Zelensky: “Nobody wants Europe to be seen as untrustworthy’’

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Thursday pleaded in favour of starting EU accession talks with Kiev in a video address to European Union leaders gathered in Brussels. “Today is a day for a political decision in response to what we’ve…

Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024

Russia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set the date for the country’s next presidential election for March 17, 2024, potentially moving President Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation Council of the…

*Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch)*Abuja “one chance” victim not abandoned by hospital, says Wike’s panel (Channels)

Lagos doctor, Olaleye, convicted for rape appeals judgement (Punch) The Medical Director, Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the lower court which convicted him of rape. The…

Israel-Hamas Truce Enters Final Day With Talk Of Extension

The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack. The pause that began…

North Korea says spy satellite launch successful

North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the United States led its allies in condemning the launch as a “brazen violation” of UN sanctions. A rocket carrying…

US rejects Putin claim that West organised anti-Jewish airport mob

The US has dismissed as “absurd” claims by Russia that an anti-Israel riot at a Dagestan airport on Sunday was organised by Ukraine and the West. In a televised meeting on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incident had…

Putin says strike on Gaza hospital is terrible, calls for negotiations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of Palestinians was a terrible catastrophe that showed the conflict should be ended through negotiations. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike…

Grenade fragments found in bodies after Wagner chief’s plane crash – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died when mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crashed on August 23. Experts investigating the cr$<ash found no indication the private jet had suffered…

UNGA: Tinubu addresses world leaders today on illicit financial flows, assets return

President Bola Tinubu will today address world leaders in his debut at the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held under the Presidency of Dennis Francis of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, at the UN headquarters in New York,…

Putin says prosecution of Trump shows US political system is “rotten”

Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Tuesday that the criminal cases against former U.S. President Donald Trump are political revenge that show the fundamental corruption of the United States. “As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in…

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