(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States will bolster its military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighter jets to protect US personnel and defend Israel amid soaring tensions in the region, the Pentagon said Friday. The announcement comes after Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation for the killings of a Hamas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former US president Barack Obama endorsed his fellow Democrat Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House on Friday, delivering a major boost to her campaign to beat Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. “Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. We told her we think she’ll make a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An exuberant Kamala Harris whipped up a rapturous crowd Tuesday at her first rally since effectively clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, as she launched fresh attacks on Donald Trump for trying to “take the country backward.” In stark contrast to outgoing President Joe Biden’s often stumbling and low-energy speeches, Vice President Harris […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden’s decision on Sunday to end his campaign to seek reelection in November is generating reactions from foreign leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he had known President Biden for years and that “He’s a great man. “Everything he does is guided by his love for his country. As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised Thursday to bring an end to raging international crises and restore American prestige on the world stage, saying he could “stop wars with a telephone call.” The former president sought to paint a dire picture of the world under his successor Joe Biden, telling the Republican […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s main opposition Labour party looks set for a landslide election win, exit polls indicated on Thursday, ending 14 years of right-wing Conservative rule marked by financial austerity, Brexit division and scandal. As polling stations closed at 10:00 pm (2100 GMT), the survey for UK broadcasters suggested centre-left Labour would win 410 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hurricane Beryl was hurtling towards Jamaica Tuesday as a monster Category 5 storm, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction in a deadly sweep across the southeastern Caribbean. Though expected to weaken slightly later Tuesday, the hurricane is still on track to slam into Jamaica on Wednesday as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women has said 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State and only 26 are led by a woman today. The UN Women, in a new figure on gender equality released on Monday, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has awarded 26.6 million dollars in co-investment grants to 33 companies in Nigeria through its global hunger and food security initiative. Ms Michelle Corzine, Director of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Power, USAID, announced this at a partnership meeting on Monday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli army announced on Friday that it conducted airstrikes against Iran-backed militia Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon in response to ongoing attacks on northern Israel. There were no reports of injuries, according to a statement issued by the Israeli military on Friday evening. The information could not be independently verified. UN […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A senior Ukrainian presidential aide on Wednesday said North Korea was helping Russia kill Ukrainian civilians and called for greater international isolation of both countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday signed a comprehensive strategic partnership, deepening military and political ties that have flourished since […]
Biden Pledges Not To Pardon Son Or Commute Sentence (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not pardon his son Hunter or commute any sentence following Hunter’s conviction on charges of lying about his drug addiction while buying a handgun. “No,” Biden replied when reporters at a G7 summit press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron — and the Greens. Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe’s centrist political groups emerge relatively unscathed and higher turnout than in 2019 among the bloc’s 27 states. – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) has raised Schengen visa application fees from €80 to €90 for adult African and other non-EU citizens. According to the European Commission, the new visa fees will come into effect on June 11, 2024. “All visa applications submitted on or after this date will be subject to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday dismissed rumours that he would quit before the July 4 general election, as criticism about his early departure from D-Day commemoration events rumbled on. The Conservative leader issued an apology after outrage from veterans’ groups that he declined to join other world leaders at an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ms. Claudia Sheinbaum on her historic election as the first female President of the United Mexican States (Mexico). Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election by a landslide, becoming the first female President in the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Several people were killed in a suspected Israeli attack near Aleppo in north-western Syria, state media reported early Monday citing a military source. The area around Aleppo was targeted by airstrikes overnight, it said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported missiles had hit the positions of a pro-Iranian militia […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday it had raised $35 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before.” The record-shattering figure amounted to almost double the next best fundraising day for the campaign on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump has now become the first ex- U.S. president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury unanimously pronounced […]
