US TO REVOKE VISAS OF TOURISTS, BUSINESS VISITORS WHO SEEK ASYLUM
Agency Report The United States government has announced plans to revoke the visas of foreign nationals who entered the country for tourism or business but...
TRUMP MOURNS DOLLY PARTON, ORDERS US FLAGS LOWERED FOR ONE WEEK
By Aishat Momoh. O. United States President Donald Trump has mourned the death of country music icon Dolly Parton, describing her passing as a “true...
NASA MISSION TO SAVE SWIFT SPACE TELESCOPE FROM RE-ENTRY FAILS
By Aishat Momoh. O. A mission to rescue NASA’s Swift space telescope from falling back into Earth’s atmosphere has failed after the spacecraft sent to...
US NATIONAL DEBT SURPASSES $40 TRILLION AMID RISING BORROWING COSTS
Agency Report The United States’ gross national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, according to data released by the US Treasury Department...
FIVE AMERICANS AMONG SEVEN KILLED IN KENYA TOURIST HELICOPTER CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. Five American citizens were among seven people killed on Wednesday when a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in Kenya’s Samburu County, according...
STRAIT OF HORMUZ: TRUMP THREATENS TO BOMB OMAN IF IT ‘GETS IN THE WAY’ OF US-IRAN DEAL
By 'Sefiu Ajape President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a US deal with Iran over...
UAE OIL GIANT ADNOC REPORTS FRESH ATTACK ON VESSEL IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Agency Report The United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil company, ADNOC, has reported a fresh attack on one of its vessels while transiting the Strait of...
TRUMP IMPOSES UP TO 100% TARIFF ON DRONE IMPORTS TO CUT CHINA DEPENDENCE
Agency Report US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of unmanned drones and their components, citing national...
UAE CONDEMNS IRANIAN ATTACK ON TWO ADNOC-LINKED VESSELS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ
Agency Report The United Arab Emirates has condemned an alleged Iranian attack on two vessels linked to the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)...
TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED AS LONDON COMMUTER TRAIN DERAILS IN EAST SUSSEX
Agency Report Two people sustained serious injuries while nine others were hurt after a busy commuter train travelling from London derailed near Lewes in southeast...