Category: International

By Miracle Ogunde After a procedure to impeach him was launched amid anger over the cancellation of a presidential election last year, Romanian President, Klaus Iohannis on Monday announced his resignation. Pressure had been growing on Iohannis, a pro-European politician who had said he would remain in office until a new election is held in…

The United States will impose new 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports this week, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday. He said the policy, set to be revealed on Monday, will affect all steel entering the country, including aluminum. Trump had previously enforced similar tariffs during his first term in office to support U.S.…

By: Bayero Ade A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to lay off approximately 2,700 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). According to promptnews, Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court in Washington issued a one-week injunction on Friday following lawsuits filed by the largest U.S. government workers’…

By: Bayero Ade The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has strongly condemned the death of a 40-year-old Nigerian, Benjamin Okoli, who lost his life while in police custody. According to Allnaijadiaspora, Okoli’s passing comes just weeks after NICASA raised concerns over the alleged killing of another Nigerian, 50-year-old Jeremiah Okoye, who died in…

According to Reuters, a coalition of 79 countries has condemned Donald Trump’s recent sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), asserting that such actions will “erode the international rule of law.” This joint statement was issued just hours after Trump signed an executive order imposing financial sanctions and visa restrictions on ICC staff and their…

By Miracle Ogunde A small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil’s economic capital Sao Paulo on Friday and skidded into a bus, killing two people, authorities said. The pilot and sole passenger were killed in the accident, which happened shortly after the King Air F90 took off from the Campo de Marte airport,…

By: Bayero Ade German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. According to NAN, speaking at a campaign event in Ludwigsburg on Friday, Mr. Scholz stated, “We must not resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt,” expressing his “complete rejection” of the plan. He…

President Donald Trump has introduced a new task force aimed at addressing what he calls anti-Christian discrimination in government and society. He has appointed Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the initiative, which will focus on stopping unfair treatment of Christians in federal agencies like the Department of Justice, the IRS, and the FBI. Trump…

By Miracle Ogunde Ati least four people have reportedly died in a plane crash that occured in the southern Philippines on Thursday, Police said they had not yet determined the cause of the crash of the fixed-wing aircraft near the farming municipality of Ampatuan on Mindanao island. According to AFP, authorities said a small plane…

By Miracle Ogunde In his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office, the United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. Top Republicans including US House Speaker Mike Johnson and firebrand Congresswoman Marjorie Green were among those in the audience to watch…