Yemen appoints Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as prime minister
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has named Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the new prime minister in a surprise appointment. Bin Mubarak replaces Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed at a time of rising tensions in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country…
A jobs crisis in India is driving workers to Israel
On a frigid morning last week, hundreds of men, wrapped up in woollens and blankets, queued up inside a sprawling university campus in India’s northern state of Haryana. The men, carrying backpacks and lunch bags, were queueing up for practical…
Maria Sharapova: “I was so impressed with how Coco Gauff handled the US Open victory, also it’s great seeing the rise of Mirra Andreeva”
Maria Sharapova has lavished praise on the new generation in women’s tennis, singling out Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva as particularly exciting talents.Sharapova is set to feature in the second edition of the Pickleball Slam, joining forces with John McEnroe…
Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash
Russia and Ukraine say they have exchanged captured soldiers – the first swap since the crash of a Russian plane that Moscow claimed had 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (PoWs) on board. Russia’s military says each side got 195 soldiers…
Russian oil getting into UK via refinery loophole, reports claim
Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims. A so-called “loophole” means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and…
Carl Weathers: Rocky & Predator Star Dies At 76
The Lagos State Government has announced closure of Kodesoh Bridge in Ikeja area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for 30 days for repair. The closure of the bridge begins on Sunday, 4 February and will be re-opened on 4 March, 2024,…
US elections: Biden set to win South Carolina Democratic primary.
In what appeared to be a victory statement, Mr Biden pledged to make Republican Donald Trump a “loser”. The vote marked the first official Democratic party primary ahead of this year’s presidential election. President Biden faces little competition for his…
Supreme Court may look to the Civil War to resolve whether Trump can be on the ballot.
WASHINGTON — It was in a packed courtroom in Richmond, Virginia — the former capital of the Confederacy — in December 1868 where Chief Justice Salmon Chase concluded that Jefferson Davis, the defeated rebel president, should not face prosecution for…
Ex-Trump administration official shot in Washington, D.C., carjacking spree dies.
Mike Gill, the former Trump administration official who was shot during a Washington D.C.,carjacking spree on Monday, died Saturday, his wife said in a statement. Gill, who previously worked at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission under former President Donald…
Fury’s heavyweight title bout with Usyk postponed
Tyson Fury has been forced to postpone his unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk after the British heavyweight suffered a “freak cut” above his eye during a sparring session in Riyadh, Queensberry Promotions announced Friday. Fury’s World Boxing Council title and…