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Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their backing – although this is expected to happen in time for the government’s 31 March deadline. But the court ruled the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and …

Donald Trump has echoed North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, after declaring that the day of his inauguration should be a “national day of patriotic devotion” – a rallying cry that would not be out of place in the secretive state’s propaganda. Trump’s proclamation, which was made official on Monday, has been uttered by Kim in speeches to his 1.2 million-strong …

Donald Trump has begun his effort to dismantle Barack Obama’s legacy, formally scrapping a flagship trade deal with 11 countries in the Pacific rim. The new president also signed executive orders to ban funding for international groups that provide abortions, and placing a hiring freeze on non-military federal workers. Trump’s decision not to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) came as …

(CNN) The United States is expected to move cautiously on President Donald Trump’s pledge to relocate its embassy in Israel. On Monday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer insisted no decision had been made over moving the embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. “We’re at the very early stages of that decision-making process,” Spicer told reporters. Spicer later said that …

By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON — In separate calls on Monday, the new U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis spoke with his counterparts from the United Kingdom and Canada and with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, according to readouts of the calls provided by Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis. Mattis’ first call to a defense counterpart since his confirmation Friday was made …

The Presidency last night refuted speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari was in a terrible health condition that could lead to his death, saying the president was well and alive. The presidency spoke through the two media aides of the president on media and publicity namely Mr. Femi Adesina who’s the Special Adviser and Mallam Garba Shehu who’s the Senior Special …

(CNN)  Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States and around the world are joining marches Saturday to raise awareness of women’s rights and other civil rights they fear could be under threat under Donald Trump’s presidency. The key focus of the day is the Women’s March on Washington, which organizers say could attract a quarter of a million …

(CNN) As President Donald Trump settles in for his first full day at the White House, tens of thousands of women are poised to descend on Washington to protest his agenda and demand their voices be heard by the new administration. After a day of grandeur, pomp and circumstance for Trump, buses and planes of protesters arrived in the nation’s …

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh said Saturday he would step down to keep peace in his country after 22 years in power, following last-chance talks with west African leaders before a military intervention. Jammeh spent hours with Guinea and Mauritania’s presidents on Friday in Banjul, where agreement was reached that he would hand power to Adama Barrow, the declared winner of …

In what could be described as a rare privilege to any governor of Edo state, Oba of Benin, OMO N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11, yesterday paid a historic visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at Government House for about four hours, with his senior chiefs, declaring his unalloyed support to his administration, adding “you have the full support of …