Articles by Kwame Mensah
Trump Calls Ireland’s Varadkar To Congratulate Him
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday congratulated Ireland's new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who earlier this month...
US Republicans Struggle To Deliver On Obamacare Repeal Vow
Frantic closed-door negotiations intensified at the US Congress on Tuesday to try to salvage President Donald Trump's...
S. Africa’s Neighbours Ban Poultry Imports Over Bird Flu
Four of South Africa's neighbours have banned poultry imports from the rainbow nation following a serious outbreak of a...
Israeli Spy Agency Creates Fund To Invest In Tech Firms
Israel's Mossad spy agency is starting a fund to invest in technology firms creating products that could assist its...
Navy Holds Memorial Service For USS Fitzgerald Sailors Killed In Crash
The US Navy has paid tribute to seven sailors who were killed when the USS Fitzgerald guided-missile destroyer collided...
CNN Journalists Resign After Trump-Russia Article Pulled
Three CNN journalists have resigned following the retraction of an article that claimed the US Congress was...
US Consumer Confidence Rises In June
US consumer confidence rose slightly this month, returning to near-record highs after a modest dip in May, according to...
Egyptian Warplanes Hit Arms Convoy From Libya
Egyptian warplanes struck a convoy of 12 vehicles about to be driven across the border from Libya carrying weapons and...
Nic Pothas Promoted To Sri Lanka Interim Coach
Sri Lanka on Tuesday placed the national cricket team in the charge of fielding coach Nic Pothas before finding a...
Sri Lanka Name Uncapped Batsman For Zimbabwe ODI Series
Sri Lanka on Tuesday named a 13-member squad, including a 19-year-old uncapped batsman, for the five-match one-day...
US Suspects Chem Weapons ‘activity’ At Syria Base Used In Attack
The US warning that Syria may be preparing another chemical weapons attack was based on suspect activity at the launch...
Kenya Records Five Million New Voters For August Polls
Kenya's election commission announced Tuesday that there would be five million new voters taking part in August polls,...
Hamas Says PA, Israel Refusing Travel Documents For Sick Gazans
Hamas on Tuesday accused the Palestinian Authority and Israel of refusing to grant documents to Gazans in need of...
Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase
President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's...
US Lists China Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders
President Donald Trump's administration hit China Tuesday over its rights record, listing the country alongside Sudan...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...
Next America’s Cup Taking Shape As Kiwis Take ‘Auld Mug’ Home
Team New Zealand will "do the right thing" in formulating the next America's Cup, chief executive Grant Dalton vowed...
IMF Cuts US Growth Outlook Amid Absent Policies
The lack of details on President Donald Trump's plans to reform the US economy prompted the International Monetary Fund...
Donald Trump Is Unpopular Worldwide According To New Poll
US President Donald Trump and his policies are broadly unpopular around the world – with the notable exceptions of...
US Misses Out On First 2017 World Taekwando Gold
The United States narrowly missed out Tuesday on its first gold at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championships when Paige...