Britain and Rwanda crossed swords at an international court Wednesday, with Kigali seeking more than £100 million it says London still owes from a scrapped deal to deport migrants. Officials from the two countries clashed in the oak-panelled Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, set up in 1899 to settle contractual disputes between […]
Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created across the United Kingdom as Nigerian banks, fintech companies and creative industry businesses scale up operations in Britain, coinciding with President Bola Tinubu’s state visit to the country, the British government has announced. Tinubu, accompanied by his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, arrived at London Stansted Airport […]
Six months after joining anti-corruption protests that rocked Nepal, 23-year-old Amrita Ban will vote in Thursday’s election, hoping the new government will realise the movement’s demands. Last September’s violence, in which at least 77 people were killed, parliament set on fire and the government ousted, still shadows her today. “It took months to sleep properly […]
France has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the United Arab Emirates to protect its naval and air bases against Iranian attacks, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Tuesday. France has hundreds of navy, air force and army personnel based in the United Arab Emirates. Its Rafale aircraft are stationed at the Dhafra base near Abu Dhabi. […]
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Monday his agency has “no indication” that any nuclear installations have been damaged or hit in Iran following US and Israeli strikes on the country. Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi said however that the key nuclear site Natanz had been attacked. […]
Black smoke rose from the US embassy in Kuwait on Monday, an AFP correspondent saw, while US warplanes crashed without causing casualties, as Iran pressed on with a third day of retaliation in the Gulf. A US base and a power station were also targeted, in what was the most dramatic escalation for the small […]
Nigeria could earn an extra $1.3 billion in crude sales in March as spiralling Middle East tensions threaten to trigger a supply shock that may see prices rally to $100 to $150 per barrel amid widespread fears of a possible disruption of the Strait of Hormuz. The fiscal gain, however, may cause a significant short-term […]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for calm and unity Sunday after federal forces reportedly killed cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes pupularly known as El-Mencho. This operation, authorities say, has triggered roadblocks, flight disruptions, and scattered violence across parts of Mexico. In a late Sunday night statement addressing the developing security situation, Sheinbaum emphasised coordination among […]
The Trump administration is significantly expanding efforts to strip U.S. citizenship from naturalized Americans as part of its broader crackdown on immigration, according to people familiar with the plans. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been redeploying experts and reassigning staff across its field offices to identify potential denaturalisation cases. The aim is to […]
Manchester United co‑owner and INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe has issued an apology following backlash over comments he made during an interview with Sky’s economics and data editor, Ed Conway, in which he said the UK had been “colonised by immigrants.” In a statement released after the interview, Ratcliffe acknowledged that his choice of words […]
