A Nigerian migrant wins UK asylum after joining IPOB, despite a judge admitting her claims were false. Case sparks debate over UK immigration laws and reforms. A UK Judge Grants Asylum Despite Acknowledging Deception. A Nigerian migrant, who had unsuccessfully sought asylum in the UK eight times, was ultimately granted the right to stay after joining the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group classified as a terrorist organization in…

Elon Musk slams U.S. immigration spending, Trump suggests dismantling FEMA, and political tensions rise over migrant aid and disaster relief funding. Elon Musk has criticized the U.S. government’s allocation of $59 million in federal funds, calling it “gross insubordination to the President’s executive order” and stating that the money would be recouped. The figure has sparked controversy, as officials have not provided clarity on its origin or details. The New…

Egypt’s Sisi refuses a White House visit over Gaza displacement talks. U.S. aid to Egypt and Jordan is at risk as Trump pressures Arab leaders to accept refugees Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has reportedly declined an invitation to the White House, refusing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if discussions include the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Two high-ranking Egyptian security sources confirmed the decision, emphasizing Egypt’s…

Elon Musk on Wednesday called a federal judge “evil,” saying he “must be fired.” As courts block parts of his agenda, President Donald Trump and his allies are ramping up criticism of judges and continuing to question judicial oversight of the executive branch. While he’s said he would abide by their rulings — but also appeal them — he kept up the effort to undermine the authority of the courts…

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who has been publicly questioned over her affinity for foreign dictators and promoting conspiracy theories, has been confirmed as director of national intelligence by the US Senate. The Senate voted 52 to 48, with just one Republican – the senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky – voting against her confirmation. Gabbard, 43, faced a tense confirmation hearing last month that saw her respond to questions…

Angela Sequera heard from her son in immigration detention twice a day every day for nearly five months, until Sunday. That afternoon, another detainee called her with a message that left her panic-stricken: Her son, 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, had been taken away to a notorious offshore prison. “Señora Angela, I’m calling to tell you that your son is going to Guantanamo,” she recalled the man saying, “he gave me…

Lucy Harrison, from Warrington, was on holiday in the US when she was fatally shot with a firearm. A young British woman was fatally shot while on holiday in Texas, an inquest has heard. Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington was found dead at her father’s home in Prosper, in Texas, on January 10. An inquest into her death opened today, (Wednesday, February 12) hearing Ms Harrison was abroad in the…

A harrowing human-egg harvesting racket where around 100 women were kept as slaves has been uncovered in the former Soviet nation of Georgia. Operated by Chinese gangsters, the egg farm was exposed after three Thai women were freed from the “egg mafia” by a Thailand-based NGO, according to a report in Bangkok Post. Pavena Hongsakula, founder of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, said she first learned about the…

A two-day summit in Paris was supposed to bring the world’s leaders together to create a united front AI – but the UK and US left without signing anything. World leaders and tech bros descended on Paris this week, with some determined to show a united stance on artificial intelligence. But at the end of the two-day summit on Wednesday, the UK and the US walked away empty-handed, having refused…

Elon Musk, standing beside President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday, defended the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE’s) efforts to drastically cut spending and dismiss workers across the federal government, insisting that Americans voted for major change and the Trump administration is delivering. Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, took questions for the first time since the president gave him broad authority to overhaul the executive branch. “The people voted…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about starting negotiations immediately to end the war in Ukraine. “We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskiy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform.…

Russia on Wednesday rejected swapping occupied territory with Kyiv in any peace deal, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy floated the idea. “This is impossible. Russia has never and will never discuss the topic of exchanging its territory,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, ruling out Zelenskyy’s idea of a swap involving Ukrainian-held parts of Russia’s western Kursk region. Peskov spoke not long after Russia hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with a…