United States

The United States has rejected Poland’s offer to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine via a US airbase in Germany, as a way to replenish Ukraine's air force in its defense against invading Russian forces. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby…

The United States has halted nearly $160 million in US aid to Burkina Faso after determining the January ouster of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup, triggering aid restrictions under US law, a State Department spokesperson…

French President, Emmanuel Macron's department announced on Friday, new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment as France hosted the One Ocean summit. The United States and France have backed the upcoming 5th UN…

The outgoing US ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, will take over from Jeffrey Feltman as US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa this month, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Feltman, 62, would step down after more…

The United Kingdom has recorded 189,213 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a daily record, and 332 deaths, government data showed. Case numbers were up from the previous record of 183,037 on Wednesday, with infections being driven by the…

The United States and Japan announced on Wednesday a new trade partnership to boost cooperation on labour, environment and digital trade issues, with an emphasis on third country concerns. U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, who is…

Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said on Saturday they were interrogating a US citizen who was arrested as a suspected terrorist at a Nairobi shopping centre. The police said the suspect, identified as Ali Abdullahi…

Ethiopian staff working for the United Nations or African Union will be punished for any law breaking, the government said on Thursday, after the arrest of several UN employees for unspecified offences. Ethiopia had…

The United States has once again confirmed its support for Morocco’s 2007 Autonomy Plan, which it says it is a realistic solution to the Western Sahara conflict. US Deputy Representative to the UN Richard Mills reconfirmed the…

The Biden administration is reportedly negotiating a plan to offer $450,000 per person as compensation to migrant families who were separated at the United States’ southern border as part of the zero tolerance policy of predecessor Donald…