U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a waiver to delay relocating the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the White House said. With this move Trump has avoided a step that would have complicated his efforts to restart long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. During the build up to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, Trump […]
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Germany’s foreign minister launched a scathing criticism of Donald Trump on Monday, claiming the U.S. President’s actions have “weakened” the West and accusing the U.S. government of standing “against the interests of the European Union.” Just 24 hours after German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared that Europe could no longer completely rely on traditional allies such […]
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A severe storm bringing flash flooding and tornadoes killed 11 people and injured dozens, leaving a trail of destruction across Arkansas, Missouri and Texas, officials said. The line of storms in Texas that spawned tornadoes were among several in parts of the South and Midwest that brought strong winds, thunderstorms and torrential rain in the […]
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North Korea on Saturday warned President Donald Trump of the United States to put an end to his “military hysteria” or face retaliation. The warning came as a USS Carl Vinson strike group with a flag-ship nuclear-powered aircraft carrier steamed toward the region and the isolated state marked the “Day of the Sun”, the 105th […]
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North Korean state media warned US President Donald Trump on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression. The threat came as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific – a force U.S. President Donald Trump described as an “armada”. Trump, who has urged China […]
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Hakeem Balogun, the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, says different reasons are responsible for the extreme vetting Nigerians face during entry into the US. In an interview with NAN in Washington, Balogun said the Nigerians restricted from entering the US failed to meet other required procedures. “What manner of visa did […]
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The time has come for both Nigeria and the United States to deepen the long-standing relationship between the countries based on mutual trust, according to Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Mr. Osinbajo, a law professor, spoke earlier on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa while receiving the Commander of the U.S.-Africa Command, Thomas Waldhauser, and the […]
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The U.S. Government has expressed deep concern over a video footage showing armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allegedly carrying out summary execution of civilians in the country. The U.S. Department of State, in a statement issued by the Spokesperson, Mr Mark Toner, said the incident could constitute gross violations of human […]
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No fewer than 90 Somali nationals and two Kenyans on Wednesday arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after being deported from the US. The deportees, believed to have been affected by US President Donald Trump’s implementation of his pledge to crack down on illegal immigrants, arrived at the airport at midday aboard […]
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The U.S. has commended ECOWAS for its show of leadership in peacefully ousting former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh was removed after weeks of political stalemate. The U.S. Department of State, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Mark Toner, welcomed the ongoing peaceful transition in the country and the commitment to democracy […]
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