The West African state of Guinea is repatriating dozens of its citizens from Tunisia, a senior official said Wednesday, after Tunisian President Kais Saied triggered a storm by accusing sub-Saharan migrants of crime. The foreign ministry official told AFP that the ruling junta had leased an aircraft to bring about …
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Barcelona include two teenage starlets in squad for Real Madrid squad ahead of Copa del Rey clash
Barcelona have called on two teenage talents in order to fill out their squad for their Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Madrid. With injuries piling up, they could play a role in El Clasico. Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele have all been ruled out with injury, while Ansu …
Read More »1 killed, 5 injured in Saudi attack on Yemen
Yemeni sources reported that one civilian was killed and five others were injured in the attack of the Saudi army on the border area of Yemen. Saudi army forces shelled some areas of the Al-Raqo district in the border town of Manbeh in Saada province, which borders Saudi Arabia. One …
Read More »Iran Expels 2 German Diplomats Declared ‘Persona Non Grata’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran on Wednesday declared two German diplomats “persona non grata” and ordered their eviction from Iran over the Berlin government’s interfering measures. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said the two German diplomats have been expelled after being declared persona non grata following the German …
Read More »Basra crude gains despite deteriorating global appetite
Iraq has raised the official selling price (OSP) for Basra intermediate crude to Asia by 0.11% $79.3 a barrel. The price tag of the heavy counterpart rose by 0.12% to $73.55. Oil slipped on Wednesday, giving up an earlier gain, as signs of ample supply and rising U.S. crude inventories …
Read More »Beijing responds to FBI’s Covid origin claim
China’s Foreign Ministry told the US to “stop politicizing” the issue China has warned the US against making “politicized” claims about the origins of Covid-19. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing was responding after FBI Director Christopher Wray claimed that the virus “most likely” came from a Chinese government laboratory. Speaking …
Read More »Prince Harry and Meghan to lose second home in UK: Tabloid
The house used by Prince Harry and his wife Megan when they are in Britain has been offered by King Charles to the monarch’s brother, Prince Andrew, although he has turned it down, the Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday. Charles’s decision comes in the wake of the couple’s damning revelations …
Read More »Malaysia’s prime minister claims over 200,000 refugees have fled to his country from Burma
Malaysia’s leader is calling for Burma’s ruling generals to resolve the civil conflict Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday that more than 200,000 refugees have fled Burma to his country and urgently called for new ways to persuade Burma’s ruling generals to resolve the civil conflict. Anwar and his …
Read More »Russia will not rejoin START nuclear treaty till US changes Ukraine stance: Deputy FM
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Moscow would not review its suspension of the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States until the United States changed its policy on Ukraine, Interfax reported. President Vladimir Putin last week announced that Moscow was suspending its participation …
Read More »Donald Trump Receives Huge Polling Boost Before Pivotal CPAC
Former President Donald Trump has received a boost over his potential rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination ahead of his address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week. A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Trump has surged ahead of Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who is widely …
Read More »FBI makes claim over ‘most likely’ Covid origin
The head of the bureau accused Beijing of attempting to “thwart” investigations into the source of the global pandemic FBI Director Christopher Wray has claimed Covid-19 “most likely” originated due to a leak from a Chinese government laboratory, citing a bureau assessment. The assertion follows reports regarding a classified briefing …
Read More »Indian state-owned firm sold artillery barrels to military-ruled Myanmar: Activists
An Indian state-owned arms manufacturer has shipped artillery barrels to military-ruled Myanmar, an activist group said Wednesday, warning they could be used by the junta in its crackdown on dissent. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the generals toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government two years ago, ending a …
Read More »WHO chief visits opposition-held Syria for first time after quake
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited opposition-held northwestern Syria on Wednesday, his first trip to areas outside Damascus’s control since a devastating quake last month, an AFP correspondent reported. Tedros was the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit the opposition-held zones since the February 6 quake. He entered …
Read More »Iraqi PM stresses Iraq’s positive role in settling regional crises
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, stressed on Wednesday that Iraq plays a positive role in settling regional crises, during his meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s press office. The statement mentioned that Al-Sudani and Guterres …
Read More »No plans to meet Russian, Chinese counterparts at Delhi G20 meetings: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that he has no plans to meet either the foreign ministers of Russia or of China during the Group of 20 (G20) meeting in New Delhi. Blinken was on a brief tour of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and will head to the …
Read More »Erdogan Indicates Turkey Elections to be Held on May 14
President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey. “This nation will do what is necessary on May 14, …
Read More »Seismologist behind Turkey quake prediction issues another warning
The first week of March will be “extremely critical,” Frank Hoogerbeets says Dutch seismologist Frank Hoogerbeets, who rose to international prominence after predicting the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria last month, has said that the world could be hit with another major quake in the coming days. Hoogerbeets, who …
Read More »US ready ‘to do more pain’ to China’s Huawei – WSJ
Washington reportedly plans to halt export licenses to the tech company The US government is considering annulling existing licenses for American firms to export items to Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing its sources. According to the report, the measure could be viewed …
Read More »Putin orders tightening of Ukraine border as drones hit Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to tighten security on the border with Ukraine, after several drones targeted areas deep inside the Russian territory. Putin made the remarks during a speech at a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) board in the capital Moscow on Tuesday, without referring …
Read More »Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Declares Tinubu Winner of Presidential Election
Nigeria’s electoral commission has declared ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu the winner of Saturday’s presidential election. The announcement comes a day after opposition candidates called the election a “sham” and demanded a revote. In the early morning announcement broadcast on state-run National Television Authority, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission …
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