UN Warns of Dangerous Deterioration
The UN Security Council has warned of a "dangerous deterioration" in eastern Ukraine and called on warring sides to halt the violence. The council said renewed fighting was having a "severe impact"...
Tag: European Union
Govt Won’t Ban Imports
he government has ruled out the possibility of imposing bans on the importation of certain goods that can be produced locally. In the quest to protect local industries, there have been several calls...
Trump Executive Order: Million Sign Petition To Stop UK Visit
A petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising rapidly since a US clampdown on immigration came...
Deadly Flare-Up In East
More than 10 people have been killed in some of the worst fighting for weeks in eastern Ukraine. Seven Ukrainian soldiers died as clashes broke out between the army and pro-Russian rebels in and...
Million Sign Petition To Stop UK Visit
A petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising rapidly since a US clampdown on immigration came...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been advised to take advantage of the domestic market opportunities to trade more with itself. This, according Mr Gilbert Nii-Okai Addy, an...
The Official, Like Others, Requested Anonymity To Discuss Trump’s Order.
Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain did not agree with U. S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration after coming under criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his...
Danish Gov’t To Fully Cut Aid To Ghana By 2020
The Danish government has announced its intention to cut aid to Ghana as the nation has graduated to a new economic status. The move has been influenced by what it describes as improved economy from...
World Leaders Condemn Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
European leaders, the United Nations and international groups have condemned US President Donald Trump's measures against refugees and travellers from several Muslim-majority countries. The chorus of...
May Meets Erdogan To Push For Trade, Sign Defence Deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has signed a $125m defence equipment deal with Turkey as the two countries promised to ramp up trade partnerships. May, who arrived in Turkey on Saturday after a...
Turkey’s Erdogan Says He Discussed Defense Industry Cooperation With UK’s May
Turkey and Britain discussed steps towards defense industry cooperation on Saturday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after a meeting with visiting UK Prime Minister Theresa May. In a statement...
Trump Vows ‘new Vetting’ To Weed Out Islamic Radicals
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough new controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries. Making good on...
Trump Suspends Refugee Program, Vows To Weed Out Islamic Radicals
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump signed a sweeping new executive order Friday to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough controls on travelers from seven Muslim countries. Making good...
2016 A Record – Breaking Year For Bbc.com
BBC.com hit record high in 2016. Site and apps viewed 15 billion times, with almost 100m unique browsers each month. Three senior appointments, expansion and investment in online video planned for...
UK and US ‘committed’ To Nato
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was "100% behind Nato"...
It Is About Growing In Years, Not About Getting Old!
Listen or download (or embed) this audio podcast: (CNS): As fertility rates decline and life expectancy increases, the number of senior citizens is growing globally. Among the 7.3 billion people...
EU Parliament’s Chief Brexit Negotiator
Guy Verhofstadt MEP, the European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator, speaks with UpFront on Al Jazeera: • Declares it “technically impossible” for the UK to have a new trade deal in place...
Nepal Pays Tribute To 6 Million Victims of Holocaust
Nepal marked the International Day of the Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust on Friday along with the United Nations, embassies of Israel and Germany as well as the Delegation of the...
Trump and May ‘committed’ To Nato
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was "100% in favour of Nato"...
Migrant Children Suffer Sexual Abuse By Smugglers
Some migrant children were suffering sexual abuse at the hands of people smugglers, a senior European Union official said on Friday. Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for migration, home affairs...