Category: International News
Presidency Launches tax calculator to show impact on incomes
President Bola Tinubu on Friday (today) urged Nigerians to try a newly launched Personal Income Tax calculator that estimates how much would be paid under [more…]
Sri Lanka Ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested
Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on Friday for allegedly “misusing government funds”, a senior police detective told AFP. Wickremesinghe was taken [more…]
Thai Ex-PM Thaksin Acquitted Of Royal Insult Charges
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving one of the threats to his embattled dynasty, which has dominated [more…]
Japanese City Proposes Two-Hour Daily Smartphone Limit
A Japanese city will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance [more…]
Trump To Patrol Washington Streets With Troops
President Donald Trump said he plans to patrol Washington’s streets on Thursday with troops he deployed to the US capital in a show of force [more…]
Trump Hails ‘Total Victory’ As US Court Quashes $464m Penalty
A US court threw out Thursday a $464 million civil penalty against President Donald Trump imposed by a judge who found he fraudulently inflated his [more…]
Trump Raises Pressure On Central Bank, Calls For Fed Governor To Resign
President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank on Wednesday, calling for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to step down — after [more…]
US Revokes 6,000 Student Visas —State Dept
The US State Department has revoked 6,000 student visas since Secretary of State Marco Rubio took office seven months ago, it said Monday. Rubio, [more…]
Benin Bus Accident Toll Rises To 37 After 10 Bodies Found
Rescuers have recovered 10 more bodies from a Beninese river which a bus plunged into at the weekend, bringing the accident’s total death toll to [more…]
Russia Returns Bodies Of 1,000 Ukrainian Troops
Russia on Tuesday returned the bodies of what it said were 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, five of whom died while in captivity, a Ukrainian government agency [more…]
