Vietnam’s top legislature approved the appointment of three deputy prime ministers, two ministers, chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court and prosecutor general of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. Vietnam News Agency reported this on Monday. The three new deputy prime ministers are Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh, Minister of Finance…
Prof. Okello Oculi, a political scientist, has urged leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to decide on what political morality they intend to follow. Oculi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja. He said that African leaders should either choose between morality based on…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in the western city of Solingen on Monday morning, three days after the fatal knife attack there. Scholz was first greeted by Mayor Tim Kurzbach at Solingen’s city hall. Also present were Hendrik Wüst, state premier of North Rhine Westphalia where Solingen is located, Deputy Premier Mona Neubaur and…
Israeli air defence said that it had on Monday intercepted a drone east of the Sea of Galilee, military reports. The army had announced that there had been an air alarm in the area beforehand. There were no reports of damage or injuries. Initially, it was unclear where the drone had been launched from, but…
The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace, says the organisation is currently working in partnership with China to begin broadcasting in Mandarin, China’s official language. Ndace disclosed this on Saturday evening in Abuja, while speaking at a dinner organised by Southern African Development Community (SADC) group of ambassadors and High Commissioners. He said…
In a surprising turn of events, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced the suspension of his independent campaign for the presidency, opting to support Donald Trump in the upcoming election. While he will remain on the ballot in select states, he emphasized that his decision is not a complete withdrawal from the race. Kennedy, a…
Dutch ministers are being required to hand in their mobile phones before Cabinet meetings to avoid the risk of espionage, according to a new rule issued by Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Schoof has banned all electronic devices with microphones such as smartphones and tablets from meetings as a precautionary measure, he said, describing it as …
Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media said. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, killing two people, including a 7-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of…
President Xi Jinping of China will attend the 2024 summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Hua Chunying, Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of China, who said this in a statement on Wednesday, said the forum would be held in Beijing from Sept. 4 to 6. Hua said President Xi will deliver a keynote speech…
In a heartbreaking incident off the coast of Sicily, the body of renowned UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch was recovered from the wreckage of his yacht, the “Bayesian.” The vessel sank during a storm early Monday, leading to ongoing searches for additional missing persons, including Lynch’s 18-year-old daughter, Hannah. On Wednesday, divers recovered four bodies…
