The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testified on Tuesday he was told that President Donald Trump made the release of security aid to Ukraine contingent on Kiev publicly declaring it would carry out politically motivated investigations that he sought, according to a copy of his statement to lawmakers. William Taylor, who as the charge d’affaires […]

Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday denounced Turkey’s leader as a thief for attacking the northeast of his country and reiterated a pledge to retake all areas lost to Damascus in years of civil war, state media reported. Assad made the remarks as he made a rare visit to a frontline of Syria’s conflict, […]

The British pound value has reduced when compared with dollar and the euro after UK lawmakers on Tuesday rejected the government’s proposed timetable for passing legislation to ratify its Brexit deal. Against the dollar, the pound was last down 0.40% to $1.281, off the 5-1/2 month highs hit earlier in the session on optimism about […]

Three China’s major telecom operators have been revealed to have built more than 80,000 5G base stations in four months. The recorded first quarter of the year’s development was reported as a contributing action to the country’s mission to improve its infrastructure development of the super-fast wireless technology. The telecom sector’s business volume expanded 23.9 […]

…to show his devotion to her after she died from breast cancer A man in China has married his partner’s corpse during her funeral to show his love for her after she lost her battle with breast cancer. The heart-broken groom, 35-year-old Xu Shinan, hoped that the wedding ceremony could realise his late fiancée’s dream of being […]

…as they pulled methamphetamine equipment out of burning fire Two New York brothers are facing second-degree murder charges for allegedly saving their methamphetamine equipment from a house fire, leaving their 82-year-old grandmother behind to die. Jarret Gause, 33, and brother, 21-year-old Justin, were charged with the crime in connection to the fire that occurred in […]

A French tourist has had her hands and chest bitten by a shark leaving her seriously injured in a rare attack in the Pacific islands of Polynesia. The 35-year-old woman was swimming off the island of Moorea during a whale-watching trip on Monday in the French overseas territory when the oceanic whitetip shark tore into her […]

 U.S. forces that crossed into Iraq, as part of a pull-out from Syria, do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday.

By Rasheed Sobowale and VOA The president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Sochi, Russia after his announced departure yesterday (Monday, October 21) ahead of Russia-Africa summit scheduled to hold Tuesday. The Nigerian presidency announced the meeting would focus on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science and technology, and gas production. […]

A porn star is likely to face 15 years jail term for allegedly stabbing her cheating boyfriend on the leg when she caught him in bed with another woman. Cheryl Murphy, 39, changed her relationship status to ‘it’s complicated’ after she was arrested for going into her love rival’s home to carry out the attack […]