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Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mehmet Poroy, says Türkiye has a special in Nigeria because the two countries are confronted with similar existential challenges in the fight against terrorism. Poroy made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saying the two countries have a shared interest in working out effective counterterrorism strategies to tackle …

  Cuba’s economy crippled under Trump administration’s oil policy Mandy Pruna remembers with a nostalgia-filled grin the influx of American travelers that came to Cuba after then-US President Barack Obama restored diplomatic relations with the island in 2015. Pruna and his bright red 1957 Chevrolet were in constant demand and he says countless visitors including celebrities like Will Smith, Rihanna …

  President Donald Trump waves toward … After passing notes for three-and-a-half hours Tuesday, Iranian and American negotiators departed their indirect talks in Geneva with an agreement to keep talking. What they’re talking about, exactly, remains an open question. It’s unclear if the two sides are focused just on Iran’s nuclear program or other issues like the country’s ballistic missiles. …

UN rights experts have expressed concerns that flawed “Epstein Files” disclosures undermine accountability for crimes against women and girls. The rights experts, in a statement, demanded accountability, independent, thorough and impartial investigation, saying “no one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the law”. The large-scale disclosure of materials known as the “Epstein Files” has revealed “disturbing and …

Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to constructive engagement with the ECOWAS Court. Odumegwu-Ojukwu, in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the ministry, also pledged Nigeria’s commitment to working closely with the court towards finding practical solutions that will uphold the integrity of the judicial institution and advance sub-regional …

Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, a new UN report has disclosed. The report, published on Tuesday by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, covered the period from January 2024 to December 2025. The report documents what it calls an “exploitative model preying on migrants, …

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, his son said. He was 84. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy. He died Tuesday morning, surrounded by …

Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if one of them can win the White House in 2028, they may find they can no longer claim the title every American president since the 1940s has borne: leader of the free world. California Gov. Gavin Newsom went on stage …

On the diplomatic front, Nigeria and Türkiye enjoy a strong rapport on multilateral platforms such as the D-8 and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Both countries have emerged as influential voices in advocating for reform in global governance structures, with President Erdoğan’s notable assertion that “the world is bigger than five” echoing Nigeria’s demand for stronger African representation on the …

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has declared the exclusion of Africa from permanent membership of the Security Council “indefensible”, urging urgent reform of global power structures. This is contained in a statement on Saturday by the Communication Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Addressing the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Guterres said “2026 cannot operate on …