Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Nick Reiner, the son of film director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, is due to appear in court on Wednesday to be arraigned on two counts of first-degree murder over the deaths of his parents. The 32-year-old has been in custody since last month, after Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, were found dead at their home in the Los Angeles area. Prosecutors allege that Nick Reiner fatally stabbed the couple. Wednesday’s hearing will be his first court appearance in three weeks. The Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled the deaths as homicide, caused by “multiple…

Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state’s Supreme Court struck down two near-total abortion bans on Tuesday. The court ruled that the bans violated the state’s constitution, which affirms the right of competent adults to make their own healthcare decisions. In a 4-1 decision, the justices found that the laws, which included the nation’s first ban on abortion pills, breached a 2012 state constitutional amendment. The amendment had been introduced in response to the Affordable Care Act and specifically guaranteed the right to make healthcare choices. Julie Burkhart, president of the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Wyoming, welcomed…

xAI highlighted Grok’s image-generation capabilities, even as the tool faces mounting criticism from regulators, lawmakers and campaigners.

A mass rally by ultra-Orthodox Jews against military conscription turned deadly in Jerusalem on Tuesday when a teenage boy was killed after a bus drove into the crowd. Israeli police said the driver was detained, and an investigation is underway. An 18-year-old who became trapped beneath the bus was pronounced dead at the scene by Magen David Adom emergency services. Video footage from the scene showed a bus driving into a dense crowd of ultra-Orthodox men attending the protest, which had drawn thousands. Police have not released the driver’s identity, and he could not be reached for comment while in…

Donald Trump and his advisers are examining “a range of options” to acquire Greenland, with the White House saying the use of the US military is “always an option”. In a statement on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president views Greenland as a national security priority for the United States, citing the need to deter adversaries in the Arctic. She said Trump and his team were discussing multiple approaches to achieve this goal. The remarks prompted a swift response from European leaders. France, Germany, Britain and several other countries issued a joint statement alongside Denmark’s prime…

The US Department of Justice has released less than 1% of the Epstein files. According to a court filing, prompting renewed criticism from Democrats who accuse the Trump administration of unlawfully keeping records under seal. The department has so far published 12,285 documents, totalling 125,575 pages, related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Federal law required the bulk of the material to be released by 19 December. In a five-page letter submitted on Monday to Paul Engelmayer, the federal judge overseeing the case in New York, the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said the slow pace…

Israel is moving towards the construction of a major new settlement in the occupied West Bank, a project critics say is designed to permanently undermine the possibility of a Palestinian state. In mid-December, the Israel Land Authority quietly issued a tender for the construction of 3,401 housing units in the area known as E1, a strategic stretch of land east of Jerusalem. The tender gives construction firms until mid-March to submit bids. The E1 project would effectively split the West Bank in two for Palestinians, severing the link between its northern and southern regions and further isolating East Jerusalem. The…

Nearly 150 countries have agreed a plan aimed at stopping multinational companies from shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but the United States will be exempt from the agreement, prompting criticism from tax transparency groups. The deal, finalised under the auspices of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), excludes large US-based multinationals from the proposed 15% global minimum corporate tax. The exemption followed negotiations between the Trump administration and other members of the G7. The OECD’s secretary general, Mathias Cormann, described the outcome as a landmark in international tax cooperation, saying it would enhance tax certainty, reduce complexity and…

Denmark’s prime minister has warned that any military attack by the United States on a Nato ally would bring the alliance, and the post-second world war security order, to an end, after Donald Trump again suggested taking control of Greenland. Speaking on Danish television on Monday, Mette Frederiksen said a US attack on another Nato country would mean that “everything would stop”, including Nato itself. Her remarks followed renewed comments by the US president indicating that Washington “needed” Greenland, raising fears of possible military action. The warning came days after Trump authorised a military operation in Venezuela and revived his…

Public anxiety over a possible United States invasion of Nigeria under a renewed Donald Trump presidency reflects wider uncertainty about global politics rather than any imminent military reality. While Trump’s rhetoric and foreign policy instincts often generate unease, particularly outside the Western world, the fear of a direct U.S. invasion of Nigeria does not withstand serious scrutiny when examined against current affairs, strategic interests, and historical precedent. At present, Nigeria and the United States maintain a complex but cooperative relationship. The two countries are linked through diplomatic engagement, trade, counterterrorism efforts, and development partnerships. Despite moments of tension—particularly around security,…