Given Lubinda has urged PF party officials to put an end to the infighting.
Given Lubinda, Vice President of the Patriotic Front (PF), has urged party officials to put an end to the infighting, warning that if it continues,...
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $18.5 million in funding for Zambia.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional $18.5 million in funding for Zambians, including the country's fight against COVID-19 and...
President Joe Biden has just pushed a hot button for the HH administration on LGBTQ rights.
President Joe Biden's use of the last month's election in Zambia as an example of how democracy works around the world has many Zambians excited...
FIC must be held accountable for the missing US$2.5 million-Chanda.
Pastor Peter Chanda, the new Congress Party president, says the financial intelligence centre FIC must account for the missing US$2.5 million. Pastor Chanda told the...
Why Questioning President HH is Offensive to UPND Cadres: The Cult of Bally, The Cult of Baal
The Presidency of Hakainde Hichilema a.k.a. Bally is reminiscent of the contest between the Prophet Elijah and the worshippers of Baal. In today’s Zambia, you...
Vigils are being held in London for a teacher who was murdered after the suspect was arrested.
Emotional vigils were held on Friday for a teacher who was found murdered in a London park last week, reigniting public outrage over violence against...
With a wary eye on China, the Quad Leaders press for a free Indo-Pacific.
At their first in-person summit on Friday, leaders from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia vowed to pursue a free and open Indo-Pacific region...
Mexico encourages Haitians at the US-Mexico border to abandon their quest and travel south.
Mexican officials are urging Haitians trying to cross the Texas border to give up and return to Mexico's border with Guatemala to seek asylum, even...
The United States condemns the Taliban’s reported plan to resume executions and amputations.
According to US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, Washington strongly condemns reported comments by a Taliban official who said the group would reinstate the use...
Infections are being recorded in Australia’s Victoria state logs ahead of a major sporting event.
Australia's Victoria state recorded 847 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on a daily basis, with one death, according to government figures released on Saturday, as...
According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, two detained citizens have left China.
Two Canadian citizens who had been detained by Beijing for over 1,000 days have left Chinese airspace and will return to Canada early on Saturday,...
Myanmar will not address world leaders at the United Nations, but Afghanistan will.
A U.N. spokesman said on Friday that no representative from Myanmar is scheduled to address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly, amid competing claims for...
Malala appeals to the international community to protect Afghan girls’ education.
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman as she left school in Pakistan in 2012, pleaded with the world on Friday not to...
China urges cartoonists to avoid ‘unhealthy’ content.
As Beijing ramps up efforts to rein in its thriving entertainment industry, China's broadcasting regulator said it will encourage online producers to create "healthy" cartoons...
Political stability is once again at stake in Iceland’s election.
Icelanders go to the polls on Saturday in an election that could produce a shambles, with a record nine parties expected to enter parliament, making...
For the first time since the holiday season, daily COVID-19 cases in South Korea have surpassed 3,000.
On Saturday, South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 3,000 for the first time, as an outbreak fueled by a three-day holiday this week continued to...
Japan’s Suga welcomed Australia’s submarine partnership at Quad.
According to a Japanese government official, at a meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed the establishment...
The Canadian Catholic bishops have apologised for their involvement in indigenous residential schools.
For the first time, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops officially apologised for their role in the country's infamous residential school system on Friday, after...
Sources say the UN migration agency has asked Brazil to accept Haitians at the US-Mexico border.
According to two sources with knowledge of the request, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has formally requested that Brazil accept some Haitian migrants camped...
India informs Quad that it will allow the export of 8 million Indo-Pacific vaccine doses.
On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told fellow Quad partnership leaders that India will allow the export of 8 million COVID-19 vaccines by the...
As the volcanic explosions on La Palma intensify, firefighters retreat.
On Friday, intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns, while airlines...
The Hungarian Prime Minister wants to restore extra pension payments as soon as possible.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that he plans to speed up an extra month of pension payments as part of a pre-election...
German millionaires are fleeing to Switzerland ahead of the election.
According to bankers and tax lawyers, a potential shift to the left in Germany's election on Sunday is scaring millionaires into relocating assets to Switzerland....
Australia reaches a vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases approach record highs.
Authorities said Friday that more than half of Australia's adult population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as they ramped up immunizations in the hopes of...
The US envoy to Haiti resigns, blaming the return of migrants to a “collapsed state.”
In a letter, the US special envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of the Biden administration's recent deportation of hundreds of migrants from a camp...
The CIA’s Vienna station chief was fired in response to criticism of ‘Havana syndrome,’ according to the Washington Post.
The CIA has fired its Vienna station chief in response to criticism of his management, including what some saw as an inadequate response to reports...
The Mexican state of Sonora has legalised same-sex marriage.
On Thursday, the congress of the Mexican state of Sonora voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making the practise legal in roughly three-quarters of the country's...
Taiwan condemns the ‘arch criminal.’ Threats to the Pacific Trade Treaty from China
China is a "arch criminal" intent on bullying Taiwan and has no right to oppose or comment on Taipei's application to join a pan-Pacific trade...
Australia reaches a vaccine milestone as Melbourne cases reach near-record levels.
Authorities said Friday that more than half of Australia's adult population was fully immunised against COVID-19, as they ramped up vaccinations in the hopes of...
Analysis: Red tape and political stumbling blocks stymie Draghi’s reform drive in Italy.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi has set an ambitious reform timeline to relaunch Italy's chronically sluggish economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, but political squabbles and cloying...
In most areas, Japan is nearing the end of the COVID-19 emergency, according to the health minister.
Japan's COVID-19 infection situation is improving to the point where most of the country's emergency declarations could be lifted soon, according to the country's health...
German candidates clash in the final TV debate before the election, as the SPD’s lead shrinks.
Candidates vying to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor clashed on Thursday in a final television debate on tax, debt, and foreign policy, as opinion...
Japan’s ruling party election spotlights the legacy of Abenomics.
The widening wealth disparity in Japan has emerged as a key issue in the ruling party leadership race that will determine who becomes the next...
Canada’s election tallying is dragging on due to mail-in delays and recounts.
On Thursday, three days after Canada's federal election, the final seat tally remained unknown, with mail-in ballots still being counted in some regions and at...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Iraqi President Barham Salih.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held "thorough and confident" talks with Iraqi President Barham Salih late Thursday, according to a tweet from Le Drian....
‘Death sentence’: low-lying nations demand faster climate action at the U.N.
Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations urged rich countries to act more forcefully against global warming...
Following the removal of police roadblocks, pirate taxis are allegedly taking over the business in Kitwe.
Following the removal of police roadblocks in the country by Minister of Home Affairs Jack Mwiimbu, the Taxis and Bus Owners Association of Zambia has...
ERB clarifies Youth Empowerment fuel tanker licencing
The Energy Regulations Board ERB has clarified that the fuel tanker licences obtained through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development were only provisional. According...
Pupils in Chief Chanje’s chiefdom choose cheap labour in tobacco fields.
Chief Chanje of the Chewa Speaking People in Chipangali district has expressed his dissatisfaction with the rising number of cases of child labour in his...
Zamtel begins installing new online charging equipment and is poised to expand its subscriber base.
Zamtel has announced the start of installation work on a '10 million-subscriber capacity Online Charging System' that will allow it to double its subscriber base...