Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation to meet with US President Donald Trump during the American leader’s anticipated visit to Scotland later this month, according to a report by Reuters. Although the precise date and full itinerary of the visit are yet to be confirmed, preparations are under way. The White House has declined to comment on the reported plans. This meeting would follow the signing of a trade agreement between the two countries on the sidelines of last month’s G7 summit in Canada. The deal, seen as a breakthrough in US-UK relations, formally reduced a number of…

A federal judge in New Hampshire has issued a nationwide block on US President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, dealing a significant blow to the policy. US District Judge Joseph Laplante, ruling from the bench on Thursday, granted a request from immigration rights lawyers to certify a nationwide class comprising children, both born and unborn, who would be stripped of their citizenship under Trump’s order. He simultaneously issued a preliminary injunction, indefinitely halting enforcement of the policy. “This preliminary injunction is not a close call,” Laplante said during the hearing. “The deprivation of US citizenship…

People most at risk of HIV infection, including gay men, transgender people, and those who inject drugs, are facing an alarming rise in criminalisation around the world, according to a new report by UNAids. For the first time in over a decade of monitoring global laws, the UN agency reports an increase in countries enforcing punitive legislation against same-sex relations and gender expression. The shift threatens to undermine decades of progress in the fight against HIV/Aids, especially in the wake of significant US funding cuts. Mali recently introduced legislation criminalising homosexuality and transgender identity, where previously only “public indecency” was…

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to axe more than 2,100 high-ranking National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees, most of whom hold specialised technical roles or senior management positions. Internal documents obtained by Politico suggest the cuts are part of a broader effort to reduce the size of the federal government through early retirements, voluntary buyouts, and deferred resignations. NASA is a United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program, aeronautics research, and space research. Founded on October 1, 1958, it was established in response to the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch and the growing “Space Race”. Its mission…

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are set to unveil a landmark “one in, one out” asylum agreement on Thursday, under which the UK will accept some migrants arriving via the Channel in exchange for returning others to France. The deal, which will be announced during a joint press conference in London, is the centrepiece of President Macron’s three-day state visit to the UK, the first by a European leader since Brexit. The visit has included meetings with King Charles and a speech to MPs and peers in the Royal Gallery of the House of Commons. While the full details of…

Glaciers across northern Pakistan are melting at an alarming rate following record-high summer temperatures, unleashing deadly flash floods and landslides that have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives.

Medical officials and humanitarian workers in Gaza say they are being overwhelmed by near-daily “mass casualty incidents” linked to Israeli fire on Palestinians attempting to access food and aid. Doctors report that the majority of the wounded they treat were injured while trying to reach distribution hubs, including those run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial, US and Israeli-backed organisation that began distributing food in late May. Others have been hurt in chaotic scenes surrounding United Nations aid convoys, which are often looted amid desperate hunger and disorder. Dr Mohammed Saqr, Director of Nursing at Nasser Medical Complex…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for the systematic persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement released on Tuesday, the ICC declared there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan’s chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, were responsible for enacting and enforcing policies that severely restricted the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls. The court alleges that, since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 until January 2025, the two men oversaw a regime…

Authorities in Canada have arrested and charged four men, including active members of the military, in connection with an alleged plot to establish an anti-government militia and forcibly seize land in Quebec. The operation has led to the discovery of what police are calling the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever uncovered in a terrorism-related investigation in the country. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Tuesday that Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, of Quebec City; Simon Angers-Audet, 24, of Neuville; and Raphaël Lagacé, 25, also of Quebec City, face terrorism-related charges after allegedly undertaking military-style training in preparation for…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has sparked controversy with recent comments asserting that the majority of kidnappers arrested in the South-East region are of Igbo origin, not Fulani as widely believed. Speaking during a town hall meeting with members of the Anambra Diaspora Community in the United States on Monday, Soludo challenged prevailing narratives that blamed Fulani herdsmen for rampant kidnappings and violence in the region. “In over three years as governor, we have arrested a hundred kidnappers and other criminals. 99.99% of them are Igbo youths,” Soludo stated. “Igbos are kidnapping Igbos. They are the ones killing Igbos.…