Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Russia has agreed in principle to allow the United States and European allies to extend a security guarantee to Ukraine modelled on NATO’s collective defence clause, according to Washington’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Witkoff said the breakthrough came during last week’s Alaska summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. “We got to an agreement that the United States and other European nations could effectively offer Article Five-like language to cover a security guarantee,” Witkoff told host Jake Tapper. “Putin has said that a red flag is NATO admission. And so what…

BoliviansBolivians are voting in an election that could bring an end to almost two decades of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas). The party, founded by Evo Morales, risks losing its legal status if it fails to reach 3% of the vote, according to electoral law. Morales, facing an arrest warrant and barred from standing, has urged his supporters to cast null votes in protest. President Luis Arce, deeply unpopular amid the country’s worst economic crisis in 40 years, chose not to run. His chosen successor, interior minister Eduardo del Castillo, has been polling at about 2%. The…

The Canadian government has forced flight attendants at Air Canada back to work less than 12 hours after they began strike action, ordering binding arbitration in a dispute that has disrupted the travel plans of more than 100,000 passengers at the height of the summer holiday season. Canada’s largest airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents cabin crew, have been in talks since March over pay and conditions. The union has described current pay as “poverty wages” and condemned the practice of unpaid labour, noting that attendants receive no compensation before take-off or after landing. On…

European leaders will gather with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the White House on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, in an effort to challenge a proposed US-backed peace plan that would see Russia claim further Ukrainian territory. Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, and Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will accompany Zelenskyy for discussions in the Oval Office. Germany’s government said the talks would address “security guarantees, territorial issues, and continued support for Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression”,…

Three US states have announced plans to send hundreds of national guard troops to Washington DC as part of the Trump administration’s effort to tighten federal control over policing in the capital.

Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets in towns and cities across 34 states on Saturday in a national day of protest against Republican redistricting efforts in Texas and other states.

Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison by a Florida court for his role in a $1 million wire fraud scheme. The 35-year-old singer, born Kisean Anderson, was convicted in March alongside his mother, Janice Turner, after prosecutors said the pair obtained luxury items through falsified payments that never cleared. Turner was sentenced in July to five years in prison with three years’ probation. The two were arrested in May 2024 following a Swat raid on Kingston’s South Florida mansion. Prosecutors told the court that between April 2023 and March 2024, the singer used…

Donald Trump has said the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, assured him that Beijing would not attempt to invade Taiwan while he remained in office.

Popular radio station in Ibadan, Fresh FM, in the late hours of Friday, August 15, 2025, was on fire. An alert posted by one of the radio’s staff called on members of the public to spread the news and contact the nearest fire service station for immediate intervention. The post read: “Fresh FM is currently on fire! We urgently need the Fire Service to respond immediately. Please spread the word and alert the nearest station.” At the time of filing this report, the extent of the fire and possible casualties had yet to be confirmed. Emergency responders have not released…

Mali’s military government has announced the arrest of several military officers and civilians, including two generals and an alleged French agent, accusing them of plotting to destabilise the country. Security minister General Daouda Aly Mohammedine confirmed the arrests on national television on Thursday, stating that an investigation was under way and the situation was “completely under control”. According to sources cited by Reuters and AFP earlier this week, dozens of military personnel had been detained. The arrests come amid a broader crackdown on dissent following a pro-democracy rally in May, the first since the army seized power nearly four years…