Foreign

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban came into effect early Monday immediately after midnight, barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States and reviving a divisive measure from his first term. The…
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United States Senator, Jim Banks, on Wednesday, introduced a new legislative proposal that would classify visa overstays as a federal offence, carrying penalties similar to those imposed on illegal border crossings. The bill, titled the…
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Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, a statement from his office said Sunday. On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat…
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Britain’s unemployment rate has reached the highest level since August 2021, official data showed Tuesday, with businesses facing a UK tax hike and US tariffs. The rate climbed to 4.5 percent in the first quarter, the Office for National…
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The United States Embassy has introduced updated visa interview requirements for Nigerian applicants, effective from April 22, 2025. In a statement released on Friday, the US mission emphasised that all applicants attending visa…
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Nigeria's representative on the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace (GCTP) Parliament in Geneva Switzerland, Hon. Adedeji Stanley Dhikrullahi Olajide, has appealed to world leaders on an urgent need for immediate ceasefire, over the…
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The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to later receive citizenship. Under new guidance migrants arriving by sea, or…
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A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States in a blow to the president’s bid to end a right enshrined in the Constitution for more than a century. The ruling…
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Tuberculosis cases in England surged by 13 per cent in 2024, marking a continued rise in recent years, according to new data published on Thursday by the UK Health Security Agency. PUNCH Online reports that the UKHSA shared this on the…
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The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), marking the culmination of a year-long standoff with the regional bloc. ECOWAS confirmed…
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