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U.S. wants to avoid ‘greater war’ along Lebanon-Israel border – Envoy

Robert Imoh — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:30:43 +0000

The United States is trying to avert a greater war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said on Tuesday. He spoke in the wake of an escalation in cross-border fire between the foes along Lebanon’s southern frontier. Iran-backed Hezbollah has been trading fire with Israel for the last eight months in […]

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U.S. says work on further extension of ceasefire ongoing

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:03:40 +0000

The U.S. government is working on a further extension of the ceasefire between Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas and Israel in the Gaza war. The pause in fighting, which came into effect on Friday morning and was initially set to last four days, has been extended by another two days under the previously negotiated conditions. It […]

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Holders U.S ousted by Musovic-inspired Sweden

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 21:32:22 +0000

Reigning champions, U.S are out of the Women’s World Cup after a nerve-shredding penalty shootout loss to Sweden on Sunday. The holders will return home without a FIFA Women’s World Cup medal for the first time in their history. This was after losing 4-5 to Sweden on penalties, following a goalless 120 minutes of football […]

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U.S. unlocks new opportunities for trade, investment with Africa

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:46:13 +0000

The U.S. on Wednesday unlocked new opportunities for trade and investment with Africa by signing a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the new African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. U.S. President Joe Biden announced this at the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington D.C. U.S. Africa Business Forum is part of events at the […]

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U.S., Germany to support Indonesian energy transition

Gbemi Banks — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 11:00:28 +0000

The U.S. White House on Tuesday announced that the U.S., Germany and other international partners plan to support Indonesia in reaching the climate targets developed during the country’s G20 summit. Indonesia aims to reduce emissions in the electricity sector to zero by 2050, bringing this goal forward by 10 years. It also plans to accelerate the […]

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Moscow says U.S. satellites are legitimate targets in Ukraine war

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:51:23 +0000

Russia is threatening to attack U.S. commercial satellites if they continue to be used to share information with Kiev regarding the war in Ukraine. “It is a dangerous move for the U.S. to use commercial satellites for military conflicts, Russian Foreign Ministry Representative, Mr Konstantin Vorontsov said. “The quasi-civilian infrastructure can become a legitimate target […]

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2019 presidential election: U.S. has no preferred candidate

Ibrahim Ahmadu — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:43:41 +0000

The United States (U.S.) has said that it has no preferred candidate in the 2019 general elections in Nigeria. Mr Phillip Franz, a political officer in the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, said this during a visit to Katsina State Government House on Wednesday in Katsina. Franz said that the U.S. was, however, interested in the […]

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U.S. firm gets first licence to operate cinemas in Saudi Arabia

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:32:14 +0000

Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information on Wednesday said it had given U.S.-based firm — AMC — the first licence to operate cinemas in the kingdom. Saudi Minister of Culture and Information, Awwad Alawwad, said in a statement that AMC planned to open Saudi Arabia’s first cinema theatre in the capital, Riyadh, on April 18. […]

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Buhari to Atiku: I was never banned from entering U.S., says ‘If you have issues to settle with American authorities, do so rather than clutch at a straw’

Freedom Reporter — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 03:16:58 +0000

The presidency has dismissed as false and untrue the claim by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that “for about 15 years, (President Muhammadu) Buhari could not enter America on account of religious considerations”. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued on Saturday, described the claims as […]

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Bloody day in U.S.: Three killed, gunman dead in shooting at UPS building in San Francisco; congressman shot at Virginia baseball practice

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 22:31:38 +0000

At least three people were killed and two injured when a man dressed in a UPS uniform let loose a barrage of gunfire Wednesday morning at the delivery company’s building in the Potrero Hill area of San Francisco, officials said. In addition to the three dead, the gunman shot himself in the head when confronted […]

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U.S. inmates at large after killing two prison guards during bus transport

Freedom Reporter — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:31:00 +0000

Police are searching for two inmates who escaped after shooting two prison guards dead while being transported in a bus Tuesday morning in Putnam County in the southern U.S. state of Georgia. The incident happened early in the morning on Highway 16, near Sparta. Police have shut down the roadway and are searching for the […]

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‘Trump uncertainty slowing U.S travel bookings’

Freedom Reporter — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:26:26 +0000

Demand for travel to the United States (U.S.) over the coming months has flattened out with uncertainty over a possible new travel order likely deterring visitors, a travel analysis company, ForwardKeys, said on Monday. ForwardKeys, which analyses 16 million flight reservations daily from major-global-reservation-systems, also said that travel from the U.S. to and from the […]

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Russia blames U.S. as air strikes kill scores of Syrian soldiers; Islamic State jihadists advance

Freedom Reporter — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 20:31:36 +0000

The U.S.-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting IS. The U.S. said its planes halted the attack in Deir al-Zour when informed of the Syrian presence and would not knowingly strike them. The strikes allowed IS jihadists […]

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Despite disputes, U.S., China strike climate, nuclear deals

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 07:33:41 +0000

Despite ongoing disputes over cyber espionage, intellectual property, and the South China Sea, the United States (U.S.) and China struck deals on Thursday on nuclear security and climate change. The two nations agreed to sign the new global climate change agreement on April 22, the day it becomes operational; the agreement reached in Paris late […]

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Blatter: U.S. responsible for my travails

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:41:53 +0000

Suspended Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) President, Sepp Blatter, has accused the United States (U.S.) of being responsible for his current travail. He said in London on Friday that all the issues surrounding allegations of corruption and his suspension by the world football’s governing body were politically-motivated and at the behest of the U.S. […]

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