By Reuters Britain’s University of Cambridge said on Thursday it had benefited from the proceeds of slavery over its history, and promised to expand scholarships for Black students and fund more research into the murderous trade. The acknowledgement comes as a string of leading institutions – from the Bank of England to the Church of

President Joe Biden meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By The Associated Press President Joe Biden met Thursday with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, giving Biden his first chance for face-to-face engagement with a key Pacific

By Business Daily Africa Kenyans with old passports have until November to acquire the new biometric digital ones, Immigration Director General Alexander Muteshi said Thursday. Travellers who will not have changed their passports by end of November will be barred from travelling. “Pursuant to the decision by EAC Council of Ministers held in Arusha from

By Anadolu Agency A court in China on Thursday sentenced a former justice minister to death for over $16 million in corruption, with a two-year reprieve. Fu Zhenghua, 67, was found guilty by the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast China’s Jilin province. The death sentence can be commuted after two years in prison,

By Reuters Russia pushed ahead on Thursday with its biggest conscription since World War Two while Ukraine demanded “just punishment” for a seven-month-old invasion that has shaken the world. President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilise another 300,000 Russians to fight escalates a war that has already killed thousands, displaced millions, pulverised cities, damaged the global

By Anadolu Agency Russia and Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners of war Wednesday as a result of Turkey’s mediation and diplomatic traffic conducted with the leaders of the two countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. Erdogan told reporters in New York City that the prisoner exchange under Turkey’s mediation was an “important step” towards ending

A photograph appear on the Internet The governments of Somalia and Egypt are getting closer to each other while Ethiopia is looking at the surface and is worried about the alliance between Mogadishu and Cairo. The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, yesterday received the Egyptian Ambassador to Somalia,

President Joe Biden meets with British Prime Minister Liz Truss during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By The Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss declared themselves staunch allies Wednesday as they tried to

By Reuters Turkish defence firm Baykar has delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month and could sell more, two Turkish sources said, as a diplomatic detente between the former regional rivals expands into military contracts. International demand for Baykar’s drones soared after their impact on conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Libya,

By Anadolu Agency President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mobilization in Russia. “I consider it necessary to support the proposal of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff to declare partial mobilization in the Russian Federation,” he said in a televised address to the nation. With a relevant decree already signed, mobilization activities