•Iranian elderly and retired footballers warm up before a game in Tehran on May 8, 2026 Iran’s football squad have been granted visas to enter the United States so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed yesterday. A US administration official confirmed this separately in a statement issued […]
•US President Donald Trump The US Trade Representative yesterday proposed new duties targeting 60 economies for alleged failures to act against forced labour, as the Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks. The proposed tariffs range from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent, according to a government filing, a...
•Deportees from US Nigeria will receive the highest number of deportees among West African countries after the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the removal of 110 Nigerians as part of a wider crackdown that will see 355 nationals from the sub-region returned home. The DHS yesterday published names and photographs o...
•US and India flags India and the United States are “about 99 percent” done with the first tranche of a trade deal, the commerce minister said, as a US delegation began talks in New Delhi today. The delegation, led by Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch, is holding three days […]
•President Donald Trump and US visa Thousands of Africans seeking visas to the United States could soon face additional travel costs and longer processing journeys following a decision by the U.S. government to reduce the number of embassies and consulates handling visa applications across the continent. Under the new arrangement, nearly 50 U....
•Emergency responders from the Spill Response Team The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, US authorities said on Saturday. A huge tank holding tens of thousands of gallons of a highly caustic substance imploded […]
•Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon, yesterday The United States and Iran said today they had again traded strikes, straining an already fragile ceasefire as negotiations between the two sides have stalled. Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and occasional flare-ups of violence have not managed to r...
•Convicted Catholic Priest Anthony Odiong A Texas jury has convicted former Roman Catholic priest Anthony Odiong of sexually assaulting women to whom he provided spiritual direction, concluding a closely watched case involving allegations that he abused his position as a clergyman to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable parishioners. Th...
•An aerial image shows Los Angeles Stadium Drone flights will be banned over US stadiums hosting World Cup matches as well as over fan events related to the tournament that kicks off June 11, authorities said yesterday. On match days, unless specifically authorised, all aircraft including drones will be prohibited from flying within three naut...
•Trump and a vessel near Strait Of Hormuz The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Tehran’s new agency that collects fees for travelling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the ...

