A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account. It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since...
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa...
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to formalise an impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden, intensifying their investigation of unproven allegations that the president benefited from his son’s overseas business dealings. The vote is a formality, but it puts the House GOP on record in support of moving toward impeaching...
Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, will join King Charles III of the United Kingdom and U.S. President Biden at the Climate Finance Mobilisation Forum in London today to help attract a new generation of capital to combat climate change. Achieving the goals of the Paris...
Joe Biden got confused over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s title when the pair met in the White House, welcoming him as “Mr President.” The U.S. President swiftly corrected himself, joking that he had “promoted” Sunak. The 80-year-old, seated across from Sunak for the bilateral meeting, said: “Well, Mr...
Russia on Friday said it banned entry to 500 Americans, including former president Barack Obama, in response to sanctions imposed by Washington. “In response to the anti-Russian sanctions regularly imposed by the Biden administration… entry into the Russian Federation is closed for 500 Americans,” the foreign ministry said, adding...
U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to run for another term in office, he announced on Twitter on Tuesday. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. “To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours,” Biden tweeted. “That’s why I’m...
U.S. President Joe Biden ordered U.S. state flags be flown at half-mast after a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville, the White House said in a proclamation. The president said “as a mark of respect for victims of the senseless act of violence perpetrated on March...
U.S President, Joe Biden is due to address the 77th General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. In a break with tradition, Biden’s appearance came on the second day of the high-level annual diplomatic event instead of the first, the delay was due to...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday, announced 20 million dollars for humanitarian support in Ukraine, saying protecting of civilians must be ‘Priority Number One’ in supporting the people. “Today, I am announcing that we will immediately allocate 20 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund to meet urgent...
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday said that Ukraine had requested an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council on the situation stemming from the Russian aggression. “This is a response to the extremely grave deterioration in the human rights situation in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s...