The social care workforce has been halved, with £250 million removed from previously announced funding. The workforce is struggling to cope with rising costs and difficulty recruiting… Read More
Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in Goa, India to attend a SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. There was no indication of a bilateral meeting with his Indian c… Read More
Following the devastating floods in Rwanda, President Paul Kagame has visited the Rubavu district, one of the three most badly affected areas. He surveyed the damage caused by the Sebeya Riv… Read More
Zuzana Čaputová has appointed a government of experts, not politicians, to run Slovakia after months of crisis. The new government, which is set to begin its mandate on 15 May, c… Read More
The automaking giant Stellantis is meeting with U.K. ministers to warn post-Brexit trading arrangements severely risk its operations in the country. Stellantis manufactures Vauxhall, Fiat, O… Read More
Thousands of people in Serbia are protesting against the government's handling of recent gun violence that has killed 18 people. The protesters are demanding a crackdown on violence and the… Read More
Colombia’s government said Monday it is suspending a cease-fire with rebels accused of recently killing four Indigenous people — at least three of them minors — who tried t… Read More
Iraq. Ministers of Council Meeting SummaryIraq: The Council of Ministers has decided to grant a 50% increase in salary for workers at shelters in Baghdad and all other gover… Read More
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held bilateral talks with German Development Minister Svenja Schulze and Australian counterpart Pat Conroy at the G20 Development Ministers' conclave i… Read More
A winter storm in southern Brazil has left 8 people dead and 19 others missing, including a 4-month-old baby. Fatalities were reported in seven cities and several roads are still blocked, wh… Read More
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is standing by changes made to Policy 713, designed to protect LGBTQ students, despite growing controversy in the legislature. Among the changes sparking d… Read More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang talk for nearly six hours in Beijing – but appeared to agree on little. The United States and China hav… Read More
France and Germany have pledged financial aid to Tunisia to help it curb irregular migration, following a visit from the interior ministers of both countries. France's Gérald Darmanin… Read More
The Iraqi Ministry of Transport is furiously working to energize transit transport agreements with a multitude of countries, including those nearby, while pushing the General Secretari… Read More
Business leaders and politicians from more than 60 countries met at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London to pledge billions of euros in aid to help rebuild Ukraine. The cost of reconstr… Read More
Burkina Faso's transitional government has undergone a partial reshuffle, with four ministers including those in charge of Security and Justice departing. Lieutenant-Colonel Boukaré Z… Read More
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has been accused of launching a "vicious verbal attack" against a member of the provincial Progressive Conservative party’s governing body who questi… Read More
Mali's junta has carried out a partial reshuffle of the government following a referendum in favor of a draft new Constitution. While strategic positions remain unchanged, there have been 16… Read More
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has commented on the recent Ashes controversy, expressing agreement with England cricket captain Ben Stokes that he would not have wanted to win in the same man… Read More
Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi visited Turkey's new Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to discuss the Syrian conflict and bilateral and regional issues. Both countries expressed support fo… Read More
Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan met with British Columbia Labor Minister Harry Bains to address the ongoing port strike on the country's west coast. The ministers urged both par… Read More
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa visited Kinshasa to meet with DRC president Félix Tshisekedi and discuss security and trade. Both leaders attended the DRC-South Africa Economi… Read More
Protests erupted in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government advanced a controversial judicial overhaul plan in parliament. The proposed changes, which passed a first read… Read More
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has asked the country's transport minister, S. Iswaran, to go on leave while he is being investigated by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau… Read More
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reviewed the flood conditions in the capital as waterlogging continues to cause chaos. Some routes have reopened as the water level of the Yamuna River r… Read More
Justice ministers have announced a new "Sally's law" that will result in lighter sentences for individuals who kill their partners after years of domestic abuse. Judges will be required to c… Read More
Rufai Oseni, a popular Arise TV journalist, has turned to Twitter to respond to the recent publication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 28-man cabinet list, which was revealed to the S… Read More
The G20 climate and environment ministers failed to reach an agreement on key climate issues including fossil fuels, emissions, and carbon taxes. The meeting, which included ministers from t… Read More
After months of fraught negotiations, the Iraqi federal government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) finally agreed on how to implement the federal budget law. Omed Sabah, president of… Read More
Outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has said that his recent announcement to transfer power to his son may have been done hastily, and he could return to office if his son's life is… Read More
According to former World Bank official Mari Pangestu, developing nations will require over $1 trillion annually to make significant progress in climate transition. The lack of funding has h… Read More
According to Ghana’s army spokesperson, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) military commanders will meet on Thursday and Friday in Accra, Ghana, amid unease over a… Read More
President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the new ministers who have just been assigned portfolios on Monday.
The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the conference room of the State House a… Read More
World Health Organisation Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, praised India for its Ayushman Bharat Scheme and advanced health coverage at the G20 Health Ministers’ Meetin… Read More
President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for the transfer of Engr. Abubakar Momoh from the Federal Ministry of Youth to the Federal Ministry of Niger Delta Development.
The Federal Minis… Read More
President Bola Tinubu officially inaugurated his team of 45 ministers on Monday at the State House Conference Center, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The swearing-in process was carried out in se… Read More
The military junta in Niger Republic has formed a military alliance with its neighboring countries, Burkina Faso and Mali.
This comes after the junta overthrew President Mohammed Bazoum in a… Read More
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has accused the UK government of lying about its commitment to the environment over the reversal of EU green schemes. The charity critici… Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and the 18th East Asia Summit in Indonesia on September 6-7. The visit comes ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi… Read More
Ministers are being urged to address concerns over the safety of aerated concrete in schools as students return for the new term. Over 100 schools, 41 hospitals, and at least six courts are… Read More
The Labour Party as described utterances made by a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, about the upcoming judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, as undign… Read More
Ondo state governor Rotimi Akeredolu has returned to Nigeria after receiving medical treatment abroad.
A reliable government source confirmed his return on Thursday. Governor Akeredolu arriv… Read More
Gabon's military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema, has announced his transitional government, which includes representatives from various political backgrounds. The government comprises f… Read More
The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has recommended the names of seven additional judges from the Allahabad High Court and 11 from the Punjab and Haryana Hig… Read More
Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, has announced plans to ban American XL Bully dogs by the end of the year following a recent fatal attack. He has assembled a team of ministers, police, an… Read More
The European Union expressed solidarity with France's ambassador to Niger, who refused to comply with expulsion orders from Niger's military leaders. The EU's top diplomat also voiced suppor… Read More
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing disunity within his Conservative government, with ministers and faction leaders expressing disapproval of his leadership. This rebellion comes… Read More
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Cairo to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict. Fidan expressed Turkey's condemnation of attacks on inno… Read More
The US Treasury Department, in collaboration with the UK and Canada, has announced new sanctions against Myanmar's state energy company, Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise. The sanctions, effecti… Read More
President Bola Tinubu warned his cabinet members that they would be dismissed if they failed to fulfill their ministry’s specific goals.
He made this statement during the opening of th… Read More
Thailand's prime minister has pledged to work with Laos to construct a new railway bridge across the Mekong River and enhance trade between the two nations. The bridge, located in Nong Khai… Read More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordan's King Abdullah II after failing to secure humanitarian "pauses" in Israel's war against Hamas. Blinken also joined a meeting of foreign… Read More
Delhi is experiencing severe air pollution with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 457, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The pollution has been severe for the past three days and… Read More
Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde has called for a special investigation team (SIT) to be formed to probe the violence during the Maratha reservation agitation in Beed district. Munde bel… Read More
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Japan for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. The Israeli military has been bombing Gaza since Oct… Read More
The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs of Burkina Faso, Kassoum Coulibaly, met with Russia's Defense minister to discuss strengthening defense ties between the two countries. Both minis… Read More
The upcoming summit between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden at the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) will be crucial in stabilizing the relationship between the United States and China. Both… Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Expectations for the summit are modest… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Tesla chief Elon Musk, and Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman were among the guests at a gala reception and dinner in San Francisco for Chinese President Xi Jinping. The… Read More
During the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, U.S. President Joe Biden described his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as "candid and constructive," but emphasized that… Read More