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Nigeria's Buhari to visit South Africa after attacks

 Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will visit South Africa next month to reinforce the bonds between the two countries after a wave of deadly riots and xenophobic attacks, the South African presidency said on Saturday. South Africa’s MTN Group and supermarket chain Shoprite have...

Merkel says Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap a 'sign of hope'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday hailed a swap of 70 prisoners between Russia and Ukraine as a "sign of hope" and called for the implementation of a 2015 ceasefire deal that Paris and Berlin helped broker. "This exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine is a sign of hope ......

Turkey calls on U.S. to lift barriers to boost trade

Turkey asked the United States to lift trade barriers between the two countries during talks Saturday aimed at sharply increasing bilateral commerce, Turkey's trade minister said. Washington and Ankara have set an ambitious goal of quadrupling their trade to $100 billion a year, despite the...

Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president

Pakistan Saturday said it had denied India's President Ram Nath Kovind permission to fly through its airspace – access to which is usually granted – due to New Delhi's recent "behavior." The decision comes at a time of high tension between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors...