United States (US) President Donald Trump will make his first public comments since his election defeat with a White House address later Friday on the nation’s plans for a vaccine against the resurgent Covid-19 virus. A spokesman announced the remarks in the Rose Garden at 4:00 pm (2100 GMT) as an “update” on Operation Warp […]

A Croatian court on Friday sentenced former prime minister, Ivo Sanader, to eight years in jail for syphoning millions of euros from public funds in a long-running corruption case. Sanader, who led Croatia into NATO during his 2003-2009 spell in office, organised a plot with other officials to “acquire significant financial gain” for himself and […]

By Nwafor Sunday China, Friday joined other nations to congratulate the United States President-Elect, elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, for their victory in the U.S Presidential race that saw the defeat of President Donald Trump. Immediately after CNN, FOX News, Al Jazeera, and BBC, projected and announced Biden as winner, countries like […]

Most Republican lawmakers have yet to acknowledge Joe Biden as America’s next leader, a departure from political norms that suggests President Donald Trump retains an iron grip on his congressional flock. Five days after every major US media outlet projected Biden as the next president, more world leaders have publicly congratulated the Democratic winner — […]

US President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday that will ban Americans from investing in Chinese firms that could help Beijing’s military and security apparatus. The executive order said the Chinese government obliges private firms to support these activities and through capital markets “exploits United States investors to finance the development and modernization of its military.” […]