Turkey is set to invade Syria, as the country had been threatening in recent months, with the United States saying it will remove all of its forces from the “immediate area,” according to the White House. The news came late…
13,000 Nigerians studying in US, says Embassy official (Punch)
Nigeria has the highest number of undergraduate students in the United States with about 13,000 Nigerians studying there every year, Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy, Malia Heroux, has said. Heroux said that 39,000 students from Africa studied in the…
Trade war: US hits China with new wave of tariffs (BBC)
The US has imposed fresh tariffs on $112bn (£92bn) of Chinese imported goods. The new tariffs are a sharp escalation in the bruising trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The move is the first phase of US President…
2019 elections: US imposes visa restrictions on culpable Nigerians (Punch)
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians for undermining the democratic process in the country during the 2019 general elections. It explained that the affected individuals, who were not identified, operated with impunity at the expense of…
Thai keeper thanks Lloyd for reaching out after thrashing (DailyTrust)
Thailand goalkeeper Sukanya Chor Charoenying endured a humiliating night conceding 13 goals to the United States in the women’s World Cup on Tuesday but paid tribute to American forward Carli Lloyd for offering words of encouragement after the loss. World…
US ‘warns Germany a Huawei deal could hurt intelligence sharing’ (BBC)
The US has told Germany it would curb intelligence sharing with Berlin if it allows Huawei to participate in its 5G mobile network. The warning came in a recent letter from the US ambassador to Germany seen by the Wall…
US moves to reassure jumpy investors (BBC)
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has made calls to the heads of the country’s six largest banks, in an unusual move aimed at reassuring investors after big falls in US stocks. Last week, US stocks suffered one of the worst…
China warns US against ‘weaponising’ space (Guardian)
China said Wednesday it opposed the “weaponisation” of space as it criticised US President Donald Trump’s orders to create a new command centre for controlling military space operations. “China has consistently proposed the peaceful usage of space, and opposes the…
Only one country out of 186 backs US in United Nations vote against agreement to support refugees (The Independent)
Only Hungary’s far-right government vote with United States as Donald Trump’s administration finds itself increasingly isolated over concerns about promotion of abortion and plan to address global refugee crisis Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New…
Atiku secures US visa, Obasanjo, Tambuwal intervene in campaign crisis (Punch)
The coast is now clear for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to visit to the United States following the issuance of a visa to him. It was learnt that Atiku had received the visa…