China Conducts Fresh Military Drills Around Taiwan As US Congressional Delegates Pays Visits
China's military said it conducted combat alert patrols and military drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Monday, a day after the arrival of a US congressional delegation to Taipei. The exercises are "a solemn response to political plays by the US and Taiwan that are undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait," Senior Col. Shi...
Nigerian-American Returns Misplaced $5,700 Found In US
Victoria Ogunremi, a Nigerian-American woman, returned $5,700 discovered in the restroom at her place of employment, New Jersey, USA. Most Nigerians living abroad have described the gesture as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness. Ogunremi told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Monday that the gesture had earned widespread praise from her employer, colleagues,...
EU Votes €510m In Humanitarian Aid For Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria, sub-Saharan African nations will receive €510 million of the €1.9 billion first humanitarian aid package announced by the EU for 2025. The European Commission revealed the allocation in a statement on Thursday, noting that “these funds are set to be channelled across West and Central Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, North-West Nigeria, Central Africa, the Great Lakes...
Russia May Eventually Demand Surrender Of Kiev Regime – Medvedev
Russia’s current negotiating position on Ukraine is nothing but a "warm-up for kids," because the eventual demand may be total surrender of the Kiev regime, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on his Telegram channel on Monday. He drew attention to the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s statement about his refusal to conduct a dialogue with those...
Grain Deal Not Implemented As Intended – Andrey Rudenko
The grain deal is not being implemented quite as intended, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told reporters on Friday. "We're looking at how it's being implemented (the deal - TASS)," he added, adding, "Unfortunately, it's not being implemented quite as planned." Rudenko stressed that the extension of the agreement will depend on "how all the components will be implemented". The second part...
Panama’s Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage
Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is not a human right and the country, therefore, does not have to recognize such unions, according to a judgment published Wednesday. Following several appeals from same-sex couples who claimed the country’s family code was unconstitutional because it only recognized marriages between a man and a woman, the court began debating the...
Slovakia Govt Gives Update On PM Fico’s Life After Assassination Attempt
The Slovakia government says the surgery on its Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot at close range in an assassination attempt, was successful. Fico’s Deputy, Tomas Taraba, disclosed this to the BBC. He said the surgery had gone “well” and “I guess that in the end, he will survive”. Earlier, Mr Fico, 59, was said to have been “fighting for his...
China Tells Russia It Will Strengthen “Strategic Cooperation” Regardless Of International Landscape
China says it will "continue to strengthen strategic coordination" with Russia, regardless of how the "international landscape may change," according to a statement released by China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yu...
”US Sends Intelligence Surveillance Flights Over Nigeria” – Report
The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering surveillance flights over large areas of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former US officials, Reuters reported exclusively on Monday. The report noted that the surveillance flights signalled closer security cooperation between the two countries and heightened diplomatic tensions. According to Reuters, the purpose of the flights could...
Resign, Install VP Kamala Harris As First Female President – Jamal Simmons Tells Biden
Jamal Simmons, the former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, called for President Joe Biden to step down, allowing Harris to become the first female President of the United States. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Simmons praised Biden’s tenure, saying, “Joe Biden’s been a phenomenal president; he’s lived up to so many of the promises he’s made....
