Europe’s most senior official has criticised the UK’s offer to EU nationals after Brexit, claiming it could “worsen the situation” for them. European Council President Donald Tusk said the proposal was “below our expectations” and needed more detail. He said the EU wanted to secure the “full rights” of all its citizens and British expats on the continent. Theresa May ...

President Edgar Lungu has hinted that government may consider extending the offer of local integration to Democratic Republic of Congo refugees who have been in Zambia for 10 years or more and for whom returning to their country is not a viable option. In his intervention statement at the high level dialogue of the Uganda solidarity summit on refugees in ...

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs has recommended that government should revise legal instruments such as the Penal code, criminal procedure code, the public order Act and the Road Traffic Act. The committee says this is in order to bring the law enforcement agencies up to date with modern tenets of law enforcement and democracy, as espoused ...

Energy minister David Mabumba has disclosed that government through the Zambia Revenue Authority has slapped Lake Petroleum Oil with a penalty of K4.6 million for smuggling fuel into the country. Mr. Mabumba has told a media briefing in Lusaka that the twelve trucks involved in smuggling the fuel have since been forfeited to the state. He says this is contrary ...

(AllHipHop News) DJ Khaled no longer blames Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) organizers for the sound failures that marred his set at the festival. Following his appearance at the event, Khaled accused the organizers of sabotaging his set at the weekend. The “I’m the One” hitmaker was scheduled to play an hour-long set at the Las Vegas festival but his performance ...

Alexis Sanchez refused to be drawn on his Arsenal future after becoming Chile’s all-time top-scorer in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Germany at the Confederations Cup. The Gunners’ star, voted man of the match, became Chile’s all-time top-scorer with his 38th international goal after capitalising on an early mistake in the German defence. Sanchez has yet to sign a new deal ...

(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean has announced the third installment of his critically acclaimed debut album The Carnival. Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee, will be Wyclef’s first full-length album in over eight years. “My Carnival albums have always been about celebrating music culture from all parts of the world and Carnival III is no different,” Wyclef said ...

Celebrity weddings appear to be everyone’s business, regardless of whether the two people getting married actually want the world to see them tying the knot. Jessica Chastain, who married earlier this month, had been intent on keeping prying eyes away. But her ceremony was gatecrashed – by a helicopter and a long lens. The photographs were widely shared, prompting the ...

The United States has suspended Brazilian meat imports over “recurring concerns about the safety of products intended for the American market”. Several countries banned Brazilian meat in March, when prosecutors said health inspectors there had been taking bribes to approve sub-standard meat. The US didn’t impose a ban then; instead, it introduced checks on all of Brazil’s meat shipments. It ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described UK plans to ensure the rights of EU citizens in Britain after Brexit as “a good start”. However, she said there were “many, many other questions” about Brexit and there was “still a lot to do”. The UK proposal was unveiled by Prime Minister Theresa May at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. ...