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A United States Navy sailor in California, JINCHAO WEI, has been convicted of spying for selling the force's secrets to a Chinese agent who recruited him through social media.  25 year old  WEI, was convicted of six charges, including espionage, conspiracy to commit espionage, and unlawful export of classified data about US Navy ships. The  US Attorney, ADAM GORDON said in a statement after the verdict was read, that by trading military secrets […]

Britain's King Charles is set to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to Windsor Castle a visit aimed at celebrating the renewal of closer political ties between the two countries. The last state visit to Britain by a French president was in 2008, when Nicolas Sarkozy was hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth. Talks during this visit will focus on a range of issues, including tackling people-smuggling , strengthening economic and […]

Over  Dozens of  people have been declared    missing after heavy rainfall in the Tibet region of China triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, which flows through both Nepal and China, washing away the bridge that connects the two countries. Nepalese authorities report that at least 18 people are missing, while Chinese media state that 11 people are missing on the Chinese side of the border. The National […]

The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising through 2027. The projection is contained in the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report released yesterday at the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and the World Bank in Washington, DC. The report presents a troubling outlook for poverty reduction in Nigeria, highlighting that despite some recent improvements in economic […]

The Director General of the World Trade Organization, NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, has revealed her intentions to run for a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August,  Her  spokesman,  ISMAILA DIENG, who made this known  in a statement issued yesterday, said the 70-year-old had taken into account “the overwhelming and broad-based support expressed by members”, adding that her decision to seek another term has been officially communicated to WTO chair Norwegian Ambassador PETTER OLBERG. […]

Swedish pop group named, Abba, have complained after their hit songs including, the Winner Takes it All and Dancing Queen, were played at one of the presidential campaign rallies of the United States Republican candidate, Donald Trump. This is contained in a statement issued by the Abba's record label, Universal Music, noting that after discovering videos in which Abba's music was used at Trump events, they, along with the members of Abba, […]