The Australian government has been told by Moscow that one of its citizens in Russian captivity is still alive. Foreign Minster Penny Wong said in a statement on Wednesday: “The Australian government has received confirmation from Russia that Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody.” Oscar Jenkins, a 32-year-old teacher, was captured last year while...
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Qatar Confirms Deals To Release Israeli Hostage And Allow Palestinians Into Northern Gaza
Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The statement from Qatar, a mediator in ceasefire talks, said Hamas will hand over the civilian hostage, Arbel Yehoud,...
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White House Claims Victory As Colombia Agree To Take Deported Migrants
Hours after President of the United State Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on its longtime partner, the White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S. Long close partners in anti-narcotics efforts, the U.S. and Colombia clashed Sunday over the deportation...
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South Korea Charge President Yoon With Insurrection, Legal Team Criticized Indictment
South Korea Court has charged President Yoon Suk Yeol, the suspended leader with insurrection over his attempt to impose martial law in the country on December 3. The indictment comes after a court in Seoul rejected a request to extend Yoon’s detention on Saturday, which meant prosecutors had to make a decision on whether to...
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Breaking News: Obanikoro Slams Adefuye Over Support for Impeached Lagos Speaker Obasa
Musiliu Obanikoro, a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), has strongly condemned his colleague, Anthony Adefuye, for expressing support for the impeached Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. The GAC, the highest decision-making body of the ruling APC in Lagos, plays a crucial role in the party’s decisions, including candidate selection...
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APPOINTMENT OF BOARD CHAIRPERSONS AND CEOS
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. The President has also appointed a new managing director for the Nigerian Railway Corporation and a director-general for the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI). President Tinubu directs the...
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South Korea: Yoon Defended His December 3 Martial Law Decree At The Second Constitutional Hearing
South Korea suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday appeared at the court for his second hearing, where he defended his imposition of martial law decree in December, abuse of power and obstruction of parliament.In his defence, Yoon said the martial law was meant to inform the public of the danger of an opposition-controlled National...
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U.S. Court Describes Trump’s Executive Order Denying Illegal Immigrants Children Born on the Soil Citizenship as “blatantly unconstitutional”
U.S. federal court has described President Donald Trump’s executive order denying children born in the country to illegal immigrants citizenship as “blatantly unconstitutional”.This came up on Thursday during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order of the president to deny citizenship to those born after Feb. 19 whose parents are in the...
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U.S. Bishop Budde to Continue Praying for the President after Trump Lashes Out At Her, Appealing for the LGBTQ+ and Illegal Migrants
The bishop of the Diocese of Washington, Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, on Wednesday said she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.“I don’t consider him an enemy,” Budde told The Associated Press.“I believe we can disagree respectfully and put our ideas out there...