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Syrian president in US ahead of landmark meeting with Trump

Syrian interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who once had a $10 million US bounty for his arrest, has arrived in the US ahead of his scheduled meeting with Donald Trump on Monday.Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa arrived in the United States on Saturday for an...

Israel accuses Iran of plot to kill ambassador to Mexico

Israel said Mexican authorities intervened to foil the alleged plot to kill Ambassador Einat Kranz Neiger.The US and Israel on Friday accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico.Israel said that Mexican authorities intervened to stop the attempt to kill the ambassador,...

Trump: No US officials attending G20 in South Africa

Donald Trump's decision to boycott the annual Group of 20 summit comes just a few days after he said South Africa shouldn't be a part of the group at all.President Donald Trump on Friday announced that no US officials would attend the Group of...

US Supreme Court temporarily blocks order on full SNAP funds

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block a lower court order that required the Trump administration to disburse full SNAP food payments to states by Friday night.The US Supreme Court Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to fully...

‘PDP ready to rescue Nigeria’s ailing democracy’ – Damagum

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, says the party is prepared to rescue Nigeria’s democracy, which he warned is currently under serious threat.Speaking in Bauchi on Friday, Damagum expressed worry over what he described as deliberate attempts...

Nigeria dismisses US claims about prosecution of Christians

Nigeria said that its designation as a violator of religious freedom by the United States was "fundamentally misinformed." The African nation asserts that the allegations of systemic religious persecution are unfounded.The Nigerian government on Wednesday rejected the United States' designation of Nigeria as "a...