Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Yaqeen Hammad, an 11-year-old girl who became Gaza’s youngest influencer and a beloved figure of hope, was killed on Friday night when Israeli airstrikes targeted her family’s home in Al-Baraka, Deir al-Balah. Her torn body was recovered from the rubble, ending a life that had, against all odds, become a symbol of resilience for Palestinians living under siege. Yaqeen’s death has sent shockwaves across the world, with activists, journalists, and thousands of followers mourning the loss of a child who used social media not for vanity but for survival. Amid air raids and starvation, Yaqeen turned her platform into a…

A 74 year old former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec has bagged 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the rape and sexual abuse of hundreds of patients, most of them children under the age of 15. Le Scouarnec, a former digestive surgeon who operated in both public and private hospitals across Brittany and western France, faced charges of 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults committed between 1989 and 2014. His victims were often under anaesthetic or recovering from surgery when the abuse occurred. The average age of the children was 11. During the three-month trial in the town of Vannes,…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has issued a blistering condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, declaring in a Haaretz opinion piece that the state is committing war crimes and engaging in “indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians.” Olmert, who served as Israel’s 12th Prime Minister from 2006 to 2009 and was once a senior figure in the Likud party, the same political bloc currently led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, described the ongoing war as a “war without purpose, without goals or clear planning and with no chances of success.” “Never since its establishment has the…

At least one Palestinian civilian has been killed and 48 others wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd at a food distribution site in Gaza on Tuesday, according to local health officials.

The Republican Party may soon find itself without one of its most influential financial backers, as tech billionaire Elon Musk signals a retreat from the political spotlight. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world’s richest man with an estimated net worth of $420 billion, announced last week at the Qatar Economic Forum that he plans to significantly reduce his political spending. “In terms of political spending, I’m going to do a lot less in the future,” Musk said. “I think I’ve done enough.” The declaration follows a tumultuous few months in which Musk played an unusually hands-on…

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial took a dark and dramatic turn Tuesday, as a former top aide testified that the music mogul threatened to kill her on her first day of work and later kidnapped her at gunpoint to help him kill rapper Kid Cudi. The explosive testimony from Capricorn Clark, who served as global brand director for Bad Boy Entertainment, marked the beginning of the third week of the trial. Prosecutors allege that Combs led a decades-long criminal enterprise built on fear, control, and violence, using his staff and security to maintain power and silence…

The White House has distanced itself from a Pentagon leak investigation led by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after learning the probe was based on dubious claims, including an alleged illegal NSA wiretap. The investigation led to the abrupt firing of three top aides but has since become mired in controversy and confusion. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, Hegseth’s personal attorney, Tim Parlatore, allegedly told Trump advisers that senior adviser Dan Caldwell had been exposed by a warrantless wiretap, an act that would have been unconstitutional and more explosive than the original leak itself. Alarmed, White House…

French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed rumors of a spat with his wife, Brigitte Macron, after a video showing what appeared to be a playful shove went viral and was seized upon by Russian state media and far-right commentators. The video, captured by an Associated Press cameraman, shows Macron stepping into view at the doorway of a plane during the presidential couple’s arrival in Hanoi. As he moves forward, a hand—reportedly Brigitte’s, briefly pushes his face, causing him to step back momentarily before smiling and waving. Her body is not visible in the frame. Though Macron insisted the gesture was…

A 19-year-old New Zealand teenager has tragically died after participating in a high-impact tackling game believed to be inspired by a controversial social media trend.

Fans attending a Lorde-themed party in Sydney got the surprise of a lifetime on Sunday night when the New Zealand pop star herself turned up unannounced and joined the crowd in celebrating her own music. The event, hosted at Mary’s Underground, was billed as a tribute to “our true Lorde and saviour” but no one expected the Grammy-winning artist to make a real-life appearance. Slipping onto the dance floor incognito, Lorde began shaking hands with fans before a collective gasp of recognition swept through the room, triggering a storm of cheers, screams, and camera flashes. Attendee Andrew Fraser described the…