US expels 35 Russian intel agents over vote hacking
WASHINGTON-The United States has fired back at Moscow over its meddling in the presidential election, announcing a series of tough sanctions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil.
"I have ordered a number of actions in response...
Saudi-led bloc modifies demands to end Qatar crisis
The four Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month.
Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the UN they now wanted...
What does the world expect from Donald Trump.?
In November 2016, the electorate college of United States reported that Donald Trump won the US Presidential election after more than one year of an intense rivalry between Trump from the Republicans and Hillary Clinton from Democrats. The Republican also dominated and won both the congress and the...
WATCH:What is it like being black in India? BBC News
What is it like being black in India?
That's what BBC Pop Up wanted to find out after Benjamin Pratt, a student from Sierra Leone now living in India, told us that many African immigrants are victims of racism and prejudice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djuAvmn37ug
DP World chairman says Donald Trump’s anti-globalisation talk is just a ‘phase’
The US president Donald Trump’s anti-globalisation sentiments are just a "phase" and will go away, the chairman of DP World told CNBC on Sunday.
"What Donald Trump wants is fair trade, fair trade versus free trade now," Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem said at the World...
Ethiopia, Canada Vow to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde met Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau in Vancouver, Canada, in which, the two sides have agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties between Ethiopia and Canada.
According to Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs President Sahle-Work said Canada has been a true friend...
U.S. woman shocked refuge-seeking friend walked to Canada
Saciido Shaie says something seemed to be weighing on her friend Mohamed Badal in the days before he vanished.
Badal, a Somali man who spent months trekking four continents before landing in the United States, had been preparing to appeal a rejected asylum application when...
Rwanda’s Kagame wins third presidential term by a landslide
Incumbent leader Paul Kagame has swept to a landslide victory in Rwanda's presidential election, results showed early on Saturday, securing a third term in office and extending his 17 years in power.
Kagame has won international plaudits for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic...
Seven Africans named in Time 100 influential list
By:BBC Africa
Time magazine has listed seven Africans among its list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2021, including figures from the world of academia, science, activism and economics.
The Nigerian head of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, featured on the list,...
Deutsche Bank May Swell $14 Billion Selloff in China Bank Stakes
Deutsche Bank AG’s signal that it may sell a $3.5 billion stake in Huaxia Bank Co. shows the fading appetite among global lenders for tie-ups with their Chinese counterparts.
That’s a turnaround from before the global financial crisis, when Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc....