Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Norwegian skier who won bronze in ski cross at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Audun Grønvold, has died after being struck by lightning. The Norwegian Ski Federation announced on Wednesday. He was 49. Grønvold was injured during a cabin trip and, despite being rushed to the hospital for treatment, died on Tuesday night as a result of the injuries he sustained. “It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Audun Grønvold’s untimely passing,” the federation said in a statement. “The former national alpine skier and ski cross athlete was recently struck by lightning during a cabin…

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic intervention in Brazil’s domestic affairs appears to be backfiring, triggering widespread outrage across the South American nation and unintentionally giving a political boost to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 9 July, Trump penned a letter to Lula demanding that criminal charges against Brazil’s far-right former leader, Jair Bolsonaro, be dropped. In an extraordinary move, Trump also declared a punitive 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports into the United States unless his demand was met. Calling the legal proceedings against Bolsonaro a “Witch Hunt,” Trump thundered that the investigation “should end IMMEDIATELY!” The intervention…

A nurse who offered $3,000 to a patient to mutilate her ex-lover and disfigure him with acid has been banned from practising for just four years and could return to treating patients once that period elapses. Karenjeet Kaur Warburton, a former nurse in Queensland, Australia, orchestrated a chilling plot to have her ex-partner, senior police inspector Don McKay, horrifically attacked. She instructed a patient, whom she believed “might be up for it”, to carry out the act, handing over cash, photos of McKay, and details of his home between April and October 2021. According to a ruling published last week…

Donald Trump has announced plans to impose fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products and semiconductors, marking a significant escalation in his administration’s ongoing global trade war. The new levies could come into effect as early as 1 August, coinciding with the expiry of a temporary pause on so-called “reciprocal” tariffs first unveiled in April. Speaking to reporters late on Tuesday, the US president said the tariffs on drug imports would be introduced with an initial low rate, before increasing steeply after giving pharmaceutical companies “a year or so to build” manufacturing capacity in the United States. “We’re going to start…

A deportation flight carrying migrants removed from the United States has landed in the Kingdom of Eswatini, according to an announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The operation follows a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court which lifted restrictions on deporting individuals to so-called “third countries.” In an online statement, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that five individuals from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Cuba, and Yemen were aboard the flight. All five had been convicted of serious crimes, including child rape and murder. “A safe third country deportation flight to Eswatini in Southern Africa has landed. This…

Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner and a symbol of resilience and inspiration to athletes worldwide, has died aged 114 after a hit-and-run incident in northern India, police confirmed on Monday. Singh, affectionately known as the “Turbaned Tornado,” passed away from injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle while walking near his native village of Beas in Punjab’s Jalandhar district. The nonagenarian-turned-athlete, who famously began running marathons at the age of 89, leaves behind a remarkable legacy in the world of endurance sports. “An exceptional athlete with incredible determination,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tribute that…

Arms dealers linked to Houthi militants in Yemen are using social media platforms X and WhatsApp to traffic weapons, including US-made arms, in apparent breach of both companies’ policies, according to a new report. The investigation, conducted by the Washington DC-based Tech Transparency Project (TTP), uncovered that more than 130 Yemen-based X accounts and 67 WhatsApp business accounts have been actively offering military-grade weapons, including high-powered rifles, grenade launchers, and US-manufactured firearms, for sale. Some of the weapons displayed bore markings such as “Property of US Govt” and “Nato,” raising alarm among experts and policymakers about how Western arms have ended…

In a rare show of defiance towards Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has publicly called on the US Department of Justice to release all documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose 2019 death in federal custody has long fuelled conspiracy theories across the political spectrum, particularly among Trump’s rightwing base. Speaking to conservative podcaster Benny Johnson in an interview released on Tuesday, the House Speaker broke ranks with the president by advocating for full transparency on the Epstein case, which continues to stir controversy. “It’s a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there…

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of killing nearly 300 civilians in a series of violent attacks across villages in North Kordofan state, according to Sudanese human rights activists. The RSF, which has been engaged in a brutal civil war against the Sudanese army since April 2023, reportedly launched a series of coordinated raids on Saturday in areas surrounding the city of Bara, a key RSF stronghold. Emergency Lawyers, a Sudanese human rights group, reported that over 200 civilians were killed in the village of Shag Alnom alone, either shot or burned alive during arson attacks. In…

Donald Trump has declared that the Club World Cup trophy, which has become a regular feature in the Oval Office, will remain there permanently, following FIFA’s decision to create a duplicate version for Chelsea after their tournament win on Sunday. The president, now in his second term, attended the final match alongside several members of his cabinet and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Trump and Infantino jointly presented the trophy to Chelsea captain Reece James, though Trump’s prominent role in the ceremony reportedly left several players bewildered and Infantino visibly uncomfortable. Trump speaks on Club World Cup Speaking to DAZN, the…