Elite US university Harvard risked billions of dollars in federal funding Monday as it rejected a list of sweeping demands that the Trump administration said are intended to crack down on campus antisemitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices, and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on 3 April, which ordered officials to shut diversity …

Incumbent President Daniel Noboa claimed a runaway victory in Ecuador’s presidential election on Sunday, after voters endorsed the young leader’s ‘iron fist’ approach to rampant cartel violence. With over 90 per cent of the votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa had an unassailable 12-point lead over his leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez. Official results showed Noboa with 56 per …

A Russian missile strike on Sunday on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 34 people, authorities said, as European and US leaders condemned one of the deadliest attacks in months. Two ballistic missiles hit the centre of the northeastern city, close to the Russian border, on Sunday morning, Ukrainian authorities said. People ran for cover amid burning cars, …

Fire broke out inside Sierra Leone’s presidential building in central Freetown Saturday, witnesses and the government said, but President Julius Maada Bio was not present. The fire broke out on the third and fourth floors of State House, and the president’s office on the second floor was untouched, said an information ministry statement. ‘Emergency teams are working diligently to ensure …

US president, Donald Trump, will exempt smartphones and computers among other tech devices and components from new tariffs he will impose. This was revealed by the US Customs and Border Protection. The guidance comes after Trump imposed 145% tariffs on products from China earlier this month. It is a move that threatens tech giants like Apple, which makes iPhones and …

Six people have been confirmed killed on Thursday after a helicopter carrying tourists tumbled out of the sky and plunged into the Hudson River just in Jersey City, New Jersey. According to the New York Times, the incident occurred around 3 p.m., with witness and video accounts showing the helicopter, believed to be carrying six people, tumbled over and crashed …

Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in a new charter released on 31 March, published in a special edition of the government’s official journal. According to the document, ‘The national language is Hausa’, and ‘the working languages are …

In an effort to support the struggling coal industry, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving coal production in the United States, AP reported. The measures are designed to address the industry’s ongoing decline while meeting the country’s rising energy demands. The executive orders use Trump’s emergency powers to extend the operation of …

The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has suspended all tariffs on goods from the United States, a few days after the White House imposed an 18 per cent rate on imports from the African country. On 5 April, Mnangagwa wrote on social media platform X: ‘The principle of reciprocal tariffs, as a tool for safeguarding domestic employment and industrial sectors, …

US President Donald Trump threatens steep additional tariffs on Chinese imports if Beijing does not drop its retaliation plans, adding that Washington is open to negotiations with other countries. ‘If China does not withdraw its 34 per cent increase on top of their long-standing trade abuses by tomorrow, 8 April 2025, the United States will impose additional tariffs on China …