Ghanaās former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, who is wanted at home on suspicion of corruption, has been detained by United States immigration authorities, according to his lawyers. Ofori-Atta, 66, has been in the United States since January last year to receive medical treatment, including surgery for prostate cancer. His legal team said he had applied…
Emails used by staff members of several committees in the U.S. House of Representatives were compromised in a cyber intrusion linked to a Chinese hacking group. According to the Financial Times, the group, nicknamed Salt Typhoon, accessed email systems used by some staffers on the House China committee, as well as aides working for panels…
The United States will withdraw from more than five dozen international collaborations, including treaties and organizations with the United Nations on climate change and the oceans, President Donald Trump announced in a memo on Jan. 7. Among the organizations the United States will withdraw from are the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and…
The US will control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country’s crude in global markets, the White House said. Officials said sales were expected to start with 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil and the revenue would be controlled by the US government in…
United States President, Donald Trump, has warned House Republicans that failure to secure victory in the 2026 midterm elections could lead to his impeachment by Democrats. Speaking on Tuesday at a retreat with Republican lawmakers in Washington, Trump said the party must hold on to its narrow control of the House to protect his presidency…
The death toll from Saturdayās United States invasion of Venezuela has risen to at least 80, according to a report by The New York Times. The report quoted a senior Venezuelan official as saying that the casualties included both civilians and members of the countryās security forces, adding that the figure could increase as rescue…
President Donald Trump posted a photo Saturday of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in custody on a US naval ship and wearing both a blindfold and handcuffs. āNicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,ā Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, along with a picture showing Maduro hours after he was snatched by US forces….
Venezuelaās neighbours and allies of its President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday condemned a large-scale US strike on the South American country, as Spain offered to mediate for a peaceful settlement. US President Donald Trump said earlier that US forces had captured Maduro and flown him and his wife out of the country. The Venezuelan government…
US president Donald Trump claims that the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife have been ācaptured and flown out of the countryā. In a Truth Social post shared only moments ago, Trump wrote: The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro,…
Explosions were heard across Venezuelaās capital, Caracas, in the early hours of Saturday, with plumes of thick smoke seen rising near a key military installation, heightening fears of a new flashpoint in the countryās worsening standoff with the United States. Al Jazeera reports that multiple blasts echoed through parts of the capital, with video footage…
