The United States appears poised to approve the delivery of highly advanced battle tanks to Ukraine in its fight against the nearly one-year-old Russian invasion. U.S. news outlets say the administration of President Joe Biden could announce its decision as early ... Read More

Olaf Scholz After weeks of reluctance, Germany has agreed to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in what Kyiv hopes will be a game-changer on the battlefield. Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the decision to send 14 tanks - and allow other countries ... Read More

South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speak ahead of a bilateral meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa, January 23, 2023. South Africa has defended its warm relations and joint military drills with Russia as it hosts ... Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. A day after her arrival in the country, Yellen inaugurated the newly built, U.S.-funded Zambia National Public Health Institute. ... Read More

Kristalina Georgieva -IMF Boss The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the international community to stay realistic about the prospects of an economic recovery. At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and beyond, a sense of ... Read More

• Dr Ian Borg (left), Maltese Foreign Minister unveiling the bust. Looking on include Samuel Awuku (right) Director General of NLA The visiting Maltese Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, Dr Ian Borg, has stated that his country was ... Read More

The governments of Ghana and Malta have signed four separate agreements to deepen cooperation between the two countries, improve aquaculture and promote sports and education. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, signed the agreement for the ... Read More

Mr Tymoshenko has been accused of living a lavish wartime lifestyle One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president's deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky for "the ... Read More

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Quran was burned in a Stockholm protest. Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine ... Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she’s in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars. Visitors to Lusaka ... Read More