ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – A court in Nigeria has rejected a request by the country’s main opposition parties to nullify the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February’s presidential election. The Presidential Election Petition Court in a judgement announced Wednesday in the capital Abuja said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Par...
Experts say summit is opportunity for world’s richest countries to come together and address some of the planet’s most pressing challenges NEW DELHI, India – Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip the G-20 summit for the first time since taking office in 2012. The summit will be held this weekend in the Indian capital of [&he...
UAE, which has friendly relations with Russia has not strictly enforced global sanctions imposed on Moscow DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Western officials from the U.S., the U.K., and the European Union are meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to raise concerns about the supply of goods, particularly computer French fries, to Russia...
Lawsuit, filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington and 3 law firms, argues that Trump is ineligible for office under Section 3 of Fourteenth Amendment DENVER, Colorado – A group of six Republican and nonpartisan voters in Colorado has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from running in the 2024 [&hell...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Ennahda Movement said on Wednesday that Tunisian security forces had detained two of its leading members. The progressive Islamic party stated that Abdel Karim Harouni, a former minister and head of the movement’s Shura Council, was arrested late Tuesday. It also stated that Mondher Ounissi, the party’s vi...
McConnell’s office released a letter from Capitol physician confirming his health and that he is fit to return to work WASHINGTON – Republican and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, is taking swift action to silence concerns about his health that are affecting his leadership abilities. Upon his return to the Senate, McCon...
District Judge Timothy Kelly ultimately applied a terrorism charge to Tarrio’s sentencing guidelines WASHINGTON – The former national leader of the right-wing Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Tarrio was convicted in May of seditious conspiracy ...
New Delhi, India – AFP India was buzzing with speculation Tuesday over rumoured plans to scrap official usage of the country’s English name, after a state-issued invite sent to world leaders referred to it as “Bharat”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has worked to remove lingering symbols of British rule...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali was released from detention Tuesday after being interrogated for seven hours at the prosecutor’s office. Mukhtar al-Jamai, one of Jebali’s defense lawyers, said his client was questioned about various matters, including appointments made during his term, his p...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal “in the coming days” with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. He also said that “contacts” were underway over a “very swift̶...
