Politics

The United States and Japan on Wednesday flaunted their “strategic alignment” on defense that extends into space amid growing concerns over China and tensions over Taiwan and North Korea. “We agree that China poses the most important strategic challenge to the two countries,” said the head of the American diplomacy, …

The US House of Representatives, recently controlled by Republicans, adopted two anti-abortion texts on Wednesday, with largely symbolic significance. This is a way for the Conservatives to satisfy their base, after exposing their divisions last week in a difficult vote for their “speaker”. The first resolution, supported Wednesday by all …

A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant, local media reported. In a landmark judgment, a judge ruled that the regulation, which calls for the dismissal of any unmarried officer who gets pregnant, was “discriminatory, illegal, null and void”. It followed …

The Pentagon on Tuesday repealed the obligation for the American military to be vaccinated against Covid-19, after having been forced to do so by Congress. It said this health restriction, one of the last major ones that were still in place in the United States, had caused the departure of …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country has been facing Russian invasion for nearly a year, delivered an optimistic message to the Golden Globes audience, saying the world will not experience a third war. The president appeared on the giant screen of the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles where the award …

Zimbabwe on Tuesday signed a bill into law that outlawed organized protests by healthcare workers who could now face a fine or an imprisonment of up to six months, Reuters agency reported. The signing by President Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after health workers were locked in a protracted fight with the …

Egypt is the leading military power in Africa behind Zimbabwe and ahead of Côte d’Ivoire, according to Global Fire Power. According to the 2023 edition of the world military ranking, published by the American defense website Global Fire Power (GFP), Egypt is the leading military power in Africa. Ranked 12th …

American rapper Meek Mill has apologized after sparking an uproar in Ghana over a music video filmed in the country’s presidential palace. Local media had reported that people were enraged over what they viewed as the “desecration” of the presidency by Meek Mill and the security issues regarding the filming …

Some documents were discovered while clearing out the premises of a Washington think tank where the current U.S. president worked while he was still vice president. The small number of documents were kept in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank linked to the University of …

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday new measures to fight road safety, including a ban on night bus travel and the import of used tires. These measures come after a road accident that killed at least 40 people on Sunday. “Public passenger transport vehicles will be banned from driving on …