PengMore than 60,000 African penguins have starved to death off the coast of South Africa due to the disappearance of sardines, a new study has revealed. The paper, published in Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology, found that over 95% of penguins in two key breeding colonies on Dassen Island and Robben Island died between 2004 and 2012. Researchers concluded that the birds likely starved during their annual moulting period, when…

The Pentagon announced Thursday that the US military carried out another deadly strike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the eastern Pacific, killing four men. The operation has intensified questions over the legality of the campaign, which has now claimed at least 87 lives since September. Video of the strike was released by US Southern Command, based in Florida. The footage showed a sudden explosion engulfing a…

Trump government has unveiled a new visa policy targeting people accused of enabling or driving violent attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Announcing the measure on Wednesday, December 3, America Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the action followed reports of “mass killings and violence against Christians by radical Islamic terrorists, Fulani ethnic militias, and other violent actors in Nigeria and beyond.” Rubio explained…

The United States government has suspended immigration applications for citizens of 10 African nations, alongside applicants from six Asian countries and three countries in the Americas, in one of the most far-reaching immigration restrictions introduced in recent years. The affected African countries include Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Burundi, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Asian nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Iran, Yemen, Laos, and Turkmenistan are also…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that any country he believes is producing drugs destined illegally for the United States could face military attack. Speaking during a question-and-answer session at the White House, Trump said strikes on land targets inside Venezuela would begin “very soon.” He has repeatedly accused the country of engaging in narco-terrorism. The remarks followed a lengthy cabinet meeting in which Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…

Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday that his next international trip may be to Africa, expressing a particular desire to visit Algeria in 2026. The US-born pontiff, who was wrapping up his first international trip with a return flight from a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, made the announcement during a press conference aboard the papal plane. READ ALSO: Pope Leo XIV appoints Nigerian priest Edward Daleng as vice-regent of…

Spanish authorities have launched a large-scale operation to contain an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) detected outside Barcelona, fearing it could threaten the country’s €8.8bn pork export industry. The virus was identified in the municipality of Bellaterra after two wild boars were found dead last week. Officials suspect the disease may have spread after a boar consumed contaminated food brought in from outside Spain. Òscar Ordeig, Catalonia’s agriculture minister,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued one of his starkest warnings to date, declaring that Moscow is prepared to enter a war with Europe if provoked, comments that arrive over an intense wave of diplomatic activity aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine. Speaking on Tuesday at the plenary session of the VTB Russia Calling Investment Forum in Moscow, Putin insisted that Russia is not seeking a confrontation with Europe but would respond…

United States President Donald Trump reportedly delivered a stark ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro during a recent phone call, demanding that the embattled president relinquish power immediately. According to sources cited by the Miami Herald, Trump offered Maduro and his family safe passage out of Venezuela if he agreed to resign without delay. Maduro, however, refused the demand, instead insisting on sweeping concessions, including global immunity from prosecution and…

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A tragic mass shooting at a child’s birthday party in Stockton, northern California, has left at least four people dead and 10 injured, authorities confirmed on Sunday, intensifying fresh debate in the United States about gun violence and community safety. According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, the attack occurred on Saturday evening inside a banquet hall on Lucile Avenue, where families had gathered to celebrate a birthday. The…