Lavrov pledges Russian military support on visit to Mali
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent...
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Thabo Mbeki to lead Commonwealth observers for Nigerian polls
Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, will lead a team of Commonwealth election observers to Nigeria, which will be holding Africa’s largest democratic exercise...
Russia’s Lavrov visits Mali in sign of deepening ties
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali early Tuesday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow’s help in battling an Islamist insurgency that...
Outspoken Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka demands immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu
Outspoken Catholic priest, Ejike Mbaka, has demanded the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Mr Mbaka stated this...
Georgian court rejects ailing ex-leader Saakashvili’s bid to leave jail
A Georgian court on Monday rejected ailing ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili’s bid to get a six-year sentence for alleged abuse of office deferred over poor health....
US shooting down balloon ‘damaged’ relations, says China
A United States decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon that Beijing claimed had veered off course has “seriously impacted and damaged” relations between the...
Putin has never threatened me or Germany: Scholz
Germany’s chancellor said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has never threatened him or his country. In an interview with the Bild newspaper, Olaf Scholz...
Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies after long illness
Pervez Musharraf, the former army general and president of Pakistan who ruled for almost a decade after seizing power in a coup in 1999, has...
Austria Expels Four Russian Diplomats
Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats, including two accredited with the United Nations in Vienna, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The diplomats are alleged...
Putin says military must stop Ukrainian shelling of Russian regions
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia’s military must stop the shelling of Russian regions from Ukrainian territory, which he said had left many...