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…
Eliminating violence against women and girls requires all of us, says Pompeo (Punch)
The United States says eliminating violence against women and girls “requires all of us” to take action. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo stated this in a message on the 2018 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.…
US, Canada and Mexico beat Morocco in vote to host 2026 World Cup (Guardian)
The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after they beat Morocco by a margin of 69 votes to host the tournament which will be expanded to 48 teams for the first time. The…
US visa seekers to disclose social media identities, email addresses (Punch)
Travelers to the United States will soon have to submit their social media identities, previous telephone numbers and email addresses, a measure that could touch 10 million people per year. According to a State Department plan published Friday, visa seekers…