Three people have already died in Jamaica as it braces for the world’s strongest storm this year, and possibly the strongest on record for the island, with US meteorologists warning of catastrophic and life-threatening conditions. Gladys Ijamu reports that the storm is intensifying and expected to make landfall on the Caribbean island early on Tuesday. […]
Ukraine has hit a Russian chemical plant with Storm Shadow missiles, its military said on Tuesday, referring to the UK-made long-range weapon. Describing the strike “a successful hit” that penetrated the Russian air defence system, Ukraine’s general staff of the armed forces said they were still assessing the outcome of the “massive” strike. The Kremlin […]
China’s economic growth slowed in the three months to the end of September as problems in the property market persisted and trade tensions with the US flared up. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.8% compared to the same period in 2023, its weakest pace in a year, official figures released on Monday show. The […]
Venezuela announced it would close its embassy in Oslo, days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a statement, the Venezuelan government did not comment on Machado’s prize, saying that the closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service. Norway’s foreign ministry confirmed that Caracas had closed […]
The US and China are set to start charging new port fees on each other’s ships on Tuesday, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies increase. China says its levies aim to safeguard the country’s shipping industry from discriminatory measures and apply to US-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels but not Chinese-built ships. […]
Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s Annie Hall and role in The Godfather films, has died at age 79. A family spokesperson, which confirmed that the actress died in California, did not, however, give details of the incident but asked for privacy at the time of their mourning. Keaton was a […]
Ukraine said Sunday that Russia pounded the country with “hundreds” of drones and missiles overnight, wounding at least ten people. The attacks came after Russia warned NATO against taking sterner action in response to alleged incursions into airspace covered by the military alliance. They also followed the revelation by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Kyiv […]
Nigeria has granted visa-free access to citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN), effective September 26, 2025, making SKN the first country outside ECOWAS and beyond Africa to enjoy such privileges. The move has been described as the foundation of a new trade and mobility corridor linking Africa and the Caribbean. The breakthrough followed the […]
President Donald Trump has announced a new wave of tariffs, including a one hundred percent levy on branded or patented drug imports from first October, unless a company is building a factory in the US. The US president said as he unveiled the industry-focused measures that Washington will also impose a twenty-five percent import tax […]
US President Donald Trump says he will not allow Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Speaking ahead of the Israeli Prime Minister’s address to the UN General Assembly on Friday, the US president told reporters in the Oval Office that it is not going to happen. Ikponmwosa Ugiagbe reports. www.itvradiong.com/live www.youtube.com/itvradiong www.facebook.com/itvradiong www.twitter.com/itvradiong […]
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