Nigeria exported crude oil worth $1.34bn to the United States in the first five months of 2025, maintaining the country’s position as America’s leading African oil supplier. Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the US purchased a total of 17.39 million barrels of Nigerian crude between January and May […]
Prince Al-Waleed bin Khalid Al-Saud, a Saudi royal widely known as the “Sleeping Prince,” has died at the age of 36, nearly two decades after a car accident left him in a coma. The prince was just 15 years old when he suffered a brain haemorrhage and internal bleeding in a devastating car crash in […]
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The UK government has launched a major overhaul of its immigration system, introducing new rules that will take effect from July 22, 2025. The reforms, described as a “complete reset,” were announced in Parliament by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Wednesday. The reforms are aimed at cutting migration and reducing reliance on low-paid foreign labour. […]
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Israel said Monday it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic shift in the region after decades of war and animosity. With Syria under a new leadership after the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement weakened, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told journalists […]
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Wang Ning, founder and CEO of Pop Mart International Group, has broken into China’s top 10 richest individuals for the first time, thanks to surging global demand for the company’s signature Labubu dolls. According to Forbes’ publication on Thursday, the 38-year-old now ranks as China’s 10th richest person, with a net worth of $22.7 billion. […]
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The move is expected to disrupt refugee pathways and further restrict immigration as the Trump administration expands its crackdown on […]
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US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Tuesday ordered a suspension of student visa processing in the latest swipe at foreign students in the country. The White House is cracking down on foreign students at US universities, revoking visas and deporting those involved in protests against the war in Gaza, accusing them of supporting Palestinian […]
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US President Donald Trump hosted a closed-door dinner for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin on Thursday, as sign-holding protesters outside and Democratic opponents decried the event as blatant “corruption.” The unprecedented melding of US presidential power and personal business took place at Trump’s golf club outside Washington, where Trump flew by helicopter […]
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Public sector workers across the UK, including nurses, doctors, teachers, and armed forces personnel, have been offered pay rises ranging from 3.6 percent to 4.5 percent, BBC reported on Thursday. The decision followed the government’s acceptance of recommendations from independent pay review bodies—exceeding the 2.8 percent initially budgeted by the Treasury. Under the new proposals, […]
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The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax relief and spending cuts mega-bill that critics warn would decimate health care while ballooning the debt. The “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” – which now moves to the Senate – would usher into law Trump’s vision for a new “Golden […]
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