Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed “decisive actions” to quell what he called an armed rebellion by the outspoken mercenary tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose forces claimed control of a southern Russian city and threatened to march to Moscow. Putin mobilized Russian troops on Saturday to put down what he called...
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By PAUL EJIME – The ECOWAS Observation Mission in Saturday’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone have met with the Presidential Flag Bearers, expressing deep concern over reported violence in parts of the country. Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, met separately in Freetown...
Around 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said on Friday. The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said UNHCR representative to Italy Chiara Cardoletti. The vessel left...
The United Nations has accused Russia of killing 136 children in 2022 during its war of aggression against Ukraine, an internal report seen by dpa in New York on Thursday showed. UN Secretary general António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the killings. The report also stated that 80...
The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says she frequently cries over the Russian war of aggression against her home country. In comments published on Thursday by local media, Olena Zelenska said “today, I might cry again. It happens to me very often.” “After all, I am a human...
A gas explosion in a restaurant in northern China has killed at least 31 people, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. Seven others were injured, one of them seriously in the explosion on Wednesday night, Xinhua said. The explosion happened at a barbecue restaurant in the Chinese...
Nine suspected smugglers have been remanded in custody after a serious boat accident in which about one hundred migrants died in the Mediterranean Sea. A court in the Greek port city of Kalamata made the ruling on Tuesday evening, state broadcaster ERT reported on Wednesday. The Egyptians, aged between...
The heads and experts on immigration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are working on the implementation of the ECOVISA, a single visa system similar to the Schengen model. In a statement issued on the website of the ECOWAS Commission, the Directorate of Free Movement of...
Britain on Monday introduced legislation that will allow it to keep sanctions against Russia in place until Moscow pays compensation to Ukraine. “As Ukraine continues to defend itself against Russia’s invasion, the terrible impacts of Putin’s war are clear. “Ukraine’s reconstruction needs are, and will be immense,” British foreign...
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping before he departs Beijing on Monday after a two-day visit, Chinese state media reports. This is the first trip by a U.S. secretary of state to China since 2018. Blinken had met earlier in the day with...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hass given African leaders seeking to mediate in the war in Ukraine a list of reasons why he believed many of their proposals were misguided, pouring cold water on a plan already largely dismissed by Kyiv. The African leaders were seeking agreement on a series...
South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. His delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed “very difficult to implement”, a day...
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire due to start on Sunday, according to the United States (U.S.) and Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire between Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), brokered by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, was set to kick off...
Polish Foreign Ministry on Friday said the plane carrying the security personnel and press crew of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was detained due to the presence of “dangerous materials” and “undeclared persons” on board. The crew has been in Warsaw for the second day in a row due...
A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Ghana’s economy has started showing signs of stability after the start of the IMF’s three-year support program. In a statement released after a week-long working visit to the West African country, the IMF team said Ghana currently...
Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen. Seated in a wheelchair, he waved to onlookers as he was driven from the Gemelli Hospital, where he was operated on to prevent an intestinal obstruction. He spoke briefly with reporters outside...
Pope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary of the late Pope Benedict to return to his native Germany by the end of the month without any new assignment. The Vatican disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, thus putting an end to speculation about what role...
The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said the number of people forcibly displaced around the world has climbed to a record 110 million. UNHCR said conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan spurred millions of people to flee their homes. In a new report, the agency said...
Former U.S. president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony charges on Tuesday in connection with his handling of classified documents and alleged attempts to prevent the government from recovering them. It marks the first time an American president has been charged with a federal crime. If found...
UN Secretary General, António Guterres on Tuesday called for improved digital accessibility for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD). Guterres made the call at the opening of the 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at UN headquarters...