INTERNATIONAL NEWS

By Rungano Dzikia

The Russian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Nikolai Krasilnikov has condemned negative media reportage on the country, stating that the country was very stable and in capable hands.

By Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe’s re-engagement efforts especially with Western countries continue to bear fruits as the country’s biggest bank; CBZ has been removed from the United States of America (USA) sanctions list.

By Zivanai Dhewa

In a clear indication of the selective supervision of human rights violations by the self-imposed human rights police, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and their surrogates, the Civic Society Organisation seem to have gone mum on similar arrests in Australia as those that happened in Zimbabwe, revealing nauseating double standards.

By Staff reporter

In what political analysts have termed “election phobia”, the United States of America President, Donald Trump launched a spirited effort to postpone November elections claiming it will be the "most inaccurate and fraudulent in history."

by Harare Post reporter

In what political analysts have termed “mentor mentality”, United States of America President, Donald Trump has hinted that he would not accept the outcome of November elections.

With Congress enmeshed in a fraught debate over whether to impeach President Donald Trump, Robert Mueller’s brief and dramatic news conference provided a sharp reminder that impeachment is not the only option for addressing the president’s alleged misdeeds.

China has said it will impose tariffs on $60bn (£46bn) of US goods from 1 June, extending a bilateral trade war.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison - who is trailing badly in the polls ahead of a federal election in May - hopes to tap into rising voter frustration over house prices and congestion, which some see as a consequence of population growth.

“This is a practical problem that Australians wanted addressed,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra, the capital, after announcing the annual immigration intake would be cut to 160,000 people, with effect from July 1, versus 190,000 before.

The policy change comes at a time of national reflection over Australia’s attitude towards migrants after the shooting of at least 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand’s city of Christchurch.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, was charged with murder on Saturday after a lone gunman opened fire at the two mosques during Friday prayers.

“My great frustration is that, in addressing these issues of population and immigration programs, these debates often get hijacked by those of competing views who seek to exploit them for other causes,” Morrison added.

A ReachTel poll published in September showed that 63 percent of Sydney residents supported curbs on the number of migrants moving to Australia’s biggest city.

Morrison said the cap would include places for up to 23,000 people who could migrate to Australia under a new skilled visa.

Such arrivals could gain permanent residency after living outside of Australia’s largest cities for three years, he added.

They will be barred from living in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney or the Gold Coast, where infrastructure is overutilised, said immigration minister David Coleman.

Authorities will require proof of residential and work addresses in future applications for permanent residency, he added, as a way of enforcing the requirement.

“While Australians in our major cities are frustrated by congestion, those in our regions have told us they need more people, skills, jobs and investment,” said Jennifer Westacott, chief executive of the Australian Business Council.

There is no cap on temporary migration, such as students on temporary visas, who form the bulk of migrants to Australia, which issued 378,292 student visas in the year to June 30, 2018. - Reuters

In the face of rising unilateralism, protectionism and populism worldwide, multilateralism is more imperative than ever and the shared challenges of mankind can only be tackled through concerted efforts, a senior Chinese diplomat highlighted on Thursday.

The European Parliament (EP) elections in May will show that EU officials in Brussels and French president Emmanuel Macron are out of touch with average Europeans, according to Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki in French newspaper Le Figaro on Monday (11 February).

Caracas plans to file lawsuits with international courts against Washington’s sanctions on its oil and gas company PDVSA and the US decision to hand control to opposition leader Juan Guaido over some Venezuelan state assets in American banks, Venezuela's Ambassador to Russia Carlos Rafael Faria Tortosa told TASS in an interview.

One of the busiest airports in the US was forced to ground flights yesterday, after pilots reported drones passing metres from their planes.