By Reuters Sweden’s path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary as neighbour Finland officially joined the 30-member alliance on Tuesday after its application was ratified in record time. Analysts do not expect Turkey to ratify Sweden’s application until after Turkey’s May 14 election at the earliest. Even then, it is unclear what

File Photo/Somali Times Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud said that his government has requested military support from the governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, to take the next step against Al-Shabab. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The shady president Hassan Sheikh said that Kenya and Ethiopia themselves faced Al-Shabab attacks and they will

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photographer Tiksa Negeri By Reuters The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia’s planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov told the news site Argumenty i Fakty that Moscow was different from Western countries

An empty flagpole stands between the national flags of France and Estonia outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, April 3, 2023. Finland awaits an official green light to become the 31st member of the world’s biggest security alliance as NATO foreign ministers prepare to meet in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) By

Dan Ray waves an American flag as plane carrying former U.S. President Donald Trump takes off from the Palm Beach International Airport, after Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 3, 2023. Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo By

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 03, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA said, as Cairo seeks financial inflows to ease pressure on its currency and bolster

By Anadolu Agency Paris residents have voted for the prohibition of self-service electric scooters in the French capital, the mayor announced. On Sunday, a referendum has been held whether to ban the rental e-scooters which triggered a public row in the past months. Anne Hidalgo in a news conference said: “As of Sept. 1, there

By Business Daily Africa Gulf oil companies rejected a proposal to use the National Oil Corporation of Kenya to import fuel on credit due to its poor cash position, forcing the State to allow them to nominate their preferred dealers. Industry sources privy to the talks, which started in September last year disclosed that Saudi

National Coalition Chairman Petteri Orpo celebrates at the party’s parliament election wake after seeing the results of the advance votes in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, April 2, 2023. A general election in Finland was expected to result in a close finish by three political parties Sunday, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fighting to secure

British Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman makes a Statement on the Baroness Casey Review in London, Britain, March 21, 2023. UK Parliament/Andy Bailey/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Britain’s interior minister Suella Braverman said she was convinced Rwanda was a safe country to resettle migrants who had arrived in Britain illegally but