South Korea’s embattled president apologized Saturday for public anxiety caused by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on impeaching him.President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a brief televised address Saturday morning he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promised not to make another attempt to impose it. He said he...
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President Sheinbaum Will Ask Trump To Deport Non-Mexican Migrants Directly To Their Home Countries
President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than dumping them at the Mexican border.The Mexican president hopes to reach an agreement with Trump so that “they send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin.”Mexico, like any other country, is...
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Biden To Consider Preemptive Pardons For Officials And Allies Before Trump Resumes Office
In a move that could be said to be a misuse of president’s extraordinary constitutional power, Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.With senior aides who spoke on anonymity condition confirming that President Biden has discussed the sensitive issue,...
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President Macron To Address The Nation A Day After A No-Confidence Vote Toppled The Government
French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday, a day after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a historic no-confidence vote that has left France without a functioning government.Macron is expected to focus on stabilizing the political crisis and possibly naming a new prime minister to navigate the fractured parliament.Barnier formally submitted his...
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All senators representing the South-South geopolitical zone in the 10th Senate have endorsed the tax reform bills.
In a statement issued in Abuja, the senators reiterated their steadfast support for Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The statement was signed by Senator Seriake Dickson (Chairman), Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (Secretary), along with Senators Barinada Mpigi, Adams Oshiomhole, Neda Imasuen, Munir Ned Nwoko, Thomas Joel-Onowakpo, Aniekan Bassey, Asuquo Ekpenyong, and Allwell Onyeso. The statement reads:...
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South Korea’s Opposition Parties Move To Impeach President Yoon, Over Sudden Martial Law
South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers climbed walls to reenter the building and unanimously voted to lift his order.The motion, submitted jointly by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition...
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Namibia Elect Its First Female President
Nambia elected its first president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, whom the Electoral Commission of the country affirmed secure 57% of valid votes in the just concluded election.The 72-year-old defeated Panduleni Itula of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), who received 26% of the vote.Describing the election as a vote for “peace and stability,” Nandi-Ndaitwah brings decades of...
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Sowore, SERAPS, Amnesty International, Others Slams NPF For Alleged Arrest of Farotimi Over Defamation, Demand Immediate Release.
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have reportedly arrested human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over allegations of defaming the Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu.Farotimi’s arrest was revealed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, SERAPS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, SEN SHEHU SANI and a few others...
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