US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Korean waters

By Anadolu Agency A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in waters off South Korea’s west coast, local media reported on Wednesday. The pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft and he is in stable condition, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported. “The jet assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing in Kunsan Air Base, about 180 kilometres

Read More

IMF advises UK against further tax cuts

A person walks past the Bank of England in London’s financial district, as Britain struggles with the highest inflation rate among the world’s big rich economies, London, Britain, 17 July 2023. Photographer Rachel Adams/File Photo By Reuters Britain’s government should refrain from making further tax cuts given the long-term strains on the country’s public finances,

Read More

Italian leader Meloni unveils plan to promote Africa development and curb migration at summit

By The Associated Press Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday unveiled Italy’s big development plan for Africa at a summit of the continent’s leaders, aiming to stem the numbers of migrants, diversify sources of energy and forge a new, non-predatory relationship between Europe and Africa. Meloni declared the summit a successful first step, and top

Read More

Toyota keeps crown as world’s top-selling automaker in 2023

A Toyota Camry is displayed during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Photographer David Swanson/File Photo By Reuters Toyota Motor, opens new tab sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, it said on Tuesday, taking the crown as the world’s top-selling automaker

Read More

Italy unveils 1st details of ambitious Africa plan

By Anadolu Agency Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday opened a much-awaited Italy-Africa summit aimed at unveiling concrete projects of her ambitious plan to reset the relationships between Rome and the African continent, curbing illegal migration flows and turning Italy into a hub of energy supplies from Africa to Europe. Speaking at the Italian

Read More

Oil: Kenya faces losses as Uganda shifts to Tanzania

Common user manifold pipes at Kipevu station in Mombasa County, Kenya By The East African Kenya has lost $200 million worth of exports to Uganda, its largest regional market, since October 2023, new data shows. And experts warn that it will lose more going forward, as the fight over petroleum products imports escalates, with major

Read More

UN Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting on the independence and territorial integrity of Somalia

Somalia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abukar Dahir Osman The United Nations Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in the Horn of Africa, this meeting follows the growing tensions that resulted from the agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Hargeisa administration. The Somalia government says Ethiopia is

Read More

Sinner rallies from 2 sets down to beat Medvedev in Australia and clinch his first Grand Slam title

Jannik Sinner of Italy holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup aloft after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) By The Associated Press Jannik Sinner lined up a forehand, drilled it down the

Read More

China allows Philippines to supply troops at disputed reef

By Reuters The Chinese coastguard said it had made “temporary special arrangements” to allow the Philippines to deliver supplies to troops at a grounded World War Two-era vessel at a disputed reef. The Chinese coastguard has previously deployed vessels to block missions by the Philippines to supply troops on the transport ship, which has become

Read More

African Union welcomes ICJ order to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza

By Anadolu Agency The chair of the African Union Commission on Saturday welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Israel to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. In a statement, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the former prime minister of Chad, said the continental body welcomed “the urgent provisional measures ordered by the ICJ in the

Read More