The Afghan pilot faces deportation to Rwanda after arriving in the UK on a small boat (supplied) The Independent By Holly Bancroft An Afghan war veteran who served alongside British armed forces is among those who have fled to the UK on small boats and are now being threatened with deportation to Rwanda. The air

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia February 17, 2023. Sputnik/Vladimir Astapkovich/Kremlin via Reuters By Reuters Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, marking the first time since the mid-1990s that Moscow

By Reuters Weeks after a violent crackdown on migrants in Tunisia that triggered a perilous rush to leave by smuggler boats for Italy, many African nationals are still homeless and jobless and some say they still face racist attacks. Outside the United Nations refugee agency in Tunis, dozens of African migrants stood protesting this week

By Anadolu Agency US President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the release of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina by Rwanda. “Paul’s family is eager to welcome him back to the United States, and I share their joy at today’s good news,” the president said in a statement. Biden thanked the Rwandan government for making the

Nairobi City skyline By Business Daily Africa Kenya has been ranked as the top country in Africa by expatriates to get started and settle due to language, ease of finding housing and cost of homes. This gives the East African nation an edge as an attractive destination for companies seeking to enter the continent. Kenya

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2023. Photographer Annegret Hilse By Reuters Israel’s attorney-general on Friday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of breaking the law by ignoring a conflict of interest over his ongoing trial for corruption and getting

By Anadolu Agency China claimed on Friday that a US warship had “again trespassed” into South China Sea waters and warned Washington that such provocative actions would have “serious consequences.” Tan Kefei, a spokesman for China’s Defense Ministry, said in a statement that the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “broke into China’s territorial waters off Xisha

Eurasia Review By Dr. Suleiman Walhad We must once again revert back to the definition of the Horn of Africa States. It is the easternmost outcrop of Africa shaped like a horn and hence the name of the region, the Horn of Africa States. It consists of the four core countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea

Sir Mo Farah wanted to tell his real story, ‘whatever the cost’ ( Image: PA) The Mirror By Nicola Methven & Frances Kindon Sir Mo Farah is one of the UK’s greatest sporting heroes, famed for his glory at the 2012 London Olympics. But last year he heartbreakingly revealed that he’d been hiding a lifelong

Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice were both found guilty in the Old Bailey (Picture: PA) Metro By Gergana Krasteva A Nigerian politician has been found guilty of organ trafficking in Britain in the first case of its kind. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, wife Beatrice, 56, and ‘middleman’ Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were all found