World
Hungary grants ‘asylum’ to wanted Polish politician
For more than 150 years, Poland and Hungary have been linked in a remarkable way. Both nations supported each other in their efforts for independence. ...
Economy
China, Nigeria extends $2bn currency swap agreement
China and Nigeria have extended their 15 billion yuan ($2 billion) currency swap agreement, aimed at boosting trade and investment between the two ...
World
Yellen: ‘Extraordinary measures’ to avoid US debt default
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department will need to start taking so-called "extraordinary measures" to prevent the nation from hitting the ...
World
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay law that could ban TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to delay a law that would ban TikTok or force its sale by ...
World
COVID: BioNTech to pay $1.2 billion over vaccine royalties
German company BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the US federal agency for medical research and the University of Pennsylvania ...
World
Azerbaijan minister suggests ‘weapon’ hit crashed plane
Indications that Wednesday's crash of a Russia-bound passenger plane from Azerbaijan was caused by Russian air defense systems continued to grow on Friday. ...
World
South Korea impeaches acting president, extending upheaval
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. The move further deepens the political crisis in the East ...
Crime
Lagos court convicts Ikorodu drug peddlers – NDLEA
Four drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022 ...
World
Senegal’s Sonko says foreign military bases to close
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko spoke for hours in parliament on Friday, laying out the new government's plans barely a month after the decisive ...
World
Rohingya refugees in India struggle for children’s future
Aisha, a 7-year-old Rohingya girl, wakes up every morning chasing her elder sister Asma as the latter gets ready for school in Khajuri Khas, ...