Global politics

With attacks shifting decisively toward critical oil and gas infrastructure across the Gulf, the Iran war has entered a dangerous new phase, one that is already reverberating through global energy markets and military calculations. To this end, oil prices surged sharply yesterday, with Brent crude briefly climbing above $119 per …

Nigeria has canvassed deeper cooperation between African and Latin American nations, stressing that stronger partnerships among countries of the Global South are essential to navigating growing global uncertainty and building more balanced international relations. Speaking at the CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Columbia, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mary Ikoku, has said the forthcoming party convention represents a critical moment for strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions and political stability. Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Ikoku, the Assistant Secretary of the Media and Publicity committee of the convention, noted that …

  The World Health Organisation has raised a fresh alarm over the humanitarian toll of the ongoing military offensive by the United States and Israel against Iran, revealing that over 1,800 people have been killed and 12,500 others injured in less than two weeks. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in …

Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Thursday condemned Israel for keeping Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem closed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Israel has shut all holy sites in east Jerusalem’s Old City for security reasons after it began airstrikes with the United States against Iran that have sparked …

Britain will impose airspace restrictions and deploy armed police officers in Windsor next week as President Bola Tinubu arrives for a state visit hosted by King Charles III. Tinubu is expected to begin the visit in the company of his wife Oluremi Tinubu on Wednesday, March 18, with a reception …

Mohammad Mokhber, a senior aide to the late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says Iran has no intention of negotiating with the United States. Mokhber said this on Wednesday while speaking with State TV, stressing that Iran can continue the Middle East war for as long as needed. According to …

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has delivered a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with Spain by restating his opposition to war and what he called the “breakdown of international law”. In a 10-minute televised address, Sánchez reflected on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza …