U.S. Senate To Try To Finish $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill On Saturday
The U.S. Senate, unable to finalize a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Thursday, will try again on Saturday when it is scheduled to hold a vote on limiting debate and moving toward passage of the...
View ArticleTaliban Agree To Allow Civilian Safe Passage — White House Says
Taliban have agreed to allow safe passage from Afghanistan for civilians hoping to join a US-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser said Tuesday, although a...
View ArticleMany Afghan Refugees Expected To Resettle In US State Of Texas — Official
Many among the at least 30,000 Afghan refugees headed to the US to escape the Taliban in Afghanistan are expected to be resettled in different cities in Texas state, the agency for refugee services has...
View ArticleNever In History Has Withdrawal From War Been Handled So Badly: Trump
Never in history has a withdrawal from war been handled so badly or incompetently as by Americans from Afghanistan, former president Donald Trump has said as the United States flew its last military...
View ArticleFG moves to recover £200 million stolen Nigerian funds from the US
The Federal Government has announced that it is moving towards the recovery of £200 million of Nigeria’s assets stashed in the United States, as it embarks on a massive recovery of assets owned to the...
View ArticleGlobal clampdown on the unvaccinated
It has been observed that there have been concerns over a worldwide clampdown on the unvaccinated, waning COVID-19 vaccine immunity after six months of the administration of the vaccine. Reports also...
View ArticleUS, Taliban To Hold First Talks Since Afghanistan Withdrawal
Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from...
View ArticleBorder Residents Rejoice As US Says It Will Lift Travel Ban After 19 Months
Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month...
View ArticleSouth Africa set to get $8.5 billion from U.S., EU and UK to speed up shift...
The United States joined Britain, France, Germany and the European Union on Tuesday in a multi-billion dollar partnership to help South Africa finance a quicker transition from coal, that will provide...
View ArticleChina Trying To Influence Media, Businesses In US, Other Places – Pentagon
China conducts influence operations, which target cultural institutions, media organisations, business, academic, and policy communities in the US, other countries, and international institutions, to...
View ArticleSouth Korea, US, Japan Negotiate Possible Defence Ministerial Talks
South Korea, the US and Japan are negotiating over the possibility of the countries holding trilateral defence ministerial talks, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said on Tuesday. Ministry spokesperson...
View ArticleRussia Could Invade Ukraine At Any Time Now, Warns US
Russia could invade Ukraine “at any time” and American citizens should leave immediately, the US has warned. An invasion could start with aerial bombing that would make departures difficult and...
View ArticleUS, Japan, South Korea Meet In Hawaii To Discuss North Korean Threat
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts were meeting Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the...
View ArticleRussia Poised To Strike Ukraine, Says US Defense Secretary
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday appeared to compare Russsia’s military to a snake that was uncoiling and preparing to strike Ukraine after a massive military buildup that has stoked the...
View ArticleBiden May Issue Executive Order On Regulating Cryptos This Week: Report
US President Joe Biden is likely to move executive order to regulate cryptocurrency this week, as per media reports. As per a memorandum by the US National Security Council (NSC) memorandum, government...
View ArticleUS Provides $350-mn Immediate Support To Ukraine Against Russia’s Actions
United States on Saturday (local time) announced additional assistance to Ukraine which includes USD 350 million for immediate support to Ukraine’s defence against ongoing Russia’s military actions....
View ArticleBiden Says US And Allies Will End Normal Trade Relations With Russia
President Joe Biden said on Friday the G7 industrialized nations will revoke Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status, and announced a U.S. ban on Russian seafood, alcohol and diamonds, the latest...
View ArticleUS sanctions 6 Nigerians for sponsoring Boko Haram
The United States Government on Friday added 6 Nigerians to a list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons due to their financial, material and technology support of the terrorist group,...
View ArticleUS donates $2 million worth of radiation detection equipment to Nigeria
The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration has supplied $2million worth of equipment to Nigeria to help strengthen Nigeria’s counter-nuclear smuggling capacity. This was...
View ArticleJoe Biden To Host US-ASEAN Special Summit In Washington On May 12-13
United States President Joe Biden will host a special in-person summit with ASEAN leaders on May 12-13, a White House statement said Saturday (local time). “The Special Summit will demonstrate the...
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