Author: Fatimah Idera

The United States (US) has suspended the issuance of visitor visas for people from Gaza after far-right activist Laura Loomer publicized videos she claimed showed evacuees arriving at American airports. In a statement posted on X, the State Department confirmed: “All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days.” Loomer, a vocal Trump supporter, posted multiple times on Friday about Heal Palestine, a humanitarian NGO that arranges evacuations of injured Gazans for medical…

The UK, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has warned benefit claimants that fraud will be pursued to the full extent of the law after a Manchester woman was jailed for 20 months for illegally claiming more than £110,000. The 51-year-old, who admitted four counts of benefit fraud, failed to declare changes in her living circumstances and continued to receive Job Seeker’s Allowance, Employment Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support between April 2013 and April 2023. Her case came to light following an anonymous tip-off, which triggered a joint investigation between the DWP’s Pensions Regional Investigations team and…

The summit held between presidents of American Donald Trump and Russia Vladimir Putin held yesterday in Anchorage, Alaska ended without ceasefire. The seven hours expected summit, which only ended within three hours, focused on achieving a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Before the meeting, Trump expressed hope that the summit would lead to broader talks that include Ukraine and possibly European leaders. Speaking to reporters, the president of America clarified that his primary objective was to get Putin to the negotiating table, not to act as Ukraine’s official representative. Meanwhile, at the end of the summit,…

The global study of 70,000 workers by consultancy WorkL found UK staff reported lower job satisfaction, higher anxiety, and poorer perceptions of employer care than the international average.

Vladimir Putin is preparing to test Russia’s nuclear-powered 9M730 Burevestnik cruise missile just hours before his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska, according to satellite images showing heightened activity at the Novaya Zemlya test site in the Arctic. Analysts from the Middlebury Institute reported increased personnel, equipment, ships, and aircraft linked to previous tests, suggesting a launch could happen within days. The Burevestnik, dubbed “Skyfall” by NATO, is claimed by Moscow to have unlimited range and evade missile defences, though it has a poor test record. The timing coincides with Friday’s summit between Putin and Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,…

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, for a crucial summit focused on achieving a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The discussions began at 3:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. local time) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The gathering was notable for the absence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Before the meeting, Trump expressed his hope that this initial summit would lead to broader talks that include Ukraine and possibly European leaders. READ ALSO: High-stakes summit underway between Trump, Putin Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump clarified that his primary objective was to get…

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to reduce the number of migrants crossing the English Channel to zero quickly if she becomes prime minister, accusing Labour of offering just slogans on the issue. Speaking during a visit to the Isle of Wight, the Conservative leadership contender said her team was examining plans for new detention facilities and tougher deterrents. Mrs Badenoch argued that the key to ending crossings was to prevent arrivals rather than simply managing them. “If they think they’re going to be sent to Rwanda and not get here, get a free hotel, get benefits, then they won’t come here,”…

A former NHS ear, nose and throat consultant, Matthew Isles, has been jailed for three years and ten months after police uncovered a staggeringly vast collection of child sexual abuse material and a paedophile manual in his possession. The 53-year-old, who previously worked at the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford, as well as serving 22 years in the Armed Forces, was arrested in February following an undercover police operation. NHS undercover sting an arrest Between 25 January and 6 February this year, Isles engaged in sexually explicit conversations with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old…

Jamie Choi, a 23-year-old US attempting to smuggle crack cocaine worth £800,000 into thecitizen from California,A woman has been jailed after attempting to smuggle crack cocaine worth £800,000 into the UK by concealing it inside a wheel of parmesan cheese. Jamie Choi, a 23-year-old US citizen from California, was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on May 25 after arriving on a flight from Brazil. Officers became suspicious of the 8kg cheese wheel Choi was carrying. She claimed a friend had asked her to bring the parmesan from Lima, Peru, for them to try. However, an inspection revealed…

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