US to ‘deepen’ ties with hotly courted Africa
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that Washington would “deepen” its ties with African nations, as she wound up a continental tour in South Africa. Yellen arrived after stops…
United States
US, Germany to send scores of tanks to help Ukraine
The United States said on Wednesday it would supply Ukraine with 31 of its most advanced battle tanks after Germany broke a taboo with a similar announcement, moves hailed by…
California Shooting: 71-year-old suspect found dead
The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said Sunday.…
American lawmakers urge US to ship Abrams tanks to Ukraine
American lawmakers on Sunday pushed the U.S. government to export M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine, saying that even sending a symbolic number to Kyiv would be enough to…
Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon, marries on 93rd birthday
Legendary Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the Moon, said he had married his longtime girlfriend on Friday, his 93rd birthday. Aldrin and Anca…
10 killed after shooting in Monterey Park, Los Angeles
Emerging reports suggest that at least 10 persons have been killed following a shooting in Los Angeles. Police in California who responded to the incident which happened late on Saturday…
Antony Blinken to visit Beijing on February 5
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Beijing on February 5-6, a US official said Tuesday, giving dates for a long-awaited trip aimed at keeping high tensions…
US Medical Centre names Dora Akunyili’s daughter Chief Medical Officer
Jersey City Medical Centre, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has announced the appointment of Ijeoma Akunyili, as its new Chief Medical Officer. Ijeoma is the daughter of the late former Director-General…
US Aviation regulator probe system outage after huge disruption
Aviation authorities were racing Wednesday to figure out what caused the outage of a crucial alert system that forced the temporary halt on all US domestic takeoffs, triggering thousands of…
World food prices hit record high in 2022 – UN
World food prices fell for a ninth month in a row in December but hit their highest level on record for the full year in 2022, UN data showed Friday.…