Lara Olaniyi

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Brazil. During the meeting, Putin praised the strength and potential of bilateral ties between Russia and China. The 11th meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies – Brazil, Russia,Continue Reading

France’s EU commissioner candidate, Thierry Breton, is due to be grilled by EU lawmakers on Thursday about his fitness for the role after they rejected the first nominee proposed by Paris. Breton, was a former tech industry executive. To be confirmed, Breton will need a two-thirds majority from the EUContinue Reading

India on Thursday celebrated the 130th birthday of its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Born on Nov. 14, 1889, Nehru remained as Indian prime minister for nearly 17 years from August 1947, until his death in May 1964. His birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day every year, as he had aContinue Reading

The EU is preparing to sign off on a Brexit extension to 31 January 2020 with an option for the UK to leave earlier if a deal is ratified, according to a leaked draft of the agreement seen by the Guardian. Despite objections raised by the French government, a paperContinue Reading

Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in flames at the weekend, and is unlikely to achieve any growth this year, the city’s Financial Secretary said. Black-clad and masked demonstrators set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs at police on SundayContinue Reading