On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), NEW DAILY PRIME reports. The Executive Order also withdrew Washington from funding the main UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA). It noted that it would review involvement in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and other UN bodies. US funding to UNRWA was suspended in 2024 under…

New Daily Prime – Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump’s proposal to seize control of Gaza and permanently relocate its Palestinian population has triggered strong global condemnation, with critics warning of chaos and instability in the Middle East. Speaking during a joint press conference at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested that two million Palestinians should be relocated to Egypt and Jordan, citing the devastation caused…

In a highly controversial statement, President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that the United States should seize control of Gaza and permanently relocate its Palestinian population to other Middle Eastern nations. Speaking during a joint press conference at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested that the two million residents of Gaza be relocated to Egypt and Jordan, citing the destruction caused by Israel’s ongoing military…

By Michael Damilola The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. As part of the order signed by Trump on Tuesday, the United States will also withdraw from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The U.S. was UNRWA’s largest donor, contributing nearly $500 million annually.…

Rape Crisis Ireland says case of Shane Flynn is ‘wake-up call’ on gaps in regulations for ‘predatory’ sex offenders A personal trainer who operated a Midlands gym and rehabilitation centre, where he sexually assaulted a woman and secretly recorded dozens of others, will be able to resume the same work on release from prison despite being on the sex offenders register. Rape Crisis Ireland (RCI) believes this represents a failure…

US President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of StateMarco Rubio as acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), confirming the State Department’s de facto takeover of the humanitarian agency. The news came hours after American tech billionaire, Elon Musk charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Trump had signed off on shutting the agency down. However, Democrats say that it is not legal for the president…

The leaders of Mexico and Canada each said they had struck agreements to pause tariffs for 30 days, but levies on products from China were still set to take effect just after midnight. Here are the latest developments. President Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada struck last-minute deals on Monday to postpone the imposition of hefty tariffs on goods exported to the United States, averting at least temporarily…

In a move that could redefine America’s role in Ukraine’s war effort, Donald Trump has signaled that further U.S. support for Ukraine will be contingent on securing access to the country’s rare earth materials. As of April 2024, the United States has provided approximately $175 billion in aid to Ukraine since the onset of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, covering military, economic, and humanitarian assistance. Of this, around $106 billion…

Tech billionaire, Elon Musk, with the backing of President Donald Trump, on Monday shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) tasked with humanitarian relief overseas after the two men adjudged the organization to be ‘beyond repair.’ Musk, the head of Trump’s government efficiency initiative, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reviewed the government agency with Trump’s go-ahead and decided to shut down USAID and its Washington, D.C. offices. Mail…

Controversial US rapper, Kanye West and his wife, Bianca Censori, unsurprisingly generated a major fuzz at the 2025 Grammy Awards before being escorted out of the venue over Censori’s sheer dressing and near-naked apparel. The couple arrived at the Crypto.com Arena and walked the red carpet, expectedly drawing attention to their appearance. While posing for photos, Bianca Censori removed her fur coat, revealing a sheer outfit that left little to…

American tech billionaire, Elon Musk has called United States Agency for International Development (USAID) a “criminal organization” and said that it is “time for it to die.” In a post on X, Musk wrote, “USAID is a criminal organization. Time for it to die.” He made the statement in response to a post which mentioned that USAID senior officials were put on leave after they physically tried to stop Department…

The US military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against the Islamic State terrorists in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. “This morning I ordered precise military airstrikes on a high-ranking IS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia,” President Donald Trump wrote on social media. “These killers we found hiding in caves threatened the United States and our allies.”…