Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults of the war overnight, striking an American electronics manufacturer in western Ukraine, officials in Kyiv have said. The Ukrainian air force reported that 574 drones and 40 missiles were fired, largely targeting regions far from the eastern and southern front lines. The bombardment killed one person and injured 15. Among the sites hit was a facility belonging to Flex Ltd, a Texas-based multinational firm, in the city of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia. Video footage showed a large fire engulfing the premises. Around 600 workers were inside at the time of the strike. Flex…

The US government has announced that it is reviewing more than 55 million foreign nationals who hold valid visas for possible violations of entry and residency rules

Rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested in Los Angeles following an early-morning altercation with police, and briefly hospitalised after officers suspected a drug overdose.

Scientists are urging world leaders to establish new international regulations to curb the growing environmental impact of the space industry.

The Indonesian government is drawing up plans to provide temporary treatment for 2,000 Palestinians from Gaza, holding high-level discussions on logistics, legality and foreign policy implications of the sensitive proposal. Earlier this month, Jakarta announced its intention to extend medical assistance, with Galang island, south of Singapore, identified as one possible site. The island previously hosted a camp for Vietnamese refugees and more recently served as the location of a pandemic hospital. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation and a longstanding supporter of Palestinian statehood, does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Officials have disclosed few details, but the matter…

Kim Jong-un has praised North Korean soldiers sent to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, describing them as “heroes” during a ceremony in Pyongyang to honour troops who recently returned from the conflict.

A federal judge in Miami has ordered the closure of the Trump administration’s controversial immigration detention centre known as “Alligator Alcatraz”, ruling that the facility must be shut down within 60 days. District Court Judge Kathleen Williams delivered her decision late on Thursday, prohibiting any further detainees from being transferred to the site while it is wound down. The ruling follows a temporary restraining order issued two weeks ago halting construction at the remote tented camp, which has faced heavy criticism over poor conditions, alleged abuse of detainees and lack of due process. In her 82-page judgment, released on Friday,…

Israel has announced an escalation of its military operations in Gaza City, as the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, condemned the approval of a vast new settlement in the West Bank as a “flagrant breach of international law.” What Israel Defence Forces spokesperson said An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson, Effie Defrin, said the military had entered the second phase of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, launched in May, and would intensify strikes on Hamas in Gaza City, describing it as a “stronghold of regime and military terror.” The announcement coincided with a statement from the office of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu,…

Donald Trump is holding back from direct involvement in negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, instead urging Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold a bilateral meeting before he joins the process. According to administration officials, the president wants the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to meet face-to-face as the next stage towards peace, with the prospect of a trilateral summit involving him only after such talks take place. In a radio interview on Tuesday, Trump said he believed it would be better for the two men to meet without him initially. “I just want to see what happens at…

Brazilian authorities have suspended one of the most significant agreements safeguarding the Amazon rainforest, the soy moratorium, raising fears of renewed destruction on a vast scale. The move, which conservation groups described as a devastating setback, comes less than three months before Brazil hosts the Cop30 climate summit in Belém. The decision could open an area the size of Portugal to clearance for farming, prompting warnings that the country risks undermining its own climate commitments. The moratorium, introduced in 2006, was a voluntary pact between farmers, traders, environmentalists and multinational food companies including Cargill and McDonald’s. Under the agreement, soybeans…