The United States of America has warned Russia of the consequence that may spring up should opposition politician, anti-corruption campaigner and Putin’s most prominent critic die in prison. Navalny was first arrested in January after returning from russia following a novichok poisoning allegedly said to have been carried out by an FSB hit squad. Later […]
A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked rule changes ordered by President Donald Trump making it harder for people to get skilled-worker visas. The US Chamber of Commerce, the Bay Area Council and others had sued the Department of Homeland Security arguing that the changes rushed new restrictions through without a proper public review process. […]
The U.S. has withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty due to non-compliance by Russia, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Sunday, making good on a planned move by the outgoing Donald Trump administration. The move was immediately criticized by a top Democrat, who urged President-elect Joe Biden to reverse the decision next year. “Today, […]
A lawsuit seeking a review of all ballots cast on Election Day in Arizona state of the United States, has been dropped by lawyers for the Trump campaign. CNN reported that Trump’s lawyers dropped the lawsuit after finding that the margin of victory for the presidential contest in Arizona could not be overcome. The Trump campaign had filed the lawsuit […]
The governments of the United States of America, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signified intentions to repatriate Nigerians that have been convicted, pardoned and paroled in their countries. Boss Mustapha, the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed this during the daily briefing of the task force […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday August 6, signed executive orders banning social media apps TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies. The executive orders, one for each app take effect in 45 days. In the executive order, which declares TikTok a […]
The United States announced Friday, July 24, that it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study. The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This announcement comes after the US rescinded a hotly contested order to expel those already in the US and preparing for online study because […]
The United States will resume federal executions on July 13, after a 17-year stay, the Justice Department said Monday. There have been just three federal execution since the death penalty was reinstated by the US government in 1988. Attorney General Bill Barr announced a year ago he intended to resume the use of the death […]
For the very first time since 2017 when tensions with North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program were at their peak, the US has deployed three of its 100,000-ton naval war vessels to the Pacific ocean, as tensions with China over the South China sea and Hong Kong continue to escalate. The three ships namely […]
President Donald Trump conceded Tuesday that more Americans will die in reopening the US economy but underlined his insistence on a dwindling coronavirus threat by refusing to wear a mask, even as he toured a mask-making factory. Asked by ABC News whether the lifting of social distancing measures and reopening of the shuttered economy will lead to […]