German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the United States would remain one of Germany’s closest and most indispensable allies, regardless of who the current president is. Scholz stressed this in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday. The chancellor said continues close cooperation and partnership is in the interest of both the…
UN agencies, on Tuesday, reacted to President Trump’s executive orders ending U.S. membership of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement. The UN agencies, however, highlighted the massive potential negative impact of the decision on public health and efforts to curb global warming. “The WHO regrets the announcement that…
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has urged the European Union to be open to talks with the U.S. President Donald Trump, rather than being silent about new tariffs imposition. EU countries should act with an outstretched hand towards the Trump administration, “but not allow our hand to be slapped away without limits,” Habeck said at…
China created 12.56 million new urban jobs in 2024, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Tuesday. In 2024, China’s surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.1 per cent, 0.1 percentage points lower than the previous year. This is according to the ministry. “The employment situation remained generally stable,’’ said Lu Aihong,…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that “it is in no one’s interest to break the bonds of the global economy in a new era of fierce geostrategic competition’’. “We will need to work together to avoid a global race to the bottom because it is in no one’s interest to…
The second phase of the exchange of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners would take place this weekend. This is after which Palestinians has the opportunity to begin to return from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on Tuesday. “The second…
A rebel spokesperson and provincial governor on Tuesday said the Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in the Central African country’s east since 2022. Congo and the United Nations…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday the European Union (EU) must deepen ties with China and strive for mutual benefits. “I believe we must engage constructively with China to find solutions in our mutual interests. The year 2025 marks 50 years of our union’s diplomatic relations with China, I see it…
The Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) on Tuesday attempted to forcibly bring in President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning on criminal charges stemming from his failed attempt to impose martial law in Dec. 2024. Yoon has refused to appear for questioning four consecutive times since he was taken into custody for an investigation on charges of…
Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, has urged African countries to strengthen policy frameworks and governance to protect children’s rights and end all harmful practices. Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated this at the Community Children’s Fund Launch Event with the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040: Protecting StreetConnected Children in West Africa’’ at SOAS University of…
