Category: FOREIGN

Families of those killed in Nepal’s anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the sacrifices will not be in vain, as former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Saturday as interim prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections. Among the dead was 30-year-old Santosh Bishwakarma, one of at least 51 people killed during two […]

Prince Harry met his father, King Charles III, at Clarence House in London on Wednesday in what is believed to be their first face-to-face meeting since February 2024, according to British media reports. The Duke of Sussex, who has been in the UK since Monday for a series of engagements, was seen arriving at the […]

Ghana has begun accepting West African nationals deported from the United States, including Nigerians, President John Dramani Mahama announced on Wednesday. According to Reuters, the first batch of 14 deportees — made up of Nigerians, a Gambian, and others — has already arrived in Accra, with Ghanaian authorities facilitating their return to their home countries. […]

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, is scheduled to speak at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) during the high-level General Debate at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, September 24. According to a revised provisional list of speakers obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Tinubu will deliver […]

A French parliamentary committee has recommended a sweeping crackdown on young people’s use of social media, urging a full ban for children under 15 and a nighttime “digital curfew” for those aged 15 to 18. The proposals follow months of hearings with families, social media executives, and influencers. Lawmakers argue that addictive algorithms and insufficient […]

SEOUL/ATLANTA – More than 300 South Korean nationals were among 475 people arrested in a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai Motor–LG Energy Solution battery plant under construction in Georgia, South Korea’s foreign minister confirmed on Saturday. The large-scale operation, conducted on Thursday in the town of Ellabell, marked the biggest single-site raid carried out […]

Russia is insisting that any potential peace deal with Ukraine must include international recognition of territories it has annexed and occupied, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. Lavrov stated that a “durable peace” could only be achieved if the “new territorial realities” — referring to Russia’s claims over Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the […]