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President Trump authorizes troop pay amid government shutdown
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was directing Defense Department officials to pay members of the military next week, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. “I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief,...

President Bio joins Harvesting of 60-hectare Privately Owned Maize Farm in Moyamba
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio has joined young Sierra Leonean master farmer Sherilyn Cowan at Taiama Town for the symbolic harvest of her 60-hectare maize farm. The farm is owned by Sherilyn’s Enterprise for National Change (SENC) and...

President Mahama arrives in China for Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women

Prime Minister launches ₹130-crore project to modernise fishing harbour in Karaikal
Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, along with Ministers from the Puducherry Government, during the virtual inauguration of the new phase of the fishing harbour project in Karaikal. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Prime Minister...

Expert explains: the Israel-Hamas peace deal, ongoing tension in the Middle East Israelis and Palestinians rejoiced on Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agreed to the terms of Trump's peace deal.
WASHINGTON (7News) — Israelis and Palestinians rejoiced on Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas agreed to the terms of President Donald Trump’s peace deal. Hamas will release the 20 hostages who are still alive and...
President Hichilema to grace 2025 Southern exposition in Livingstone
President Hakainde Hichilema is on Tuesday next week expected to officially open the 2025 Southern Province Investment and Trade Exposition in Livingstone. The high-profile event, to be held at the Livingstone Golf Club, aims to showcase the...

President Trump says he has 'identified funds' to pay US troops during shutdown
President Donald Trump said Saturday his administration has found a way to pay troops during the government shutdown. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Oct. 11, President Trump said he had authorized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use...

Congress will stall Banakacharla project at all costs: Uttam Kumar Reddy
Irrigation Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy has declared that the Congress government will oppose the Banakacharla project, citing threats to Telangana’s water share. He criticised BRS leader Harish Rao for misrepresenting the issue and reiterated the...

Legislation needed to sustain Girls-in-ICT initiative – Abed-Nego
The Chairman of Parliament’s Communications Committee, Bandim Lamangin Abed-Nego, is urging the government to legislate support for the Girls-in-ICT initiative, warning that without clear policy direction, the thousands of young women trained may...

PM Holness invites Golding to Vale Royal Talks on constitutional reform
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has extended an invitation to Opposition Leader Mark Golding to discuss the next steps on Jamaica's constitutional reform through Vale Royal talks. The invitation from the Prime Minister was communicated on Friday...

President Burton in Beijing for women’s meeting: ‘China can show us…how we can empower women’
President of Dominica, H. E Sylvanie BurtonSylvanie Burton, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, recently expressed her gratitude to President Xi Jinping for his advocacy on behalf of women’s rights. Correspondence from the Chinese Embassy...

The Media Line: Tremendous Praise for President Trump as Witkoff, Kushner and Ivanka Trump Express Gratitude for Hostage Release Deal
Audio By Carbonatix Tremendous Praise for President Trump as Witkoff, Kushner and Ivanka Trump Express Gratitude for Hostage Release Deal Netanyahu Booed during Witkoff’s speech; Kushner spoke of ‘challenges and pain of the last few years’ By...

Tremendous Praise for President Trump as Witkoff, Kushner and Ivanka Trump Express Gratitude for Hostage Release Deal
Netanyahu Was Booed during Witkoff’s speech; Kushner spoke of ‘challenges and pain of the last few years’ Trump administration special envoy Steve Witkoff, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump were...

Nigeria News32 minutes ago President Tinubu To Depart Abuja For Rome President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy. Naija News reports that the President will...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy. Naija News reports that the President will participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with special focus...

National Assembly will Give Nigerians a Working Constitution, Says Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Juliet Akoje in Abuja Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has stressed the need to have a Nigerian Constitution that works for all segments of society. Speaking at a retreat of the House Committee on Constitution Review...
Abu Jinapor on why Ghana/U.S. deportees agreement need parliamentary scrutiny and clarification after US tried to dump El Salvadorian 'criminal' in Ghana
The Member of Parliament for Damongo and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said this week's development on whether the United States was considering deporting an El Salvador national, Kilmar Abrego...

Congress-NC negotiations underway
Jammu, Oct 11: Hard negotiations between the alliance partners National Conference (NC) and the Congress, continued on Saturday to arrive at a consensus on the “slot allotted” to the latter in the seat-arrangement for the biennial election to four...

Modi launches Rs 35,440-Cr 2 agri schemes, attacks Congress for ‘neglecting’ farm sector
STATE TIMES NEWS NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched two major agricultural schemes with a combined outlay of Rs 35,440 crore, including a mission for self-reliance in pulses, and called upon farmers to increase production...

'A rushed law is a bad law': Fears over scrutiny of sex-for-rent legislation
Scrutiny of legislation which will outlaw sex for rent has been slammed for failing to hear from any witnesses, experts or discussing the practice.The General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025 was the subject of...

JP faction for amendment to constitution in elected parliament
Staff Correspondent 12 October, 2025, 03:42 A faction of the Jatiya Party on Saturday urged the interim government to refrain from amending the constitution. The faction said that the amendment to the constitution, if needed, should be done by an...