US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that back a United Nations resolution opposing the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Earlier this month, Mr Trump took that step amid international criticism. “They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us,” he told reporters at ...

Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to five points as they got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Partick Thistle on Wednesday. Stuart Armstrong opened the scoring with a stunning strike in the 35th minute before Kieran Tierney settled any nerves as he fired home a second in the 67th minute. It ...

South Korea’s military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected early morning. The North Korean soldier had walked across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) shortly after 08:00 (23:00 Wednesday). He had emerged from thick fog at a checkpoint, said the South’s military. He is the fourth North Korean soldier to defect this year. The ...

Protesters against the procurement of the 42 fire tenders have staged their eighth peaceful protest of the 42 planned protests in Lusaka. The protesters, who started marching from Levy Junction to the Ministry of Local Government, want the government to thoroughly investigate the procurement of the infamous fire trucks procured at a total cost of US$42 million. Protest leader Sean ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority has dismissed the advert circulating on social media suggesting that it’s auctioning impounded vehicles and electronic gadgets. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda has since advised the general public to ignore the fake advert circulating and report any person involved to the security wings. Mr. Sikalinda explains that when ZRA is auctioning goods, it engages a ...

Isolated cases of army worms have broken out in Siavonga district where maize crops have since been destroyed. Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has confirmed to Q-news that two places namely Namomba in Chief Chipepo’s chiefdom and Kadambwe in Chief Sikoongo’s chiefdom have been affected. Mr. Kanyama says agriculture officers have already moved in to spray the affected fields. He ...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain still has room for improvement but there is no denying that the Liverpool midfielder has unbelievable potential, manager Jurgen Klopp said. Oxlade-Chamberlain impressed in the 4-0 win over Bournemouth last weekend and the 24-year-old has showed plenty of signs in recent weeks that he is adapting to the demands at Liverpool since his move from Arsenal in the ...

The EU has launched unprecedented disciplinary measures against Poland, saying its planned judicial reforms threaten the rule of law. It said 13 new laws have allowed the government to “interfere significantly” in the judiciary. Poland has been given three months to address the concerns. But the Polish conservative government said the decision was “political”. It has said the reforms are ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has expressed concern that some politicians in the country lack principles in their practice of politics. Dr. Ng’oma says the current trend of politics of agreeing or disagreeing to anything is not helping the nation in anyway. He has also noted that some politicians tend to change their political positions simply to suit their current ...

The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has encouraged agro processing companies to work with small scale farmers. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says small scale farmers have had so much to produce other than the maize commodity, but lack market for their produce. He says those in agro processing should embrace small scale farmers so that their excess produce, especially perishable ...