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…
US institute denies predicting 2019 election outcome (Guardian)
The United States Institute of Peace has said it never predicted the outcome of Nigeria’s 2019 general election. It said that the report which was misinterpreted is a report of a thorough study based on the interviews conducted by the…
Races to watch in US midterm elections (Punch)
A number of notable races are taking place on Tuesday in the US midterm elections, when Americans go to the polls to elect governors and members of the US House of Representatives and Senate. Here is a look at some…
Trump will grant 8 waivers to buy Iranian oil, allowing imports beyond US sanctions deadline (CNBC)
The Trump administration will grant eight jurisdictions special exceptions to continue importing oil from Iran after U.S. sanctions on the country snap back into place on Monday, according to cabinet members. President Donald Trump gave oil buyers 180 days to…
U.S. demands probe into killing of Shiites (Guardian)
The United States Embassy yesterday asked the Federal Government to investigate the recent killing of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites. The crackdown has come under criticism with some members of the public accusing…
MTN issues frightened foreign investors. US ,UK envoys (Punch)
The envoys of the United Kingdom and the United States of America in Nigeria have said that the problems being faced by leading telecommunications giant, MTN, have scared investors from both countries from Nigeria, resulting in some of them pulling…
US urges investigation into Nigeria Shia deaths (BBC)
The US embassy in Nigeria says that the authorities should investigate the deaths of protesters from a Shia Muslim sect during clashes with security forces earlier this week. It wants the authorities to “take appropriate action to hold accountable those…