The Defence Security Cooperation Agency has announced that the government of the United States (US) has given approval to the proposed sale of spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems, as well as communications equipment, to Taiwan in deals valued at $385 million, a US agency said Friday. According to the report, though the government does not have official diplomatic relations with Taipei, it remains the island’s most important…

Syrian rebels, primarily from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) jihadist group, made significant territorial gains in Aleppo on Friday, raising the stakes in the ongoing conflict between anti-government factions and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The rebels’ lightning-fast offensive, which reached the heart of Syria’s second-largest city, threatened to undermine Assad’s control, with fighters advancing into the city’s iconic citadel. By early Saturday morning, social media videos showed rebels…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made a significant shift in his stance on the ongoing war with Russia, stating that he is willing to temporarily cede territory to Russia in exchange for NATO protection over Ukraine’s remaining territory. In an interview with Sky News on Friday, November 29, Zelensky explained that his country could consider giving up land under Russian control for a ceasefire agreement, provided NATO member countries, such…

An Arizona produce company is recalling whole cucumbers distributed in 26 states and Canada because they could contain salmonella. In a filing posted by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, SunFed said the recalled cucumbers were sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26 and are being pulled from store shelves over possible contamination by the bacteria. Salmonella can cause fatal infections in young children, elderly people or other individuals…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump of dire economic consequences for both countries from tariffs and suggested possible retaliation following his threat of 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Retaliation from Mexico”One tariff will follow another in response and so on, until we put our common businesses at risk,” Sheinbaum said in a letter to Trump, which she read aloud in a press conference, warning that…

The remains of a World War II airman were identified 80 years after his plane was shot down during a bombing mission in Germany, military officials said this week. In the spring of 1944, U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sanford G. Roy, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was assigned to the 732nd Bombardment Squadron in the European Theater, according to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Roy and…

Nigeria and France have entered into a strategic partnership to bolster critical infrastructure and ensure food security through the signing of two key letters of intent.  President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Friday said the collaboration was formalised during the President’s state visit to Paris, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palais des Elysée. The agreements, signed by top government officials and…

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous re-election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).  The Nigerian economist, known for her expertise in global finance and development, will begin her second four-year term on September 1, 2025, following the expiration of her first term on August 31, 2025. Okonjo-Iweala, who made history in 2021 as the first African and the first woman to lead the…

Chad has ended an agreement with France aimed at strengthening cooperation in security and defence between the two nations.“The Government of the Republic of Chad informs national and international opinion of its decision to terminate the defence cooperation agreement signed with the French Republic,” a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday said.The statement, signed by Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah, said that after decades of independence, it is time…

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, has expressed optimism that the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) nations are ready to work together to tackle insecurity in the region.Ogalla disclosed this at the end of the 8th edition of the Symposium of Heads of Navies and Coastguards in the GoG, on maritime environment in Abuja.The symposium with the theme “Maritime Security and Sustainable Development in the Gulf of…

Ukraine on Friday said Russia launched over a hundred drones overnight, wounding at least eight people in the latest in an intensifying string of attacks on the war-torn country.The wave of attacks comes a day after Russia launched around 90 missiles on Ukraine, cutting power to over a million people.Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that Russia fired 132 drones, out of which “88 drones were shot down” and…

Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states. The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest…