WThe White House has unveiled a new section of its official website that directly criticises and catalogues media organisations and journalists it claims have distorted coverage of President Donald Trump. The page, introduced on Friday, opens with the headline: “Misleading. Biased. Exposed.” It identifies the Boston Globe, CBS News and the Independent as “media offenders of the week”, accusing them of misrepresenting Trump’s remarks about six Democratic lawmakers. Those lawmakers…

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Russia on Friday signalled it may escalate restrictions on WhatsApp, warning the messaging platform could face an outright ban over alleged failure to curb criminal use. Moscow had already disabled call functionality on the app in August, a move framed as part of tightening controls on foreign-owned digital services. The decision dovetails with an ongoing campaign urging citizens toward domestic, government-aligned platforms. The country’s telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, accused the app…

An eight-year-old girl left destitute in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa has been refused permission to join her parents in the UK. The Guardian reported on the case of Lati-Yana Stephanie Brown, whose mother, Kerrian Bigby, moved from Jamaica to Britain in April 2023 to live with Lati-Yana’s father, Jerome Hardy, a telecommunications worker. Bigby, who works as a carer, left her daughter in the care of her grandmother. The couple…

For the first time since 1988, the United States government will not commemorate World Aids Day, according to reports. The state department has instructed its employees and grant recipients not to use government funds to mark the annual event on 1 December, nor to promote it publicly. The directive was first reported by journalist Emily Bass and confirmed in an email seen by the New York Times. Staff and grantees…

Vladimir Putin has said that a draft peace plan discussed by the United States and Ukraine could serve as a foundation for future negotiations to end the war, but insisted that any agreement would require Kyiv to surrender territory. Speaking during a visit to Kyrgyzstan, the Russian president remarked: “In general, we agree that this can be the basis for future agreements,” noting that the version of the plan discussed…

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France will introduce a voluntary military service programme lasting ten months, aimed chiefly at young people aged 18 and 19, as European nations grow increasingly concerned about the threat posed by Russia. President Emmanuel Macron announced the initiative during a speech to troops in Varces-Allières-et-Risset in the French Alps, confirming that the scheme will begin by mid-2026. He said the measure would help France respond to “accelerating threats” on the…

Jakarta surpasses Tokyo as world’s largest city

Guinea-Bissau descended into political turmoil on Wednesday as soldiers appeared on state television to announce that the military had seized power, accusing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of attempting to manipulate the results of the country’s presidential election. The takeover came amid reports of gunfire, roadblocks and heightened tension across the capital, Bissau. In a broadcast delivered by military spokesperson Diniz N’Tchama, the coup leaders accused the president of orchestrating a…

Two United States National Guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday, just a few blocks from the White House, triggering a primary security response and reigniting political tensions over President Donald Trump’s controversial anti-crime deployment of military personnel to American cities. The shooting, which unfolded near the busy Farragut West metro station, sent shockwaves through central Washington, D.C., as emergency services raced to the scene and heavily armed officers cordoned off…

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers backed by armoured vehicles have carried out raids in the Palestinian town of Tubas near Nablus, marking the largest military deployment in the occupied West Bank since the ceasefire in Gaza last month. The operation, described by Israel as a “broad counter-terrorism” campaign, is expected to last several days. Palestinian media reported that a curfew was imposed on Tubas and neighbouring communities on Tuesday night. Roads…