Brazil’s leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, where he hopes to reinforce trade, discuss international mediation in Ukraine, and reclaim his country’s role in global geopolitics. The post Seeking a reset, Brazil's Lula heads to China appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Author: Osas Monday
Read More
US President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Canada where he will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address parliament….. The post Biden arrives in Canada to discuss trade, migration challenges appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating. The uproar over the imposition of the reform — which the government chose to push through without a vote in parliament — has turned into the biggest domestic crisis of Macron’s second term in office. It is also threatening to cast a shadow over the visit to France next week of King Charles III, the first foreign visit he has…
Russia’s economy will have finished adapting to Western sanctions by 2024, Moscow’s prime minister said Thursday, saying that his country had survived the international attempts to isolate it. The post Russia says economy will adapt to sanctions by 2024 appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company’s alleged ties to the Chinese government. The 40-year-old Singaporean will address the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee at 10:00 am (1400 GMT) and endure hours of serious grilling by both Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying or to push propaganda. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under immense pressure across Western countries, with government officials in Washington, the United Kingdom…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday visited military positions near the frontline town of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the scene of the longest and bloodiest battle since Russia’s invasion, he said. The post Zelensky visits army positions near Bakhmut: Kyiv appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
At least 13 people were killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by a strong earthquake felt across thousands of kilometres, but the region appeared Wednesday to have dodged the mass casualties usually associated with a tremor of such scale. The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centred near Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan, but the depth of 187 kilometres (116 miles) mitigated extensive damage. The quake, which struck around 09:30 pm (1700 GMT) Kabul time on Tuesday and lasted more than 30 seconds, was felt from central Asia to New Delhi in India — more than 2,000 kilometres…
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest launch which comes as South Korea and the United States stage major joint military drills. “The South Korean military has detected multiple cruise missiles launched into the East Sea” by North Korea, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, referring to […] The post North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles: South's military appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Sri Lanka’s president warned Wednesday of more economic pain to come for the crisis-hit nation, with strict austerity measures needed to restore its ruined finances after an IMF bailout deal. The International Monetary Fund approved its long-delayed rescue package on Monday after China, the South Asian island’s biggest bilateral lender, offered debt relief assurances. President Ranil Wickremesinghe lauded the deal in a speech to parliament as a milestone in Sri Lanka’s recovery from last year’s unprecedented economic crisis. But he also told lawmakers that the bailout was only the first step in more difficult structural reforms. “The IMF loan is…
British inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February, data showed Wednesday, deepening a cost-of-living crisis and pressuring the Bank of England to hike interest rates despite global markets turmoil. After slowing for three straight months, the UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed to 10.4 percent in February — not far from 40-year highs and more than five times the BoE’s two-percent target. That compared with 10.1 percent in January and dashed market expectations for a slowdown to 9.9 percent. Food prices surged, particularly for fresh produce that faced shortages, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) added in a statement. Strikes have spread…