President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the death of 119 people in a train crash that occurred in India.…
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The Presidency has denied claims that President Muhammadu Buhari donated $500 million to the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The allegation…
The United States secretary of state, John Kerry, has reaffirmed the US support for the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, acknowledging…
Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said the United States will back the new Ukraine leader and support its people, after presidential polls at the weekend. “We will support their efforts to determine their own future in a more united, secure, independent…
US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated India’s future prime minister Narendra Modi Friday after he led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide election victory. “Congrats to and BJP,” Kerry tweeted. “Look forward to working…
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned South Sudan’s warring factions Monday against walking away from ceasefire agreements and recently agreed peace talks, saying the implications of such a move would be “serious”. “Let me make clear: if there is…
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday of a risk of genocide in South Sudan if the country’s four-month-old civil war is not stopped. “There are very disturbing leading indicators of the kind of ethnic, tribal, targeted nationalistic killings…
Top US diplomat John Kerry heads on his first major tour of sub-Saharan Africa next week with talks on some of the most brutal conflicts plaguing the continent high on his agenda. His stops in Ethiopia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo will…
Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians has told them that a planned release of 26 prisoners cannot proceed, a source close to the embattled peace talks told AFP Thursday. A frustrated US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier demanded that recalcitrant…
In a rare move, Secretary of State John Kerry protested Wednesday to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about strong criticism of US foreign policy by his outspoken defense minister. In a telephone call, Kerry told Netanyahu the comments made…
Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned last week’s attacks in Nigeria by the Islamist group Boko Haram and underscored a commitment to help Nigerian authorities crack down on the militants the United States deems a terrorist organization. “…
The United States on Monday criticized Nigeria for approving a law that punishes same-sex marriage with prison, saying the move would curtail basic human rights. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply concerned” by Nigeria’…
Nigeria on Monday provoked international outrage after President Goodluck Jonathan ratified a controversial bill outlawing gay marriage and same-sex unions under threat of imprisonment. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States was “deeply…
Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims of US bias as he made a whistlestop trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. Kerry promised any agreed plan would be “fair and balanced” and likened…
Face-to-face peace talks between South Sudan’s warring factions are set to begin in earnest Sunday, with artillery fire in Juba’s government district underlining the risk of a slide into all-out civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday…
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to fly to Jordan and Saudi Arabia Sunday seeking backing for his plans for Middle East peace, after insisting he has made progress. After a second meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank, Kerry…
India wants to ensure the furore over the arrest and strip-search of a female diplomat in New York does not do lasting harm to its “valuable relationship” with the US, its foreign minister said Thursday. “I can’t believe that either side wants to put…