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Asian stocks were mixed Monday after Donald Trump thrust his trade war back into the spotlight by threatening the European Union with huge tariffs before extending a deadline for their implementation. Just as markets were showing signs of settling following their bond-fuelled selloff last week, the US president hurled his latest grenade across the pond […]

The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, de-escalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a global economic downturn. After their first talks since US President Donald Trump launched his trade war, the world’s two biggest economies agreed in a […]

Residents of Enugu and Port Harcourt seeking to travel to the United Kingdom can now access visa services more conveniently, following the opening of new Premium Visa Application Centres by VFS Global in both cities.‎‎According to a statement from the UK Home Office today, the new centres, located at Omedel Luxury Hotel in Enugu and […]

The Vatican is making preparations for the upcoming conclave that will choose the successor of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88 years.‎‎News men reported that after nine days of mourning events, cardinals from around the world would meet in the Sistine Chapel to conduct a secret vote to elect the […]

The United Kingdom Home Office received 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals from 2010 to 2024, according to findings by News men.‎‎Overall, 2024 saw the highest number of asylum applications to the UK, with 108,138 people, a 378 per cent rise from 2010.‎‎Speaking with News men, Abuja-based development economist, Dr. Aliyu Ilias, argued that the […]

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square. This statement was issued on Tuesday by the Holy see press Office.‎‎According to the statement, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, Will preside at the Mass, which will be concelebrated by […]

Vatican says Pope Francies is dead, he died at the age of 88 at 07:35 local time today.‎‎His death comes a day after he appeared in St Peter’s Square to wish “Happy Easter” to thousands of worshippers.‎‎However, he was recently discharged from hospital last month after five weeks of treatment for an infection

Pop star, Justin Bieber, has hit out at reports claiming he is broke.‎‎In a statement sent out by his team on Wednesday, the 31-year-old called the stories  clickbait stupidity.‎‎Bieber claimed the sources are people disappointed that they no longer work with Justin.‎‎However, the statement was in response to the Hollywood Reporter article, in which a […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned what it describes as the “devastating and repeated attacks” on hospitals in Gaza, following an Israeli air strike that rendered one of the last major facilities in the north of the territory inoperable. Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City—run by the Anglican Church—was struck just after midnight on Sunday. […]

Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi’s capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer a drink. He had been working for 36 hours straight, packing in back-to-back shifts to feed his family of four. “I haven’t been home in three days,” said the 32-year-old barman in a run-down club in Mtandire, […]