The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as "senior" royals and work to become financially independent. In a statement, Prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split their time between the UK and North America."This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for… Continue reading PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN STEP DOWN AS SENIOR PALACE OFFICIALS_ Jeff Omokhodion

The United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, came under attack on Sunday as multiple rockets were launched at it. Daily Mail reports that the rockets fired at the Embassy hit an apartment complex instead, killing civilians. According to residents, three explosions rang out, heard inside the heavily-fortified Green Zone, home to the US Embassy and the seat of Iraq’s… Continue reading US EMBASSY ATTACKED BY IRAN_Ada Nkong

Iran has declared that it will no longer abide by any of the restrictions imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal. In a statement, it said it would no longer observe limitations on its capacity for enrichment, the level of enrichment, the stock of enriched material, or research and development. The announcement followed a meeting of… Continue reading IRAN ROLLS BACK NUCLEAR DEAL COMMITMENTS_Ehiabhi Femi

The US embassy in Baghdad on Friday urged all American citizens currently in Iraq to depart immediately following the killing of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani. “US citizens should depart via airline while possible, and failing that, to other countries via land,” the embassy said in a statement. The development comes after a US… Continue reading US GOVERNMENT ASKS CITIZENS TO LEAVE IRAN_Ada Nkong

Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iran’s most powerful general in the early hours of Friday, in a dramatic escalation of an already bloody struggle between Washington and Tehran for influence across the region. Suleimani, who ran Iranian military operations in Iraq and Syria, was hit by the drone strike while local allies from… Continue reading US KILLING OF IRANIAN GENERAL SPARKS TENSION_Ada Nkong

Pope Francis has used his New Year message to denounce violence against women, hours after slapping a woman's hand to free himself from her grip. "Women are sources of life. Yet they are continually insulted, beaten, raped, forced to prostitute themselves and to suppress the life they bear in the womb," the Pontiff told worshipers… Continue reading POPE FRANCIS APOLOGIZES FOR SLAPPING OFF WOMAN’S HAND_Ada Nkong