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The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is one of six people who will be awarded with honorary degrees from the University of Oxford. Other recipients include Warren East, Sir Demis Hassabis, Sir Michael Palin, Anoushka Shankar and Professor Salim Yusuf. They will all be awarded their honorary degrees on Wednesday, […]

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. The ruling could have far-reaching implications for the extent of US executive power — and Trump’s multiple legal issues as he seeks the White House again. […]

The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed, suggested that one of the ways to remove the engenders of terrorism on the continent is for Africa to work to rebuild its social contract with its citizens, and deliver good governance. “Rebuilding the social contract is necessary for recovery. We must pay attention […]

Two Malaysian military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 crew onboard, the country’s rescue agency said. “The two helicopters collided during flight training. All 10 victims on board have been confirmed dead by the medical officers,” Suhaimy Mohamad Suhail, senior operations commander from the fire and rescue department […]

Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troops’ presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal. The United States had on Friday agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 soldiers from the African nation where Washington built a $100 million base to fly a fleet […]

The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified, two Western officials told The Associated Press Friday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the […]

Israel considered carrying out a strike on Iran in retaliation for last weekend’s unprecedented attack but then aborted the plan, according to Israeli and US media reports. Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles against Israel over the weekend in an attack that caused little damage after most of the projectiles were intercepted. Israeli […]

Two German-Russian men were arrested in Bavaria on suspicion of spying for Russia and planning blasts and arson attacks to undermine Berlin’s military support for Ukraine, German prosecutors said Thursday. The pair, identified only as Dieter S. and Alexander J., were arrested in the city of Bayreuth in southeastern Germany on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said […]

Hamas has said it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel. This claim made at the weekend was confirmed by a senior Israeli official during talks in Cairo. The militant group said it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza […]

President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has pledged to defend the Philippines from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden hosted the first joint summit with Manila and Tokyo amid growing tensions with Beijing. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” the US president said […]