Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid reached the final of the 2018 UEFA Champions League for the third successive season after beating German champions Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate in the semi-final. It was not an easy second leg for the Madridistas at the Santiago Bernabeu, though, as they had to make sure the Germans … Read more
The Deputy Minister for Defense, Major (retd) Derrick Oduro has explained that Ghana is not the only country that has signed a defense agreement with another country. The Deputy Minister claimed all the West African countries have signed an agreement with either Japan, America, Germany, France and other countries for their mutual benefit. Major (retd) … Read more
Former Ghana youth player Abeiku Quansah is close to joining DR Congo side Daring Club Motema Pembe after a successful trial, GHANAsoccernet.com can reveal. The 27-year-old has been in Kinshasa the past three weeks hoping to reach an agreement with the club before he puts pen to paper. Talks are at the advanced stage after … Read more
One hit in the head, scores injured as Police fire warning shots to disperse NDC crowd One person is allegedly hit in the head and several others injured as police fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of National Democratic Congress supporters protesting the arrest of their deputy general secretary Koku Anhyidoho over alleged treasonable comments. … Read more
Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Mr Putin, who has ruled the country as either president or prime minister since 1999, got more than 76% of the vote, official results show. The main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was barred from the race. Addressing … Read more
Europe has seen a big surge in measles cases in 2017, which the World Health Organization says is a tragedy after a record low of 5,273 cases in 2016. Cases increased four-fold, with more than 20,000 people affected and 35 deaths. Fifteen European region countries, including the UK, had large outbreaks. Measles cases were highest … Read more
The US on Tuesday cleared out of two diplomatic compounds around Moscow under the first stage of punitive measures imposed by Russia in retaliation for new sanctions being readied in Washington. Embassy spokeswoman Maria Olson said officials removed “the remaining furniture, kitchen and BBQ items, and the playground set” from a summer house outside Moscow, … Read more
Moscow on Monday sought to justify its decision to purge US diplomatic personnel in the country, as the Kremlin appeared to give up on hopes of improving ties anytime soon under Donald Trump. President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that Washington will have to cut its diplomatic mission in Russia by 755 employees, as Moscow struck … Read more
The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a “historic” deal announced Monday that should help the crisis-hit nation end reliance on Russia. The agreement inked earlier this month by US firm Xcoal Energy & Resources and Ukraine’s state-owned energy firm Centrenergo will see some 700,000 tonnes … Read more
Washington vowed Saturday it would it “work closely with our friends and Allies” after US lawmakers passed sanctions on Russia that upset some European nations fearful that it could hit their businesses. Congress passed a bipartisan package targeting Russia, Iran and North Korea on Thursday, with President Donald Trump later agreeing to sign the bill … Read more
Sun Yang was a surprise absentee in the men’s 1500m freestyle heats on Saturday as the world-record holder again opted out at the world aquatic championships. A Chinese official told reporters the decision was taken to ‘protect his health’ as Sun has complained of tiredness. Despite his no-show, the 25-year-old Chinese giant trained on Saturday … Read more
A three-man space crew from Italy, Russia and the United States on Friday arrived at the International Space Station for a five-month mission Friday. Footage broadcast by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos showed the Soyuz craft carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency take off into … Read more
Russia has retaliated to new US sanctions by telling Washington to cut its diplomatic staff to 455 and barring the use of some properties. The new US embassy staffing level would be the same as at Russia’s embassy in Washington. The Russian foreign ministry also said it was seizing holiday properties and a warehouse used … Read more
The United States Senate has voted 98-2 to impose new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, despite objections from the White House. The House of Representatives approved the bill earlier this week, also by an overwhelming majority. Having passed through both chambers, it will be sent to President Trump to sign into law. But … Read more
The US House of Representatives has voted to impose fresh sanctions on Russia, despite President Donald Trump objecting to the legislation. Senior officials will be targeted in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the US 2016 election. The bill is likely to complicate President Trump’s hopes of improving relations with Russia. Russia said the vote … Read more
Top US diplomat Rex Tillerson does not plan to step down, the State Department said Tuesday, quashing reports citing differences with the White House. Since taking the helm of the State Department in February, the former ExxonMobil chair has come under fire for his ultra-low profile, and his plan to slash by 30 percent the … Read more
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions found himself in an increasingly untenable position Tuesday, as President Donald Trump once again skewered him on Twitter, calling his onetime ally “VERY weak.” Sessions was one of Trump’s earliest and most loyal supporters, but the Republican billionaire has turned on him publicly in the past week, as rumors fly … Read more
Ghanaian born Hollywood Actor Abraham Attah who was recently outdoored as the Ambassador for Free SHS visited some Junior and Senior High schools in the Eastern part of Ghana. The purpose of the visit was to have a motivational interaction with the Senior High School students and distribute TOM shoes as part of his foundation (Abraham … Read more
The US Congress is poised to approve tough new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea this week after reaching a compromise deal, which the White House indicated Sunday it could support. In mid-June, the Senate overwhelmingly passed tough sanctions on Moscow and Tehran, but the text stalled in the House of Representatives, until agreement … Read more
Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in “slow-going” negotiations with China on a response to Pyongyang’s first ICBM launch, diplomats said Wednesday. US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the Security Council two weeks ago that she would present “in the coming days” a draft … Read more