Russia Cautions NATO On Membership For Sweden And Finland
The North Atlantic Alliance should be under no illusion Russia will put up with Sweden and Finland’s membership, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday. "We are making a thorough analysis of the situation. It has certainly ch...
China Imposes 13% Tax On Condoms To Boost Birth Rate
China will impose a 13% value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives from January 1, ending an exemption in place since the nationwide...
EU Calls For Diplomacy As Iran Threatens To Close Key Oil Route
The European Union’s chief diplomat on Monday warned that it would be “extremely dangerous” if Iran were to shut down the strategic Strait of...
Netanyahu Calls Iran’s Leader Mojtaba ‘Puppet of Revolutionary Guards’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as a “puppet of the Revolutionary Guards,” referring to the elite...
ECOWAS Ensures Open Borders For Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger Despite Exit
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared that businesses and citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will continue to benefit...
Pope Cried Over Children Killed In Russian Invasion – Ukrainian Lawmaker
A member of Ukraine's parliament who met Pope Francis this weekend said the pontiff was overcome with emotion when told about the children who had died during Russia's invasion. Maria Mezentseva, who is in Rome as part of a Ukrainian delegation, said...
Zelensky Speaks With Macron On Need For “Increased Pressure” On Moscow Following Recent Attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he had an urgent call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, amid waves of Russian missile attacks across...
Jonathan Briefs Tinubu On Guinea-Bissau Coup
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday briefed President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, Abuja, on what transpired in the Guinea Bissau elections. Dr. Jonathan...
US Warn Citizens To Reconsider Trip To Nigeria
The United States government has issued a fresh travel advisory to its citizens, warning against travel to Nigeria over the unavailability of healthcare services,...
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is dead
By Patricia Ngwenya - Johannesburg Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died. He was aged 95. Mugabe died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to...
