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…
Pakistan has been invited to join Gaza. Pakistan has been invited to join the Gaza “peace board” being set up by US President Donald Trump, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. Responding to media queries, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said that the invitation has been formally sent by the US President. US lawmakers call…
