Bamako, Mali — Bamako, Mali (AP) – gardener The junta leader and the country’s president have taken over as defense minister. Officials said on Monday that widespread, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadist forces shocked the West African nation following the assassination of the ruling leader. According to the presidential order announced on state television,…
Dakar, Senegal — Voters in Benin voted on Sunday to choose a successor to President Patrice Talon, who is leaving a mixed legacy of economic growth, a growing jihadist insurgency in the north and repression of opposition critics after a decade in power. Romuald Vadagni, the 49-year-old finance minister and standard-bearer of the ruling coalition,…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Pakistan for calling Israel “a curse to humanity” and a “cancerous state”. On Friday, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement: “Pakistan’s defence minister’s call for Israel’s destruction is outrageous. This statement is intolerable from any government, especially one that claims to be a neutral mediator for peace. The…
Mexico City – – Mexico City (AP) – The Mexican president on Wednesday named Roberto Velasco, the State Department’s deputy secretary for North America and a leading expert on bilateral relations with the US, as the country’s new foreign minister during a critical time for Mexico-US relations. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum requested the resignation of…
Milan– MILAN (AP) – Italy Legally embattled tourism minister resigns on Wednesday in protest against premier Georgia Meloni’s The referendum on judicial reforms failed. Daniela Santanche’s departure is a sign that Italy’s three-and-a-half-year-old right-wing government has been weakened by Monday’s decision. Defeat at the ballot box is one major solution. Meloni had called for Santanche’s…
British Defence Minister and war veteran Al Carnes has warned of ‘very dangerous times’ as Britain faces threats from Russian submarine and warship activity and the growing Iran crisis. Russian leader Vladimir Putin (Image: Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/EPA/Shutterstock) British Defence Minister Al Carnes has warned that “we live in very dangerous times” due to growing threats…
San Jose, Costa Rica — Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines said on Tuesday that his government had not sanctioned the US for a recent attack on an alleged drug boat in local waters that killed three people. Prime Minister godwin friday Said in a press conference Prime Minister godwin friday Said in…
