court seats
A pair of New York congressmen were among a group of Democrats who planned to introduce a bill that would add four seats to the […]
Japanese prime minister to travel to U.S. for talks with Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus […]
U.S. Defence Secretary in Germany to settle defence ties
U.S. Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, is meeting his counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin on Tuesday, with the aim of settling defence ties. This is coming […]
U.S. issues potential irregular African immigrants gentle warning
The U.S. Department of State has delivered a subtle warning to would-be irregular migrants from Africa, who may be drawing inspiration from the crisis at […]
Economic recovery: Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher as Biden’s vaccination pledge raises hopes
Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Monday as U.S. President Joe Biden’s vaccination pledge raised hopes for the recovery of the pandemic-hit economy, along with […]
Biden: U.S. on track to give 100m jabs in first 60 days of presidency
President Joe Biden says the United States is on track to deliver 100 million jabs to Americans in his first 60 days in office. “When […]
Biden marks pandemic anniversary with first prime-time speech
US President Joe Biden delivered his first prime-time address on Thursday to commemorate one year since the pandemic began shutting down much of the nation’s […]
Coronavirus: US Senate passes major $1.9tn relief plan
The US Senate has voted to approve America’s third major spending package to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The $1.9tn (£1.4tn) plan […]