World

By Emmanuel Obisue  On Saturday, Tanzania launched its first electric train with 1,400 passengers onboard from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam to Morogoro in the west on its maiden journey, covering a 300-kilometer (186-mile)...

By Ebi Kesiena Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet have recently conducted joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea with Egyptian Navy vessels, according to an announcement by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday. The exercises featured...

By Lucy Adautin President Bola Tinubu on Friday welcomed the Director of the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Christopher Asher Wray to the State House in Abuja, assuring him that Nigeria is making significant...

By Ebi Kesiena In a tense atmosphere marked by dissatisfaction, several political parties, including former President Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), the African Restoration Alliance (ARA), and the Allied Movement for Change, expressed their discontent...

By Ebi Kesiena The opposition coalition Azimio has criticized the 2024-25 budget, arguing that it fails to address the needs of Kenyans. Azimio leader Kalonzo Musyoka warned that Kenyans should prepare for tough times ahead, citing...

By Emmanuel Nduka A joint arrangement by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and a French private equity group will acquire a 38-percent stake in Heathrow, the London airport’s biggest shareholder announced on Friday. Heritage Times HT...