Israel is preparing for an aerial training mission that will simulate an attack on Iran‘s nuclear facilities, as the country’s defence chiefs meet with their US counterparts to plan their next moves should negotiation with Tehran fail.
Read More »US removes Nigeria from the list of Religious Freedom Violators
The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators while blacklisting Russia, China and eight other countries “as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated ‘systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.”
Read More »US to give humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Taliban say
The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster but refused to give political recognition to the country’s new rulers, the Taliban said on Sunday.
Read More »Man falls from 9th floor of high-rise building, lands on a car — and survives miraculously
A man plunged nine stories from a high-rise in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States of America, landed on a BMW car— and miraculously survived, according to officials and a witness.
Read More »Man walks free after 32 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit
Poole could be able to claim as much as $1.6m (£1.1m) under a Michigan law that awards money to people wrongly convicted. A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence.
Read More »US removes reciprocity visa fees for Nigerians
The federal government announced on Saturday that the United States has removed all visa reciprocity fees for Nigerians seeking visas to the country with effect from December 3.
Read More »Biden says he won’t remove Trump’s tariffs on China immediately
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden says he won’t immediately remove the tariffs that outgoing President Donald Trump imposed on China.
Read More »US government condemns attack on ‘unarmed protestors’ in Lagos
The United States’ government Thursday condemned the violent attack on unarmed people who were protesting against police brutality in Nigeria.
Read More »Millions at Maj-Gen Soleimani’s funeral as replacement vows revenge is ‘promise by God’
Esmail Qaani, the new head of the Quds Force, the Revolutionary Guards’ unit in charge of foreign operations, told mourners Iran would continue Qassem Soleimani’s path Millions lined the streets for the funeral of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani where the military leader who replaced him said revenge for his death is “a promise given by God”.
Read More »U.S. bans Nigeria’s 2019 election riggers, imposes visa restrictions
The United States (U.S.) Department has imposed visa restrictions on Nigerians who were involved in trying to or undermined democracy in the concluded 2019 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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