China has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo’s new premier about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament on November 7 that the use…
A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country’s deposed leader, Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial. Sylvia Bongo, 62, and Noureddin Bongo, 33, both tried in…
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Wednesday that justice minister German Galushchenko had been suspended amid a corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector. The decision comes a day after anti-corruption prosecutors accused the former energy minister in connection with…
Chinese officials ordered the removal of two popular gay dating apps from mobile stores in the country, Apple confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. Same-sex marriage is not legal in China, and discrimination remains widespread, with activists saying an effort to…
The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case challenging the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The conservative-dominated court, as is customary, did not provide any explanation for its decision to reject the case. Kim Davis, a former…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated Cameroon’s President Paul Biya following his re-election, reaffirming the strong and long-standing ties between the two countries. According to a report obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Friday, Xi highlighted the…
Nepal’s Election Commission said on Wednesday that 125 political parties had registered to contest the first parliamentary polls since a mass uprising in September ousted the government. Many are established parties, but some of the movements vying for seats in…
The Chinese government says it firmly supports the President Bola Tinubu administration as it “leads its people on the development path suited to its national conditions”. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mao Ning, spokesperson of China’s foreign ministry, said…
The death toll from a week of flooding and record rains in central Vietnam rose to 40 on Tuesday, authorities said, as another powerful storm threatened the battered region. Vietnam’s central belt has been deluged by torrential rain, turning streets…
The President of the United States, Donald Trump has threatened to send Military Troops to Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” if the killing of Christians is not stopped. He wrote on Truth Social; “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of…
