FOREIGN NEWS

United States President Joe Biden is expected to face investigation over his handling of classified documents as Attorney-General Merrick Garland named an independent prosecutor over the matter on Thursday. The decision was reached after an outcry over secret papers discovered at Biden’s former office exploded with the discovery of a second batch. According to Reuters, […]

The Church of England has apologised over its historical role in the transatlantic slave trade during the 18th century describing it as a “shameful and horrific sin.” Commissioners of the church, including the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Wednesday, looked into their history and involvement in the slave trade and said its connection to it […]

Aviation authorities were racing Wednesday to figure out what caused the outage of a crucial alert system that forced the temporary halt on all US domestic takeoffs, triggering thousands of delays and cancellations.   The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said normal operations were being restored but the early morning halt created knock-on effects that […]

Prince Harry’s autobiography “Spare” sold 1.4 million English-language copies on its first day in the UK, United States and Canada, publisher Penguin Random House said on Thursday. The sales figures come as the first opinion poll since the memoir’s publication showed Harry’s popularity in the UK continuing to nosedive. The headline-grabbing book was published on […]

US-based e-commerce company, Amazon has announced plans to close three major warehouses in the United Kingdom in a decision that will affect 1,200 jobs. Last week, the online retail giant disclosed it would cut more than 18,000 jobs globally in the biggest redundancies programme in its history, as part of plans to reduce costs. According […]

US President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world as he also vowed to champion democracy in a continent where China and Russia have enjoyed rising clout.   Biden, while announcing $100 million for security, also said the United States would invest $75 million to counteract “democratic backsliding” […]

A judicial panel in the Peruvian Supreme Court on Thursday has ordered that the ousted President Pedro Castillo should spend 18 months in the custody. Castillo who was initially jailed for seven days will remain behind bars as prosecutors continue their investigation into criminal allegations levelled against him. The erstwhile president was impeached and arrested […]

The 12-year-old boy chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his parents who fled Nigeria over terrorism launched by Boko Haram fighters have been granted asylum in the United States, Washington Post reports. Tanitoluwa Adewumi popularly known as Tani rose to stardom at age 8 for unprecedented chess skills and defeated 73 opponents to clinch the New […]

The United Kingdom has listed Nigeria among foreign countries eligible to apply for the Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through its Teaching Regulation Agency effective February 1, 2023. The UK also listed Ghana, India, South Africa, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Singapore, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe as countries now eligible for the programme. Also, it said that “you can […]

Israel’s parliament elected a close ally of prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as its new speaker Tuesday to oversee the passage of legislation that will help his formation of a government. Yariv Levin, a senior member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, was chosen as speaker to replace Mickey Levy from outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh […]