Israel’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Israel’s ties with Ireland, Norway and Spain will face “serious consequences” after their governments decided to recognise a Palestinian state from next week. “There…

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Thursday of the risk of a “humanitarian crisis” if Israel cuts off a crucial financing channel to the occupied Palestinian territories. “I’m particularly concerned…

By AFP 23 May 2024   |   2:12 pm At least eight people were killed when an illegal hostel housing migrants burned down in a village near Moscow on…

Benin has blocked border crossings to Niger across the river between the neighbours, sources told AFP on Thursday, in an escalation of tensions since the military seized power in Niamey…

A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the…

Republican former president Donald Trump once dubbed himself a “Tariff Man,” seeking to boost government coffers. As he makes another White House bid in 2024, tariff hikes — this time…

By AFP 23 May 2024   |   8:41 am Nearly 11,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region since Russian forces launched a…

Two soldiers and a civilian have been killed in Niger in a fresh suspected jihadist attack in the restive region of Tillaberi, the defence ministry said. The attack was carried…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure. WFP Executive Director, Ms Cindy…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has spoken on the recent reports alleging safety violations by Air Peace, the country’s flag carrier, at Gatwick Airport in the United…