Foreign (Page 31)

The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) on Wednesday evening in New York hosted the new President of the General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, to an informal interactive session. The session is a tradition at the UN that provides an opportunity for every new PGA to familiarise themselves with theContinue Reading

Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament is a political issue and not a matter for judges, a lawyer for the prime minister said  as he sought to persuade the British Supreme Court that the five-week shutdown was lawful. Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth to prorogue, or suspend, parliament from Sept. 10Continue Reading

 China on Wednesday announced tariff exemptions on 16 categories of goods imported from the U.S., as negotiations to end the countries’ trade war are set to resume. U.S. products exempted from Chinese tariffs include lubricating oil, anti-cancer drugs and some solvents, according to a statement by the Chinese Finance Ministry.Continue Reading

The First batch of 84 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday at 2.pm local time via the Murtala Mohammed International Lagos in company of officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which disclosed this in an update madeContinue Reading

Overlapping British and EU share trading rules would damage markets “to no good end” and can be avoided, Britain’s top markets watchdog said on Monday. Britain is due to leave the EU on Oct. 31, but has yet to agree a divorce settlement with the bloc. Brussels has said thatContinue Reading

The Duchess of Sussex is to carry out her first official public engagement since the birth of her son – launching a high street clothing range in aid of charity. Meghan’s maternity leave will come to an end when she proudly shows off the collection created by Jigsaw, John LewisContinue Reading

World stocks climbed to their highest in six weeks on Thursday as the European Central Bank (ECB) prepared to offer new stimulus measures and the United States and China made mutual concessions in their trade dispute, improving demand for riskier bets. U.S. President Donald Trump delayed an increase in tariffsContinue Reading