Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s office has issued a rare and scathing rebuke of Donald Trump after the current president accused his predecessor of “treason” and claimed he rigged both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. “Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,” said Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush. “But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.” Trump, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, pivoted from a question…

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a new measure that could see the deportation of certain lawful permanent residents from the United States, citing alleged support for Haitian gang leaders linked to a U.S.-designated terrorist organisation. In a statement released on Monday, Rubio said Washington had determined that some green-card holders had collaborated with gang figures connected to Viv Ansanm, an armed alliance that now controls large portions of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The Trump administration classified Viv Ansanm as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in May. Rubio noted that this determination enables the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to…

“I know exactly what happened in that debate,” Hunter Biden said.

A coalition of 25 Western nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, has issued a strongly worded statement calling on Israel to immediately end its war in Gaza and condemning what they described as the “inhumane killing” of Palestinian civilians. In a joint declaration released on Monday, the countries criticised Israel’s handling of humanitarian aid in Gaza, particularly the “drip feeding” of assistance and the recent deaths of more than 800 civilians near food distribution points. Many of these fatalities reportedly occurred near facilities run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an organisation that has recently…

Ellen DeGeneres has officially confirmed she has relocated permanently to the United Kingdom  and says Donald Trump’s election was the deciding factor.

American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo Huxtable on the 1980s hit television series The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54. Warner drowned while vacationing with his family in Costa Rica, according to a law enforcement source who spoke to Reuters. The tragic incident occurred when Warner was pulled out to sea by a rip current. The Central American nation’s Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ) confirmed that a U.S. citizen with the surname Warner drowned and was declared dead at the scene by Red Cross lifeguards. Representatives for the actor have not yet…

The Ecuadorian government has extradited the country’s most notorious drug trafficker, Adolfo Macías, known widely as “Fito”,  to the United States, over a year after his dramatic escape from a high-security prison. Macías, leader of the powerful Los Choneros gang, arrived in New York state on Sunday night, according to flight-tracking data. He is due to appear in a Brooklyn federal court on Monday to face charges of cocaine distribution, conspiracy, and firearms violations, including weapons smuggling. His lawyer, Alexei Schacht, has confirmed that Macías intends to plead not guilty. A letter filed by the US Department of Justice on…

Alaska Airlines was forced to ground all its flights on Sunday evening following an unspecified IT outage that disrupted key operational systems, the carrier confirmed. This marks the second time in a little over a year that the airline has been compelled to halt its entire fleet. In a statement released late on Sunday, the Seattle-based airline said: “At approximately 8pm Pacific on Sunday (0300 GMT on Monday), Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that’s impacting our operations. We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights.” The airline warned of lingering disruption to flight schedules…

Russia launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone assault on Ukraine early Monday, killing at least one person in Kyiv and striking a metro station where hundreds of civilians were sheltering from the bombardment. The attack caused fires across the capital and left at least six people injured, with emergency workers deployed to multiple districts. Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, confirmed that rescuers and medics were active at the scenes of destruction in four separate areas. Lukianivska metro station, in central Kyiv, was hit directly, sending thick smoke through the air. The station, often used as a shelter during attacks, lies…

Migrants held at a federal immigration jail in downtown Miami were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and forced to kneel to eat food off chairs, “like dogs”, according to a damning new report published on Monday. The report, compiled by advocacy groups Human Rights Watch, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and Sanctuary of the South, details alleged abuses across three overcrowded Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centres in South Florida. It draws on interviews with dozens of current and former detainees. In one harrowing account, Pedro, a detainee at the Miami federal detention centre, described how dozens…