There has been a sharp rise in the number of US drone strikes in Yemen and Somalia since US President Donald Trump took office, says…
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Official version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubt
State employees of the Democratic Republic of Congo helped organise the mission trip of two UN experts to the central Kasai region where they were…
View More Official version of who killed UN experts in DR Congo in doubtU.S Congress passes Trump’s massive tax cut bill
Republicans in House of Representatives, after a second round of voting Wednesday joined the Senate to deliver an epic overhaul of U.S. tax laws to…
View More U.S Congress passes Trump’s massive tax cut billRamaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wife
South Africa’s deputy-president, Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected leader of the ruling African National Congress, a pole position that will make him president of the…
View More Ramaphosa clinches ANC Presidency, beats Zuma’s ex-wifeSouth Africans unhappy with ANC : Zuma admits
South African President Jacob Zuma admitted Saturday that voters were “not happy” with the ruling ANC party as it began a five-day conference to elect…
View More South Africans unhappy with ANC : Zuma admitsTrump may bar Boeing, Airbus from selling planes to Iran
The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering blocking planned sales of hundreds of passenger planes by two aerospace giants, Boeing and Airbus, to Iranian…
View More Trump may bar Boeing, Airbus from selling planes to IranMattis rules out military option against Iran
US Defense Secretary James Mattis says there is no need to resort to a military option against Iran over allegations that Tehran supplies missiles to…
View More Mattis rules out military option against IranTrump to stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from working
The White House has planned to stop the spouses of thousands of immigrant workers from getting jobs in the US. The Department of Homeland Security…
View More Trump to stop spouses of H-1B visa holders from workingMay hails ‘important step’ after EU leaders unlock Brexit talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed a decision by EU leaders in Brussels on Friday to open crucial talks on a post-Brexit relationship with Britain…
View More May hails ‘important step’ after EU leaders unlock Brexit talksWanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide and war crimes, attended Wednesday an emergency summit of the world’s main pan-Islamic group…
View More Wanted Sudan leader Bashir attends Turkey’s Islamic summitThai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to death
A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a local drug lord to life imprisonment and his son to death for selling 20 kilogrammes of crystal…
View More Thai Drug Lord sentenced to life, son to deathUS urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenal
The United States is ready to talk to North Korea “without preconditions” but remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of…
View More US urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenalIsrael, Hezbollah war imminent in 2018
Former U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates on Tuesday warned that there might be an all-out war between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite militia Hezbollah…
View More Israel, Hezbollah war imminent in 2018US absence at Paris summit a ‘disgrace’ says Kerry
Former US secretary of state John Kerry blasted the absence of the American government at a major climate change summit in Paris Tuesday as a…
View More US absence at Paris summit a ‘disgrace’ says KerryQuake hits Iran-Iraq border region
A tremor shook Kermanshah province in western Iran near Iraq’s border Monday, causing panic a month after a major quake killed hundreds of people there,…
View More Quake hits Iran-Iraq border regionNobel Peace Prize winners sound nuclear warning on N. Korea tensions
The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), on Sunday warned mankind’s destruction is just one “impulsive tantrum…
View More Nobel Peace Prize winners sound nuclear warning on N. Korea tensionsTrump renews attack on CNN
President Trump seems not to be relenting on his criticisms of America’s famous news channel CNN and this time around the U.S. president has carpeted…
View More Trump renews attack on CNNZimbabwe electoral commission chairperson quits
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Rita Makarau has resigned, months before a vote whose credibility is crucial to the new army-backed government’s efforts to re-engage…
View More Zimbabwe electoral commission chairperson quitsSaudi Prince Salman revealed as buyer of Jesus $450m paint
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the actual buyer of a painting of Jesus by Leonardo da Vinci that sold for a record-breaking $450…
View More Saudi Prince Salman revealed as buyer of Jesus $450m paintSenator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims
Democratic Senator and ex-comedian Al Franken has said he plans to quit “in the coming weeks” after string of sexual harassment allegations. “I am proud…
View More Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claimsLiberia’s run-off poll to go ahead
Liberia’s supreme court cleared the way for a presidential run-off election, ruling on Thursday that it had not found enough evidence of fraud to halt…
View More Liberia’s run-off poll to go aheadTwo teens killed in US school shooting, attacker dead
Two teens were killed in a shooting at their high school in the southwestern US state of New Mexico on Thursday, police said, adding that…
View More Two teens killed in US school shooting, attacker deadJerusalem status: Saudis condemn Trump’s announcement
Saudi Arabia has condemned the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, amid growing international criticism of the move. In a statement, the Gulf…
View More Jerusalem status: Saudis condemn Trump’s announcementTrump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
US President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, senior administration officials have said. But the officials said Mr Trump would not immediately move…
View More Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital