Legal battles to test Trump and his immigration ban
By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of several crucial legal hurdles that could determine Read more
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Concerned about refugees, U.N. experts condemn Trump move
(Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to Read more
Ethics Lawyers sue Trump over foreign payments
President Donald Trump has more than protesting women in pink caps and hats to worry out.His new headache will be over a lawsuit to be Read more
UK to press Trump on “unacceptable” remarks
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday vowed to confront US President Donald Trump about any “unacceptable” remarks when she meets him this week. May said Read more
Gambia: U.S. commends ECOWAS intervention
The U.S. has commended ECOWAS for its show of leadership in peacefully ousting former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh was removed after weeks Read more
Trump, now president, pledges to put ‘America First’ in nationalist speech
By Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and pledged Read more
New insect named after Trump
Ahead of his swearing-in as the 45th President of U.S. on Friday, a new endangered species of moth has been named in honour of President-elect, Read more
Beyonce, others to march against Trump
Beyoncé showed her support for the post-inauguration, anti-Trump Women’s March in a Facebook post. “Together with Chime for Change, we raise our voices as mothers, Read more
Security on alert on Trump’s swearing-in protests
Law enforcement officers in Washington have been put on the alert as hundreds of thousands of people plan to celebrate or protest Donald Trump’s inauguration Read more
Trump to visit CIA headquarters
Donal Trump, US President elect plans to visit CIA headquarters on Saturday on his first full day as US president, as he takes command of Read more
Mexico extradites El Chapo to US
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious kingpin was extradited to the United States on Thursday, as ‘meat’ to President Donald Trump, who takes oath Read more
In White House Farewell, Obama Says US ‘Is Going to Be OK’
WHITE HOUSE — At his final news conference as president Wednesday, Barack Obama sought to reassure those Americans anxious about the change of administrations after Read more
Barack Obama’s Net Worth as He Leaves the White House
On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States and the Barack Obama era will officially come Read more
NATO: Trump makes Germany uneasy
Germany’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that NATO was obsolete had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Read more
Lindsay Lohan Reportedly Converts To Islam
Lindsay Lohan may have abandoned her old religion to make a decisive change to Islam according to indications from the star’s social media page. Lindsay Read more
Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on moon, dies at 82
Eugene Cernan, the last astronaut to walk on the moon – an experience that he said made him “belong to the universe,” died on Monday Read more
Controversial megachurch pastor Eddie Long dies at 63
(CNN)Bishop Eddie Long, the controversial leader of one of the nation’s largest megachurches, has died, according to the suburban Atlanta church he presided over. He Read more
U.S. ends preferential policy toward Cuban migrants
The U.S. has ended a preferential policy toward Cubans who arrived in the country illegally. A report on Friday in Washington said that under most Read more
Is there an Obama legacy in Africa?
In a matter of days, President Barack Obama will be stepping down after eight years in office. It is difficult to effectively capture the significance Read more
U.S. boosts ECOWAS security
The U.S. Government has supported the ECOWAS with Information Technology and Communication equipment to enhance its early warning mechanism, as part of its partnership to Read more
Bush daughters write Obama’s girls
Daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, have written a letter to daughters of outgoing President Barack Obama, Read more
China mocks Trump’s twitter ‘kingdom’
The state-run Chinese media has continued to put on a brave front in the face of what appears will be a potentially very aggressive Trump Read more
US blocks $550m Abacha loot
Prof. Itse Sagay, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), on Thursday said Nigeria risks losing another $550 million recovered from the Abacha family to the Read more
Trump-Russia spy exposed FIFA
Christopher Steele, the spy who wrote reports on compromising material Russian operatives allegedly had collected on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, also produced the stunning dossier Read more
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie sign pact
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie released their first joint statement Monday night following a pact signed to seal all court documents pertaining to their divorce in Read more
Obama bids America farewell today
U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address to Americans today, in Chicago, ten days ahead of the handover to Donald Trump, a man Read more
U.S. military vows more complex training in Europe to deter Russia
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Sunday vowed to increase the scope and complexity of its European training exercises to deter Russian aggression, Read more
Trump accepts U.S. intelligence on Russia hacking – chief of staff
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyberattacks aimed at disrupting the U.S. elections, his incoming chief Read more
Trump’s nominee cuts ties with ExxonMobil
Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump’s nominee for US secretary of state, has cut his ties with oil giant ExxonMobil and will receive a retirement package valued Read more
U.S. blacklists Osama Bin Laden’s son
The United States on Thursday designated Hamza bin Laden, son of late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, as terrorist, the State Department said in a Read more