President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to “pretend” he was on the ballot. “If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It...
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President Donald Trump has suggested changing the name of the US state of New Mexico to “New America,” describing it as a more prestigious name. In a post on social media on Sunday, Trump wrote, “Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico… to NEW AMERICA. So much...
At least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers, have lost their lives after a passenger bus crashed into a ravine on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island. The fatal accident occurred on Saturday as the bus was returning to the city of Sao Filipe from an excursion to Cha...
US President Donald Trump has become the first sitting or living American president in more than a century to be featured on an official US coin after the United States Mint unveiled a commemorative $1 piece marking the country’s 250th anniversary. The newly released coin bears Trump’s portrait alongside...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as “Trump Strait” despite ongoing clashes with Iran — then hours later implied he wasn’t serious. Trump has made a series of geographical name changes to international bodies of water in his second term, at least partly...
Global oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after Iran launched retaliatory attacks against American interests in the Middle East following fresh US military strikes, raising fears of prolonged disruption to global energy supplies and renewed inflationary pressure. Crude prices gained more than two per cent, extending weekly gains to...
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has ushered in a new leadership as General Birame Diop officially assumed office as President of the ECOWAS Commission, pledging to deepen regional integration and strengthen peace and security across West Africa. General Diop, who previously served as Senegal’s Minister of Defence...
Nigeria Government has expressed deep sympathy to China over floods and landslides along the China-Nepal border on August 26, 2026. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oluwafemi Adeniyi. It would be recalled that the disaster claimed many...
Nepal is battling one of its worst natural disasters after catastrophic floods along the Nepal-Tibet border claimed at least 552 lives, while more than 1,400 people remain missing. Nepal Police confirmed 547 deaths, while Chinese authorities reported five additional fatalities across the border in Tibet. The disaster was triggered...
Thirty people died in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, on Sunday when a mound of rubbish in a landfill collapsed before dawn onto neighbouring homes following heavy rains, the government said. Six others were seriously injured in the 2:00 am (0200 GMT) incident in the Bbessia district’s Dar-es-salam neighbourhood on the...
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with a United States deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Fox News journalist Trey Yingst, Trump said, “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” while referring to talks...
Nigerian Government has expressed profound sorrow and deepest sympathy to the Government and people of the Republic of Colombia following the devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia on 10 August 2026. The powerful tremor, the strongest recorded in Colombia this century, is reported to have caused significant...
U.S. President Donald Trump secretly switched to a smaller military aircraft while leaving Turkey last month because of an alleged assassination threat linked to Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post. The newspaper, citing an anonymous U.S. official, said Trump initially boarded Air Force One in Ankara...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally rejected a United States-backed Gaza peace proposal endorsed by Hamas, marking a significant divergence from President Donald Trump as Israel heads toward a closely contested general election. Speaking during a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu dismissed the 15-point framework accepted by Hamas...
Iran has listed fresh conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that compensation for war damages must be paid before normal shipping can resume. The vital waterway has remained under an effective blockade since the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran in late February. Iranian Foreign...
India is still feeling the impact of the youth-led “Cockroach” protest movement, which forced the resignation of the country’s education minister on July 25. The demonstrations began over widespread exam paper leaks but quickly grew into nationwide protests against unemployment, limited opportunities for young people and concerns about governance...
United States President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship for children born to foreign nationals who travel to the US mainly to give birth. The latest directive is part of the administration’s renewed immigration enforcement agenda and is expected to affect citizens...
United Kingdom (UK) has appointed Vicky Seymour as its new Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, succeeding Gill Lever OBE, whose diplomatic posting ended in June 2026. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the UK Government on Thursday. According to the statement, Seymour has resumed duty in...
Greece’s firefighting efforts suffered a major setback on Sunday after two crew members aboard a firefighting helicopter were killed in a mid-air collision while tackling a wildfire near Athens. Fire department communications director Vassilis Vathrakogiannis confirmed the deaths, saying, “The pilots… were taken unconscious to hospital, where their death...
Global crude oil prices fell sharply in early Asian trading on Monday after United States President Donald Trump announced that Washington would resume negotiations with Iran, a move that boosted expectations of easing tensions in the Middle East and restoring the flow of oil through the strategically important Strait...