Donald Tusk Sworn In As Poland’s New Prime Minister
Poland’s president on Wednesday swore in Donald Tusk as the new pro-EU prime minister, putting an end to eight years of right-wing populist rule. The ministers of the new administration were successively sworn in by the conservative head of state, who is allied with the previous government of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. Tusk, who previously served as prime minister...
We Won’t Take Over Ugandan Airport Over Loan Default – Chinese Authorities
Chinese authorities have said they are not interested in taking over Uganda’s sole international airport if country defaults on loan. According to reports, Entebbe International Airport and other Ugandan assets were attached and agreed to be taken over by Chinese lenders upon arbitration of the loan. President Yoweri Museveni was said to have sent a delegation to Beijing hoping to renegotiate...
I Share In Your Pain, Putin Tells Mothers Of Soldiers Killed In War With Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told a group of mothers whose sons are fighting in Ukraine that he shares the pain of those who have lost family members in the conflict. The meeting took place ahead of Mother’s Day, which Russia will mark on Sunday, and amid mounting anger from Russian soldiers’ families after a chaotic military draft. “I want...
Donald Trump Is Not A Christian – Pope Francis
Pope Francis, on Wednesday, said that President Donald Trump of the United States of America “is not Christian.” The Pope was reacting to Trump’s campaign promises to deport more immigrants and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the border. Francis spoke when a reporter asked him about the President on the papal airliner as he returned to Rome,...
I No Longer Believe In God – Gospel Musician, Jonathan Steingard
Canadian gospel singer, Jonathan Steingard has revealed why he no longer believes in God even though he grew up in a Christian home and as a Pastor's kid. ABN TV reports that Jonathan Steingard also disclosed that before going public with his belief, he had private conversations with trusted friends and was shocked to find out that his thoughts are also...
South Africa’s Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini dies at 72
Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini is dead at the age of 72 after spending days in a hospital in his home country of South Africa. The monarch was admitted in a hospital in KwaZulu-Natal last week to monitor his diabetic condition. The controversial but revered king of South Africa’s largest ethnic group Zulu, however died on Friday March 12. The king wielded great influence among millions of...
Russia To Hold Presidential Elections In Occupied Ukraine
The Russian election commission has given a hint that the upcoming presidential election would take place in regions of Ukraine that are currently under partial Russian occupation, Interfax reported on Monday, December 11. As the war in Ukraine approaches its second anniversary, the Russian news agency Interfax reports that it might be possible to hold elections in the areas currently...
US Election: Joe Biden Leads Trump In Pennsylvania
Democrat Joe Biden has taken the lead in key battleground state Pennsylvania, where a victory for the former vice president would push him past the threshold of electoral votes needed to win the White House, US media said Thursday. More ballots are yet to be counted, but shortly before 1400 GMT, CNN and The New York Times reported that Biden...
Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 16,000
The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria rose to more than 16,000 as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of collapsed homes in the stricken zone, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. The agency said 12,391 people had been confirmed killed in Turkey after Monday’s early morning earthquake and series of aftershocks, which brought down...
Buhari Jets Out For AU Summit In Equatorial Guinea
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday left Abuja to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Me...
