Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union take part in a border force workers strike action near Heathrow Airport, in London, Britain December 23, 2022. Photographer Peter Nicholls By Reuters Passengers at British airports were warned of delays after passport control staff walked out on Friday on the first day of a strike

IMF deputy managing director Antoinette Sayeh By Business Daily Africa Kenya plans to track the financial dealings of high-ranking politicians, including the President, and their allies from next year in fresh commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at preventing the country from being locked out of the global financial system for money laundering.

By Anadolu Agency Sweden has not taken any concrete steps to address Turkey ’s security concerns, the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday. “There is no concrete development regarding the extradition of terrorist-related criminals and the freezing of terrorist assets,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a news conference with his Swedish counterpart Tobias Billstrom in the

By Anadolu Agency France’s president said European countries should be more decisive in the NATO alliance and reduce their “reliance on the US,” according to reports on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters aboard the French presidential plane on his return from an international summit in Amman, Jordan, Emmanuel Macron said “he doesn’t see his push to

American couple Nicholas Spencer and his wife, Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32, stand in the dock at Buganda road court, where they were charged with torturing a ten year old John Kayima and state prosecutor objected to their application saying that the two have been illegally in Uganda after their work permits expired, in

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks after giving President Joe Biden a gift as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By The Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked President Joe Biden, U.S. lawmakers and “ordinary people” of America for their support as

By International Monetary Fund United States of America, December 20, 2022/APO Group/ — On December 16, 2022, Austria disbursed a €14.9 million grant (about US$15.8 million) for the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. This contribution will allow the IMF to provide debt relief to Somalia and Sudan once all the

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Nigerian Culture Minister Lai Mohammed pose after signing a declaration to transfer the ownership of the Benin bronzes in Berlin, Germany July 1, 2022. Photographer Lisi Niesner By Reuters Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday,

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the country’s intelligence services to be vigilant and “put a firm stop” to activities of foreign espionage agencies. “The counterintelligence agencies, including the military ones, need to show utmost readiness and concentration. It is necessary to put a firm stop to the activities of foreign special

U.S. Army Brigadier General Damian T. Donahoe, deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, center, talks with service members during a battlefield circulation on Saturday, September 5, 2020, in Somalia. Senior Airman Kristin Savage/Associated Press Responsible Statecraft By Daniel Larison The piece blows Trump’s troop ‘withdrawal’ from the country out of