Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Elizabeth Omojenrola Oso is a Communications and Language Arts graduate, content writer, and reporter with a focus on thoughtful, human-centered storytelling. She is passionate about crafting clear, compelling narratives that inform, engage, and inspire.

Nepal’s Prime Minister, KP Sharma Oli, has resigned following some of the most severe unrest the country has witnessed in decades, triggered by a controversial ban on social media and mounting anger over political corruption and nepotism.

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Palestinian

The United States’ refusal to grant visas to the Palestinian delegation for the United Nations General Assembly has prompted calls for a key one-day conference on a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel to be relocated from New York to the UN’s European headquarters in Geneva. The White House has denied entry to Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials ahead of the General Assembly session, which opens on Tuesday. There is speculation that, citing anti-terrorism legislation, Washington may also bar diplomats from Brazil, Iran, Sudan and Zimbabwe. In 1988, the US barred Yasser Arafat, then…

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Amazon

Amazon has dismissed over 150 unionised delivery drivers employed by a third-party contractor in Queens, New York, according to the Teamsters union. The drivers, who worked for Cornucopia, a delivery service provider (DSP) contracted by Amazon, were removed from their roles last week. The company works with more than 3,000 DSPs globally to deliver its packages. On Monday, workers rallied outside Amazon’s DBK4 facility in Queens in protest at the dismissals, which the Teamsters allege were in retaliation for union activity. “Amazon is breaking the law and we let the public know it,” said Antonio Rosario, a member of Local…

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Nepal government has lifted its ban on 26 major social media and messaging platforms following nationwide protests in which at least 19 people were killed and more than 200 injured. The decision was announced late on Monday by Communications and Information Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, hours after demonstrators surged towards the parliament complex in Kathmandu in defiance of the restrictions. “We have withdrawn the shutdown of the social media. They are working now,” Mr Gurung said. The protests, led largely by young people and dubbed “Gen Z” demonstrations, were initially sparked by the ban but quickly grew to encompass wider…

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has intensified his condemnation of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of “exterminating a defenceless people” through the bombing of hospitals and the starvation of civilians.

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François Bayrou, the France Prime Minister

France President Emmanuel Macron, who retains authority over foreign policy and national security, will then be tasked with appointing his third prime minister in the space of a year, and the fifth since the start of his second term in 2022.

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