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Iranians Lambasts Biden Over ‘interference’, Hold Protests

Iranians Lambast Biden Over ‘Interference’, Hold Protests

October 17, 2022 6:08 am

Iran citizens on Sunday shrugged off what it described as US President Joe Biden’s ‘interference’ in the month-old protests since the report of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

Foreign affairs spokesman Nasser Kanani on Monday wrote on Instagram; ‘Iran is too strong for its will to be swayed by the interference … by a politician tired of years of failure’.

‘We will together defend the independence of Iran.’

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Recall that Biden had said Friday that ‘we stand with the citizens, …

Biden Vows To Deal With Saudi Arabia After Oil Output Cuts

Biden Vows To Deal With Saudi Arabia After Oil Output Cuts

October 13, 2022 7:03 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden has sent out a very stern warning to Saudi Arabia that there will be ‘consequences’ after a global cartel of oil-producing countries which is led by the kingdom and Russia announced that they would cut oil production despite Washington’s objections.

While making his remarks on Tuesday come a day after influential Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the US must immediately freeze all cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales.

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‘There’s going to be some consequences for what they’ve done with Russia,’ …

White House Berates Arizona's Ruling On Abortion Ban

White House Berates Arizona’s Ruling On Abortion Ban

September 25, 2022 7:12 am

The White House on Sunday berated a court ruling in Arizona which has now imposed a near-complete ban on abortions in the southwestern US state describing it as ‘catastrophic, dangerous and unacceptable.’

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that on Friday, a judge in Arizona’s Pima County had in a ruling ruled stated that a stricter ban — first imposed in 1864, before Arizona was a state — must be enforced.

‘If this decision stands, health care providers would face imprisonment of up to five years for fulfilling their duty of care; survivors of rape and incest would be forced …

Detroit Police Orders Manhunt After Gunman Randomly Killed 3

Detroit Police Orders Manhunt After Gunman Randomly Killed 3

August 29, 2022 5:03 am

Police in the US city of Detroit has launched a manhunt to search for a suspect who was believed to have shot four people at ‘random’, killing three of them, authorities have stated.

The Midwestern city’s police chief, James White who spoke to the press on Sunday revealed that the first three victims — two women and a man — and they were said to have been shot multiple times in separate locations around the city in the early hours of the morning.

A fourth man spotted the suspect peering into car windows and told him to stop, White added. …

$23m Abacha Loot SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

$23m Abacha Loot: SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

August 29, 2022 4:00 am

As the plans by the United States government repatriate the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the federal government demanding a copy of the agreement.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that last Tuesday, Nigeria and the United States had struck an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.

Meanwhile, less than five days after, the rights group wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) …

China Validates Death Sentence For US Citizen Over Murder

China Validates Death Sentence Of US Citizen Over Murder

August 26, 2022 7:38 am

A Chinese court has upheld the death penalty for a US citizen over the murder of his girlfriend, calling the conviction ‘accurate’ and sentence ‘appropriate’.

Shadeed Abdulmateen had been found guilty in April of stabbing the 21-year-old woman in the face and neck multiple times when they met to talk about disagreements in their relationship.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that he had at that point appealed against the death sentence handed to him.

But a higher court in eastern China on Thursday rebuffed Abdulmateen’s appeal, according to an official statement.

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Mixed Reactions As Biden Forgives Millions Of Student Loans

Mixed Reactions As Biden Forgives Millions Of Student Loans

August 25, 2022 5:19 am

President Joe Biden yesterday announced that the U.S. government will forgive $10,000 in student loans for millions of former college students who are presently debt-saddled, keeping a pledge he made in the 2020 campaign for the White House.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the move could go on to boost support for his fellow Democrats ahead of the November congressional elections, but some economists said it may fuel inflation and some Republicans in the U.S. Congress questioned whether the president had the legal authority to cancel the debt.

Debt forgiveness will free up hundreds of billions of dollars …

Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

Biden Frowns At Killings Of Four Muslims In US City

August 8, 2022 3:51 am

The President of the United States, Joe Biden on Sunday condemed the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico, which the police have launched an investigation into. 

‘I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque,’ the US president wrote on Twitter.

‘While we await a full investigation, my prayers are with the victims’ families, and my Administration stands strongly with the Muslim community. These hateful attacks have no place in America.’

Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, yesterday declosed that they are investigating the murders of three Muslim men that they …

Two Confirmed As Lightning Strikes Near White House

Two Confirmed Dead As Lightning Strikes Near White House

August 6, 2022 4:21 am

No fewer than two people were killed and two more were in critical condition yesterday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the lightning hit Lafayette Square, a small park across the street from the White House, shortly before 7:00 pm (2300 GMT) Friday, leaving two men and two women with ‘critical life-threatening injuries,’ according to a statement from Washington’s fire and emergencies department.

All of the victims were transferred to nearby hospitals, but the Metropolitan Police said on Friday morning that two …

Ukraine War Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

Ukraine War: Russia Accuses US Of ‘Direct Involvement’

August 3, 2022 6:20 am

The government of the United States has been accused by Russia of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, as the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow’s invasion continued its passage to Lebanon without problems.

Moscow declared on Tuesday that it was reacting to remarks made by Vadym Skibitsky, the deputy head of military intelligence for Ukraine, regarding the manner in which Kyiv used long-range HIMARS rocket launch systems provided by the US based on what he referred to as excellent satellite imagery and real-time information.

While claiming that US officials were withholding specific target information, Skibitsky …

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

US Lawmakers Passes Bill Banning Certain Assault Rifles

July 30, 2022 7:50 am

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban assault weapons for the first time in decades, in a move that appears like a response to a series of mass shootings that shocked the country.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the legislation was approved on Friday by a 217 to 213 vote in the Democrat-majority House. All but two Republicans voted against it, joined by a handful of Democrats.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the bill a ‘crucial step in our ongoing fight against the deadly epidemic of gun violence in …

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

Liberia Signs Bill Allowing Dual Nationality Into Law

July 25, 2022 5:21 am

Liberia has signed into law a bill that allows dual citizenship, reversing a longtime ban viewed by some as hypocritical going to the fact that the elites secretly held US citizenship.

The bill, signed into law by President George Weah Friday has now been passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the bill now amends the West African state’s nationality law, allowing Liberians to remain citizens after acquiring a second nationality.

Liberia which was presently a country founded by Americans has a significant diaspora living in the United States. An …

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