U.S. sanctions Russian institute linked to dangerous malware

By Reuters,

Washington imposed sanctions on Friday on a Russian research institute tied to the development of a dangerous computer program capable of causing cata...

Washington

Victims of Kenya, Tanzania 1998 terror attacks reject U.S. deal to delist Sudan

By VOA,

One of the attorneys representing victims of the 1998 terror attacks on U.S. embassies in East Africa and their families says the majority of his clie...

Sudan , U.S. embassy bomb blast

U.S. imposes sanctions on two Ugandan judges over children’s adoption scam

By Reuters,

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Ugandans including two judges accusing them of participating in a fraudulent adoption scam. The jud...

adoption , Masalu Musene , uganda

North Korea warns of retaliatory actions against defectors in South Korea

By Reuters,

The sister of North Korea’s leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation ...

Kim Jong-un , Kim Yo Jong , North Korea , President Moon Jae-in , South Korea

China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong

By Tonny Ndungu,

China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticising a U.S. decision to begin ending specia...

china

China sent medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

By Reuters,

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar ...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping

Cuban doctors head to Italy to battle coronavirus

By Reuters,

Communist-run Cuba said it dispatched a brigade of doctors and nurses to Italy for the first time this weekend to help in the fight against the novel ...

coronavirus , cuba , italy , President Miguel Diaz-Canel

At least 40 killed, over 200 injured at Iranian commander Soleimani’s funeral

By Reuters,

Dozens of people were killed in a stampede as mourners packed streets for the funeral of a slain Iranian military commander in his hometown on Tuesday...

Huge crowds in Iran for Soleimani funeral as new commander promises revenge

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qassem Soleimani

Iran vows ‘harsh revenge’ against U.S. for killing top general Soleimani

By Agencies,

Iran has threatened to retaliate after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad on Friday killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force and arch...

Donald Trump , Iran , US

Why U.S banned Former AG Amos Wako, wife and son

By Sam Gituku,

Just why did the U.S. government ban former Attorney General And Busia Senator Amos Wako from the country? The answer is not clear, but there are h...

Amos Wako , US

Defiant Museveni laughs off U.S. sanctions on warlord

By Imani Mitchelle,

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has rubbished sanctions from the American Government against General Kale Kayihura. VOA reported that Museveni sa...

Kale Kayihura , Museveni

U.S. sanctions former Uganda police boss Kayihura Muhwezi

By Girlie Kendi,

Former Uganda police boss Edward Kalekezi Kayihura Muhwezi has been sanctioned by the U.S department of State. A statement released on Friday said ...

Kale Kayihura , mukhwezi

Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media

By Reuters,

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is testing a smartphone equipped with Hongmeng, the company’s self-developed operating system, which could potentially go...

Android OS , Google , Hongmeng OS , Huawei

Huawei remains world’s no. 2 smartphone seller despite US sanctions

By VOA,

Huawei remained the No. 2 global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough U.S. sanctions imposed on the Chinese technology giant, market tr...

Huawei

Iran says it’s ready for worst in battle to save nuclear deal in standoff with U.S.

By Reuters,

President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday Iran was ready for the worst in an uphill struggle to salvage its nuclear deal with world powers abandoned b...

Nuclear , President Donald Trump , PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI , United States

Trump denies Iran arrested 17 people accused of being U.S. spies

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday categorically denied that Iran had arrested 17 people whom Tehran accused of being CIA spies and had sentenced s...

Iran , Mike Pompeo , President Donald Trump , Spies

Bills targeting China’s Huawei introduced in Congress

By Reuters,

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on Tuesday to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, amid con...

Huawei , President Donald Trump , U.S Senate

China says will freeze out U.S. companies that sell arms to Taiwan

By Reuters,

China’s government and Chinese companies will cut business ties with U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, d...

china , Foreign Ministry , President Tsai Ing-wen , Taiwan , U.S. State Department

Iran reduces commitment to 2015 nuclear deal

By Reuters,

Iran said on Sunday it would further scale back its commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, raising its uranium enrichment level beyond...

Iran , Nuclear Deal