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President Donald Trump met Vietnamese leader To Lam on Friday and said he would work to remove Hanoi from lists of countries restricted in accessing U.S. advanced technology, according to a summary of the talks posted on the news website of the Vietnamese government. The first formal in-person meeting between the two took place at the White House after the head of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party attended the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington. The meeting followed the announcement of deals worth over $30 billion, under which Vietnamese airlines would buy 90 aircraft from U.S. planemaker Boeing (BA.N), opens new…

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Friday obliging operators to disconnect communications upon a requirement by the Federal Security Service (FSB), in cases to be defined by presidential regulations, state news agency Tass reported. Communications operators will not be held liable for network outages if the shutdown is related to an FSB requirement. The measure was approved in its third and final reading Tuesday by the State Duma. It is intended to ensure security in areas under the responsibility of the FSB and to counter terrorism, according to an explanatory note.

Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard urged citizens to leave Iran on Friday amid the growing risks of escalation in the region. “The situation in Iran and in the region is highly uncertain. I therefore wish to emphasize the importance of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ advisory against all travel to Iran, and the urgent appeal to Swedish citizens who are in the country to leave,” Stenergard wrote on US social media platform X. Stressing that it is still possible to leave Iran via air travel and border crossings, she noted that Swedes should leave while the opportunity exists. “A…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday held separate high-level meetings in the US, where he attended the inaugural gathering of the Board of Peace. Fidan met Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet in Washington, DC, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. The ministry did not share information about the closed-door meeting. Separately, Fidan met his Vietnamese counterpart Le Hoai Trung behind closed doors. No specifics were made available about the talks. Türkiye is deepening its strategic, economic, and diplomatic engagement with the Asia-Pacific through its “Asia Anew Initiative,” expanded partnerships, trade growth and active participation in regional organizations to strengthen cooperation…

That recent widely circulated video involving Senator Adams Oshiomhole aboard a private jet presents more than a mere momentary scandal. It exposes another layer to the insidious consequences of generative artificial intelligence and synthetic media, whose ramifications we do not yet fully understand. Over the years, scholarly and policy discussions around digital threats and information disorder often focused on misinformation and disinformation. Although Wardle and Derakhshan, in their 2017 research published by the Council of Europe, identified three types of information disorder, conversations around the world, including in Nigeria, have mostly focused on only the aforementioned duo, with malinformation being…

Freshly back from a visit to the country UN Women’s Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp told reporters in Geneva of the suffering inflicted upon families left without heating, electricity and reliable shelter amid brutal winter conditions. Sixty-five per cent of Ukraine’s energy generation capacity has been destroyed by deliberate attacks.“Those energy blackouts, they are not just technical disruptions,” she said. “They directly undermine women’s safety, protection and economic security.” Ms. Calltorp explained that extended darkness, lack of street lighting and disrupted transport “severely restrict women’s mobility and increase exposure to harassment and accidents.”Many Ukrainian women work in sectors that are…

Nigerians woke up on Monday to the video of a young TikToker, Abigail Nsuka, aka Mirabel, claiming that she had been raped in her apartment in the early hours of Sunday, February 15. Within hours, the video had gone viral across social media platforms as thousands, including popular artiste, Simi, demanded justice for her. Findings showed that Mirabel did not only win sympathisers, she also made a lot of money after sharing her account details until the bubble burst. She is now in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command. Wild rape claim In an emotional post, Mirabel, amid…

IEEE has enhanced its standing as a trusted, neutral authority on the role of technology in climate change mitigation and adaption. Last year it became the first technical association to be invited to a U.N. Conference of the Parties on Climate Change.IEEE representatives participated in several sessions at COP30, held from 11 to 20 November in Belém, Brazil. More than 56,000 delegates attended, including policymakers, technologists, and representatives from industry, finance, and development agencies.Following the conference, IEEE helped host the selective International Symposium on Achieving a Sustainable Climate. The International Telecommunication Union and IEEE hosted ISASC on 16 and 17…

The country’s total public debt increased to N153.29tn as of September 30, 2025, reflecting a steady build-up in both domestic and external obligations within three months, data released by the Debt Management Office on Friday has shown. According to the DMO, total public debt rose from N152.40tn as of June 30, 2025, to N153.29tn at the end of September. This represents an increase of N893.87bn quarter-on-quarter. In dollar terms, the country’s debt stock climbed from $99.66bn in June to $103.94bn in September, indicating a $4.28bn increase within the period. The dollar-denominated debt stock expanded by 4.29 per cent over the…

Venezuelan authorities have granted amnesty to 379 political prisoners, a lawmaker said Friday, after a new law was enacted by interim authorities following the US toppling of former leader Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously adopted the law a day before, providing hope that hundreds of political prisoners behind bars may soon be released. National Assembly deputy Jorge Arreaza, the lawmaker overseeing the amnesty process, said in a televised interview on Friday that the 379 prisoners “must be released, granted amnesty, between tonight and tomorrow morning.” “Requests have been submitted by the Public Prosecutor’s Office to the competent courts to…