Oil prices saw a modest increase on Monday as investors weighed the potential impacts of new U.S. sanctions on Iranian exports against ongoing ceasefire talks aimed at resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which could boost Russian oil supplies to global markets. By 0735 GMT, Brent crude futures had risen by 4 cents to $72.20 per barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 8 cents, or 0.1%, reaching $68.36. Earlier…

Sweden has urged the European Commission to provide clear proposals on advancing Ukraine’s EU accession process, following Hungary’s threat to veto Ukraine’s membership, according to reports from Ukraine’s embassy in Sweden. Hungary’s Foreign Minister, Péter Szijjártó, recently reaffirmed his country’s opposition to Ukraine’s EU accession, citing concerns over the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region. Despite Budapest’s previous support for starting negotiations, Hungary now insists that Ukraine has…

The US is working towards an Easter ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine despite another night of intense drone strikes that have killed civilians in Kyiv. The White House wants to secure a truce by Easter Sunday, which falls on April 20 in both the Western and Orthodox churches, officials told Bloomberg. US officials will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Saudi Arabia this week for talks on a…

At least seven people are dead, including a 5-year-old girl, after Russia launched nearly 150 drones across Ukraine overnight — just a day before cease-fire talks are set to resume, officials said. The Kremlin fired 147 explosive drones early Sunday across the Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odesa and Donetsk regions, with the Ukrainian military able to shoot down or deflect 122 of the UAVs. One of the drones that made it…

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica Aber was found dead Saturday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, according to police. She was 43. Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a home on Beverly Drive in the suburb of Washington, D.C., at around 9:18 a.m. Saturday for the report of an unresponsive woman, according to a police statement. They found Aber dead inside. Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber…

The Hamas-run health ministry has announced that more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed during Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. That number – 50,021 – equates to about 2.1% of the 2.3 million pre-war population of the territory, or around 1 in 46 people. A total of 113,274 others had been injured in the same period, the health ministry said. Figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health (MoH) have been…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a snap election amid a festering trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney, who was elected by the Liberal Party earlier this month to replace Justin Trudeau following his resignation, called the election for April 28, saying he needs a strong mandate to deal with tariffs issued by the Trump administration and the threat they pose to Canada’s…

Russian authorities said on Sunday that its air defence units destroyed 59 Ukrainian drones that targeted Russia’s southwestern regions and killed one person in Rostov. In a message on Telegram, the Russian defence ministry said that 21 of the drones were downed overnight over the Rostov region in Russia’s south, adding that another 20 were downed over the Astrakhan region on the Caspian Sea. The ministry said the rest of…

The security cabinet of Israel on Sunday approved a plan to separate 13 Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank from their neighbouring communities. Israel’s Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, in a post on X, said the settlements would ultimately be recognised as independent, which follows the approval of tens of thousands of housing units across the West Bank. Smotrich said in the ststement, “We continue to lead a revolution of…

Iran has said talks with the US are impossible unless Washington changes its pressure policy. The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, spoke on Sunday, as the country prepares to respond to President Donald Trump’s letter proposing negotiations on a new nuclear deal. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that Trump said earlier this month that he had sent a letter to Iran’s top authority, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning that there…

Washington, D.C. – In a bold economic move, President Donald Trump has unveiled a new “Gold Card” visa program aimed at wealthy immigrants, allowing them to secure permanent U.S. residency and a path to citizenship for a fee of $5 million (£3.9 million) per applicant. According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, during an appearance on the ‘All-In Podcast’, the initiative has already proven highly lucrative. According to Financial…

The Canadian government has turned down 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection from January 2013 to December 2024. According to official data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, this number includes 811 Nigerians rejected in 2024. placing Nigeria among the top five countries with the most rejected claims. It ranked 5th. The report named others as; Mexico with 2,954 rejections, India (1,688),…