US President Donald Trump has praised the relief response to Hurricane Harvey on his second visit to flood-stricken Texas. “Things are working out well,” he said of the efforts, as he and wife Melania met with victims and volunteers. “As tough as this was, it’s been a wonderful thing,” he added. “I think even for […]
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Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump’s campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the exchanges told Reuters. The previously undisclosed interactions form part of […]
Trump recently met with Vladimir Putin US President, Donald Trump has announced his preparedness to meet with the leaders of Iran without preconditions “whenever they want”. Speaking on Monday, the president said he believed diplomacy was beneficial, and that he would “meet with anybody”. He continued to reinforce the belief that meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was […]
Kagame meets Trump at WEF in Davos The United States wants to reduce its military presence in Africa, Washington’s top military officer said, as France hosts Sahel leaders as it seeks to bolster the fight against jihadists in the region. Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said resources “could be […]
Russia has poured cold water on Washington’s claims it had nothing to do with this week’s attempted invasion of Venezuela by armed men trained in Colombia, as a video emerged of a detained US mercenary confessing the operation was aimed at delivering President Nicolas Maduro to America. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that it was “alarmed” […]
Tillerson as his meeting with Lavrov in Moscow Despite speculations it might not happen, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Moscow. “Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting US Secretary of State Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the Kremlin,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on […]
Hours before the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to vote to approve the articles of impeachment against him on Wednesday, President Trump said on Twitter that he couldn’t believe this “terrible Thing” was happening to him and asked supporters to pray for him. He tweeted: “Can you believe that I will be impeached today […]
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, UBA Group Chairman and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu and President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency President Ernest Koroma during their visit to the survivors of the mudslides at the Connaught Hospital in Freetown and the donation of $500,000.00 by Elumelu on Wednesday Tony Elumelu, Founder […]
Poster of Hariri in Beirut Lebanese premier, Saad Hariri, has suspended the resignation he announced two weeks ago from Saudi Arabia, easing a crisis that had deepened tensions around the Middle East. The postponement of this resignation will offer a brief respite for the Lebanese, who are struggling with the spillover from the war in Syria […]
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Kenya opens first railway for a century
Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise the execution of vandals after four people were arrested […]