Hungary has received the required guarantees on energy security from the European Commission, without which it refused to extend sanctions against Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday. “Hungary has received the required guarantees for our country’s energy security. “The European Commission has committed to protecting gas and oil pipelines leading to EU…
A Nigerian-American woman, Victoria Ogunremi, has returned the cash sum of $5,700 which she found in the toilet at her workplace in New Jersey, U.S.A. The gesture has been described as one of the remarkable acts of honesty and kindness by most Nigerians living abroad. Ogunremi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a…
Rwandan-backed rebels entered into Goma on Monday and troops from the East African neighbours exchanged fire over the border in the worst escalation of the long-running conflict for more than a decade. The rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had captured the lakeside city of over one million people, which…
The European Union (EU) is ready to redeploy its border assistance mission at the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, said on Monday. The civilian mission was launched in 2005 to assist with trade facilitation and the processing of biometric passports but was suspended in 2007 when Hamas…
Lebanese armed forces were deployed to several more villages in southern Lebanon on Monday, shortly after an announcement that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was being extended until February 18. Lebanese forces partially re-entered the towns of Mais al Jabal and Houla, located along the southern demarcation line with neighbouring Israel. Lines of cars…
Both engines of a plane that crashed in South Korea in late December, killing 179 people, show traces of a bird strike, according to a preliminary investigation report released on Monday. South Korean investigators said feathers and blood stains belonging to the baikal teal species were found on the engines. The migratory duck is mainly…
Hamas has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. In a press statement on monday, Hamas described the plan as an “aggressive scheme”aimed at displacing Palestinians and undermining their national cause. Hamas said that the Palestinian people, who have endured genocide and forced displacement by…
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has called for unified efforts among regional countries to support stability in the Middle East. Al-Sudani made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan,this is according to a statement on Monday by Al-Sudani’s media office. The statement said the two ministers discussed bilateral…
The government of Colombia has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s terms on migrant deportations, the White House says. Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs and sanctions, after two U.S. deportation flights carrying migrants were refused permission to land. “Colombia now agreed to all Trump’s terms, “including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia…
Foreign visitors to New Zealand are now able to work remotely while in the country, the government announced on Monday. Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis said the change, which came into effect immediately, was part of a plan to boost the economy. “Making the country more attractive to ‘digital nomads’ people who work remotely while…
