Sunday , December 22 2024

Foreign

France, Poland and Ukraine impose new lockdown measures

Residents in Poland, France and Ukraine’s capital Kyiv face new restrictions, with most shops shut and people urged to work from home. Poland, France and Ukraine have introduced partial lockdowns as they battle surging coronavirus infections. Residents in Poland, parts of France, including Paris and the Ukrainian capital Kyiv faced …

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Tanzania’s Vice President to be sworn in as president making her the country’s first female President

Following the death of Tanzania’s President, John Magufuli, the country’s Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, is expected to take over the country’s leadership as the first female president.   Magufuli, 61, died from a heart attack, according to a televised announcement by the Vice-President Hassan on Wednesday evening, March 17, …

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‘Russia will remain the most acute direct threat to the United Kingdom’ – UK government says as it promises to build more nuclear warheads

The United Kingdom has announced it will build more nuclear weapons and expand its space and cybercrime capabilities while also labeling Russia it’s top security challenge, in a sweeping review of British military and foreign policy.   In an report endorsed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the UK said the …

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Syria marks 10 years since uprising began

Since the 2011 uprising turned into war, more than half a million people have been killed and millions more forced to flee their homes. Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising that quickly turned into …

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