Tag: U.S.
Rooney arrested in U.S. for drunk-driven
English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested in December at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C. in the U.S. for public…
Sustainable development: U.S, Gowon, Tinubu, others advocate strong institutions
Eminent personalities, notable politicians and scholars on Saturday agreed on the need for Nigeria to move away from building strong…
Number of inmates execution in U.S declines
The number of U.S. inmates executed this year has reached a 25-year low as fewer death sentences are handed down.…
U.S. political gridlock may create investment opportunity
Investors hope the split between Republicans and Democrats controlling the U.S. Congress will open up opportunities to pick new winners…
Terror list: Sudan, U.S. to hold more talks
Sudan said on Thursday it had reached agreement with the U. S. on a second phase of talks aimed at…
Dollar extends recovery on post-election relief
The dollar rose on Thursday pulling further away from 2-1/2 week lows hit on Wednesday as the market breathed a…
U.S. Midterm elections: Russia dismisses prospects of better relations
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it saw no prospects for an improvement in relations between Russia and the U.S.…
U.S. political gridlock pushes dollar lower
The dollar slipped across the board on Wednesday as the broadly expected U.S. midterms election results of a split Congress…
U.S mid-term election: Control of Congress at stake
After a divisive campaign marked by fierce clashes over race, immigration and other cultural issues, Americans began voting on Tuesday.
Russia declines comment on alleged meddling in U.S. mid-term election
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman on Tuesday declined to comment on allegations of interference in the United States’ mid-term elections.
Mid-term elections: U.S. warns Russia, China, Iran to stay off
The U.S. has warned against foreign interference in its mid-term elections, particularly from Russia, China and Iran.
UN slams U.S., demands end to embargo on Cuba
The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of condemning the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo against…
U.S. grants eight countries Iran sanctions waivers
The U.S. government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India,…
Indonesia meets Boeing, U.S. representatives over plane crash
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the crashed plane producer, Boeing,…
U.S. monitoring for possible foreign election interference
The U.S. government is monitoring for possible foreign interference in the upcoming congressional elections and is prepared to sanction any…
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google privacy settlement
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a…
China opposes official contacts, military ties between U.S., Taiwan
The Chinese mainland resolutely opposes official contacts or military ties in any form between the U.S. and Taiwan, a spokesperson…
U.S., UN disagree over fate of Caravan migrants
The United States and United Nations have disagreed over the fate of over 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march…
African swine fever: U.S. blocks pork from Poland
The United States suspended imports of pork from Poland on Thursday over an outbreak of the highly contagious hog disease…
UN regrets U.S. withdrawal from postal agency
The United Nations specialised agency, Universal Postal Union (UPU), which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over U.S.…
U.S. oil edges up after 3% drop
Oil inched up on Thursday amid ongoing tensions over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist, with prices steadying after…
U.S. airstrike kills 60 al-Shabab Militants
United States Military said on Tuesday its Special Forces conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Harardhere town in Mudug…
U.S. promises to promote peace in Nigeria
The U.S. government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to promote peace and unity in Nigeria through sports.
U.S. launches $25bn aid programme for Philippines
The United States on Tuesday announced the launch of a 25-million dollar programme to improve conditions for people in war-torn…
France 2019: U.S. to defend Women’s World Cup title
The World champions, the U.S. will have a chance to defend their title at the 2019 Women’s World Cup after…
Colombia crush U.S. 4-2 in friendly
Colombia crushed a shorthanded and overmatched U.S. 4-2 in a friendly in Tampa on Thursday in the latest reminder the…
Dollar weakens on softer U.S. yields
The dollar weakened on Thursday following an overnight drop in U.S. Treasury yields, though moves in foreign exchange markets were…
China denies intention of interfering in U.S. politics
China has no intention of interfering in U.S. politics and hopes Washington would stop finding excuses for its unilateralism and…
Venezuela involved in opposition politician’s death – U.S
The White House on Wednesday condemned the death of an opposition politician in Venezuela and accused President Nicolas Maduro’s government…
Court orders extradition of Fatumbi to U.S. to face trial
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, issued an order for the extradition of Ayodeji Fatumbi, (a.k.a Paul Olawale) to…