Category: World

Iraq’s parliament has postponed the election for the country’s next president to allow for more consultations between the two Kurdish parties to agree on a candidate. The Iraqi News Agency (INA) said the parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday was delayed at the request of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan...

On the instructions of President John Dramani Mahama, Ghana has made an additional donation of relief and reconstruction items to the Government of Jamaica as the Caribbean nation continues to rebuild following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The consignment includes construction equipment, air-conditioned tents, boats, outboard motors, medical supplies, water purifiers, as well as...

Catastrophic floods caused by torrential rains have forced thousands to flee their homes in Mozambique, with many residents trapped on rooftops amid rising waters, according to aid organisations and witnesses. More than 620,000 people have been directly impacted by the devastating floods, which have destroyed more than 72,000 homes and severely damaged essential infrastructure including...

The Syrian government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during which discussions will be held on integrating Hasakah province into the state. Officials say no government troops will enter major cities if a deal is reached. In a significant policy shift, U.S. Syria envoy Tom Barrack named the Syrian...

Ghana has extended warm congratulations to President Mamady Doumbouya and the people of Guinea following the country’s peaceful democratic transition. In a message of goodwill, Ghana reaffirmed its readiness to deepen bilateral ties with Guinea, building on the historic bond of brotherhood between President Ahmed Sekou Touré and Ghana’s founder, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Notably,...

 Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has clarified uncertainties surrounding recent visa restrictions announced by the US Government, assuring that B1-B2 visas remain unaffected. According to the US State Department, only immigrant visas have been paused under the new directive. Non-immigrant visas, including the widely used B1-B2 category for business...

The Syrian army has declared Maskana and Deir Hafer in the eastern Aleppo countryside closed military zones, accusing Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forces of regrouping in the area A military source told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the SDF destroyed three bridges connecting areas under their control with government-controlled areas east of Aleppo, following days...

Three Palestinians have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip in Israel’s latest violation of October’s ceasefire in its genocidal war on the besieged enclave, according to sources in Gaza, as an anti-Hamas militia has claimed an attack that has killed a senior security officer. An Israeli quadcopter drone struck down three Palestinians in Khan Younis...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that an agreement on a security guarantee from Washington is “essentially ready” to be finalised by US President Donald Trump, following several days of negotiations in Paris. In a post on X on Thursday, Zelenskyy described the document as a cornerstone of any settlement to end the war, noting...

The Nigerian air force will take over from the United States after Washington’s Christmas Day strikes against jihadists, relying on American reconnaissance flights to support its own operations, a Nigerian official told AFP on Tuesday. On Christmas night, the United States struck sites in Sokoto State, in northwestern Nigeria , against what they described as targets linked to the Islamic...