Top US general says Ukraine to get F16 jets soon
August 25, 2023 4:42 AM The United States’ top general said on Thursday that Ukraine was likely to get F-16 fighter jets soon, and said its counter-offensive against the Russian…
Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows surrenders in Georgia 2020 election case
August 25, 2023 4:36 AM Meadows is the latest of the 19 defendants to surrender following an Aug 14 indictment. Read More
US sanctions six for alleged role in Congo’s eastern conflict
August 25, 2023 4:24 AM The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on six Congolese and Rwandan members of the armed forces or militias over their alleged part in fuelling…
Seven killed in Turkish drone strikes on PKK members in northern Iraq
August 25, 2023 3:54 AM Turkish drone strikes on Thursday killed seven members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) including two medical personnel, in Iraq’s northern province of Erbil, the…
Ukrainian pilots to receive F-16 training in US
August 25, 2023 3:36 AM The United States will begin flight training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in October, the Pentagon announced on Thursday. Read More
BRICS welcomes new members in push to reshuffle world order
August 25, 2023 3:36 AM The BRICS bloc of developing nations agreed on Thursday to admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates in a move…
China’s Xi pledges to support Africa’s industrialisation at BRICS
August 25, 2023 3:12 AM BEIJING/ China’s leader Xi Jinping told African leaders at a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit on Thursday that China would launch initiatives…
Nigeria’s president orders immediate resolution to disagreement with Emirates Airline
August 25, 2023 3:06 AM Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, has ordered an immediate resolution to disagreements with Emirates Airline and visa issuance by the United Arab Emirates, the president’s spokesman…
US plays down Brics bloc expansion
August 25, 2023 2:47 AM Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates will be full members from Jan 1. Read More
Highly mutated COVID variant found in new countries but pandemic in ‘a different phase’
August 25, 2023 2:30 AM LONDON/ A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and…