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Israeli Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, announced on Wednesday that he was resigning from the conservative coalition government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The resignation was in protest at the ceasefire agreement the…

CNN, on Tuesday, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the revocation of press credentials for White House Correspondent, Jim Acosta. Acosta’s questions and reporting has been a frequent target of criticism by President…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Monday, said that France was not in possession of recordings related to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The response of the minister has   contradicted remarks by Turkey’s…

A United States F/A 18 fighter jet crashed in the Philippine Sea, on Monday, after experiencing mechanical trouble during routine operations, the Navy said in a statement. Both pilots were immediately rescued and are in good condition,…

Police in Thailand have arrested an HIV-infected soldier Sgt. Maj. Jakkrit Khomsing who allegedly blackmailed and raped more than 70 teenage boys. Police said in a statement that they received a complaint that Khomsing was using fake…

About 79 school students were kidnapped, on Monday, in an English-speaking region of Cameroon where separatists are fighting an armed campaign for independence, a government source said. The students were abducted along with their…

Angela Merkel has announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021. Merkel’s decision may not be unconnected to series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition. Taking a decisive step…

President Ali Bongo of Gabon has been taken into medical care after suffering a bout of exhaustion during a trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, four days after he was hospitalised. The President’s spokesman, Ike Ngouoni, said, in a statement,…

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday the kingdom was committed to a thorough and complete investigation to obtain the truth behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Turkey. Saudi Arabia had sent a…

Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Jens-Petter Kjemprud, on Monday, disclosed the plan by the Embassy to increase visas issuance to Nigerians. Kjemprud said, in Lagos, that the Embassy would soon be discussing the possibility with the…