The US and South Korea have confirmed they will no longer hold large-scale joint military exercises which have always infuriated North Korea. The alliance’s defence chiefs said the decision supported “diplomatic effortsto achieve complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula”. A number…
Huawei denies wrongdoing after US criminal charges (BBC)
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has denied any wrongdoing after US prosecutors filed a host of criminal charges against the firm. Huawei has also rejected criminal claims against its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Canada last month.…
Presidency reacts to statements on the CJN by US, UK and EU
The Presidency has reacted to what it described as coordinated statements by the United States of America, United Kingdom and the European Union in the matter of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. A…
China: Huawei arrest is rights abuse (BBC)
China has urged the US and Canada to “clarify” the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer. The daughter of the founder of the Chinese telecoms giant was arrested in Vancouver on 1 December and could face extradition to…
Finally: Atiku heads to America (The Cable)
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally been issued a visa to the United States, TheCable can report. A family source disclosed this to TheCable on Saturday and confirmed that the former vice-president has left…
Trump administration temporarily blocked from banning asylum seekers (HuffPost)
A federal judge barred the Trump administration on Monday from refusing asylum to immigrants who cross the southern border illegally. U.S. District Judge Jon S. Tigar issued a temporary restraining order after hearing arguments in San Francisco. The request…
Osama Bin Laden Hunter slams Trump behaviour as ‘greatest threat to our democracy’ (HuffPost)
Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven lashed out at Donald Trump again Sunday, saying his behavior is the “greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime” after the president criticized McRaven for failing to bring Osama bin Laden to justice sooner.…
APEC summit wraps with no joint statement amid US-China discord (CNN)
For the first time in its 25-year history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ended Sunday with its leaders failing to agree on a formal joint statement. All 21 APEC leaders at the annual meeting in Papua New Guinea were…
North Korea deports US citizen (CNN)
North Korea deported a US citizen who was detained last month after he “illegally entered our country through the border between North Korea and China,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Friday. KCNA reports the US citizen, identified as…
Sudan says ready to work with US to get off terror blacklist (Guardian)
On Thursday welcomed a US announcement that Washington was willing to remove Khartoum from its blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism and said it was ready to cooperate. The US State Department Wednesday said Washington was prepared to “initiate the…