12 Dead, 48 Hospitalized
A tractor trailer barreled into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others. Witnesses said shoppers screamed and dropped packages and glasses of...
Tag: Department of State
Trump Rewrites US Foreign Policy On the Fly
Donald Trump is not even President yet, but he's already turning US foreign policy on two of the biggest challenges to American power -- China and Russia -- on its head. In just five weeks as...
Jammeh Deserves Hard Butt-Kicking
Even by West African standards, The Gambia, with a population of just under 2 million, is a very small country. Invaginated by the much larger Republic of Senegal like a peanut-butter spread – pun...
Giuliani Pulls Out of Consideration To Serve In Administration
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Friday he had removed his name from consideration for a position in Donald Trump's new administration as the president-elect narrows the field of people he...
NDI Ghana Observer Mission Commends EC For Peaceful Polls
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has described as peaceful, Ghana’s 2016 elections in its preliminary election observation report. The Institute, in the preliminary statement of findings and...
I Don’t Care If We Insult China
Stephen Moore, an economic adviser to Donald Trump, defended the President-elect's recent call with the president of Taiwan, saying in a local radio interview that he didn't care if it upset China....
‘Sham’ US Embassy In Ghana Issued Fake Visas For A Decade
An organized crime ring operated a “sham” U. S. embassy in Ghana that issued illegally obtained visas for about a decade, the State Department confirmed Sunday. The building in Accra, Ghana, flew...
NDI Election Observer Mission Arrives In Ghana
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) international election observation mission for Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7, has arrived in Ghana. The delegation...
China Lodges Protest After Trump Call With Taiwan President
China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own...
Duterte Gets Trump White House Invite During ‘animated’ Call
U. S. President-elect Donald Trump invited Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte to the White House next year during a "very engaging, animated" phone conversation, a Duterte aide said on Friday, amid...
Stay Off Protest Zones In Ghana – US Gov’t Warns Nationals
The US government has cautioned its citizens in Ghana to stay away from zones where protest and demonstration are usually held in the country during the December 7 polls. A statement issued by the US...
US Warns Citizens Over Possible Poll Violence In Ghana
The United States (US) Embassy in Accra has warned US citizens domiciled in Ghana to be cautious of their movements around the country as the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections draw...
An Unmasked Intelligence Face Of The British Diplomacy
On 4th July 1995, in an important legal precedent, the UK Supreme Court issued a verdict against AMNESTY at the time when only three weeks were left for the organization to conclude an intensive...
Michael Flynn, Trump’s Reported Pick For National Security Adviser
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who has reportedly been offered the role of national security adviser in Donald Trump’s White House, began receiving classified national security briefings last...
Japan PM Has ‘great Confidence’ In Trump
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe has said he has “great confidence” in US President-elect Donald Trump and he believes they can build a relationship of trust. Mr Abe described the 90-minute meeting in...
Japan PM Has ‘great Confidence’ In Trump
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe has said he has “great confidence” in US President-elect Donald Trump and he believes they can build a relationship of trust. Mr Abe described the 90-minute meeting in...
I Have Great Confidence In Trump
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has said he has "great confidence" in US President-elect Donald Trump and he believes they can build a relationship of trust. Mr Abe described the 90-minute meeting in Trump...
‘I Have Great Confidence In Trump’
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe has said he has "great confidence" in US President-elect Donald Trump and he believes they can build a relationship of trust. Mr Abe described the 90-minute meeting in Trump...
Former Bush Official Warns Against Serving In Trump Administration
A former George W. Bush administration official who once encouraged recalcitrant Republicans to serve in the incoming Trump administration is now issuing a warning against getting on board,...
Accusations Against Mahama Over Nima Clash Ridiculous – NDC
President John Dramani Mahama never instigated any clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and those of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and any “statements of...