Singapore minister walks back Hong Kong ‘idiots’ remark
Singapore – A Singapore minister says he “should have been more respectful” after calling Hong Kong football players and... Read more
20 Nov
Ivory Coast opposition expels members defying election boycott
Abidjan – The opposition party of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo on Wednesday sanctioned about 20 of its members... Read more
20 Nov
Trump says will meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani on Friday
Washington – US President Donald Trump said he will host New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for a meeting Friday,... Read more
20 Nov
Tanzania election violence commission is not ‘independent or impartial’: opposition
Nairobi – Tanzania’s main opposition party on Wednesday rejected a commission set up to probe killings during last month’s... Read more
20 Nov
Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking
Manila – A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced Alice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor while masquerading... Read more
20 Nov
US Fed official defends easing of bank oversight as concerns mount
Washington – The US central bank’s top banking regulator on Tuesday defended efforts to revamp oversight of the sector,... Read more
19 Nov
Zelensky trip to Turkey aims to ‘re-engage’ US in peace efforts
Kyiv – President Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Turkey on Wednesday seeking to revive the United States’ involvement in... Read more
19 Nov
Sahel nations must unite to contain raging violence: UN chief
United Nations – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Sahel nations to put aside their differences to tackle mounting... Read more
19 Nov
Algeria says willing to back ‘mediation’ over W.Sahara
Algiers – Algeria said on Tuesday it was willing to back mediation between Morocco and Western Sahara’s Polisario Front... Read more
19 Nov
HRW accuses Mali military, militia of massacring 31 civilians
Dakar – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said that Mali’s military and an affiliated militia killed at least 31... Read more
19 Nov
