German media outlets are reporting that the country’s Ambassador to the US, Andreas Michaelis, recently wrote a diplomatic op-ed in which he warned about the threats to American democracy under incoming President Donald Trump and his team. In a five-page cable report sent last week to the German Foreign Ministry and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s office, … Read more
Rabat, Morocco – Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday while crossing the troubled border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source at the Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso and the Moroccan Transport Union. The diplomatic source said the three trucks, one of which had a spare driver, disappeared as they … Read more
On Sunday, incoming US President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to delay the ban on TikTok as soon as he is sworn in on Monday. Trump’s comments came after the app was recently shut down in the US before the US Supreme Court upheld a federal ban. Trump: Companies ‘shouldn’t let … Read more
London- Demographic experts say that after Millennials, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the first members of Generation Beta are being born this month. VOA spoke to African futurists on what they think will define life for General Bears on the continent, from AI to improved life expectancy and economic growth. Labels such as Baby Boomers, … Read more
Last Updated:January 19, 2025, 22:12 IST Donald Trump News: Before taking oath as the President of America, Donald Trump gave relief to millions of people who use the Chinese app TikTok. He has made it clear that he will sign an order which will…read more America’s newly elected President Donald Trump shaking hands with China’s … Read more
Skip next section Israeli military says 3 hostages are now back in Israel 01/19/2025January 19, 2025 Israeli military says 3 hostages are now back in Israel The Israeli army has announced that three hostages from Gaza have crossed into Israel. The hostages will be taken to a hospital in Tel Aviv, where they will be met … Read more
Washington— Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz told CNN on Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump would not rule out continued Chinese ownership of TikTok if steps were taken to ensure American users’ data is protected and stored in the US. TikTok stopped working for 170 of its US users on Sunday after a law took … Read more
In Kazakhstan, penalties for so-called bride kidnapping will be toughened, with the local parliament working on changes to laws to end what is now considered an outdated practice. Almost every young woman in Kazakhstan is well aware that she too can become a victim of bride kidnapping. If this happens to a young woman, it … Read more
Islamabad — A senior Taliban leader has publicly criticized his government’s policy of banning female education in Afghanistan, calling it a “personal choice” rather than an interpretation of Islamic law or Sharia. The rare public rebuke by Taliban Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Abbas Stanikzai comes amid persistent international calls for Afghanistan’s rulers to allow girls’ … Read more
A new “spirit of optimism” came up again and again in speeches at the Left party conference in Berlin on Saturday. Just a few months ago, there was no such approach. Last year was a political nightmare for the party: in January, their former parliamentary group leader Sahra Wagenknecht founded her own eponymous party, then … Read more