The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74 to 25 vote, Friday, making him the second of Trump’s nominees to be approved by the upper chamber. He was sworn in by Vice President JD Vance on Friday afternoon. Senate Democrats…

The year 2024 proved to be one of political upheaval across the globe, marked by high-profile elections and significant shifts in voter sentiment. In the United States, the Democratic Party lost its hold on the presidency as former Republican President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Republicans also secured majorities in both houses of Congress, signaling a major political realignment in the country. Globally, more than 60 countries held…

At least 22 people were killed and 124 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said, as residents of villages near the border defied orders by Israel’s military not to return to their homes. The deaths come as a deadline expired Sunday for Israel to withdraw forces from the area, as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended months of conflict with Hezbollah.…

South Korea’s impeached and arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defence minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law. Yoon Suk Yeol was formally indicted on Sunday on charges of leading an insurrection last month when he briefly imposed martial law. Yoon’s indictment means that his trial is likely to start soon. It follows the indictments of a former defence…

Doorstep deliveries of knives bought online are set to be banned in the UK, following a government crackdown aimed at preventing tragedies like the Southport killings carried out by Axel Rudakubana. Rudakubana exploited an online loophole to purchase knives despite being under 18. The new measures will prohibit tech companies, including Amazon, from handing over knives to anyone other than the individual who placed the order. This will allow delivery…

Brazilian officials demanded that U.S. agents remove handcuffs from a group of deportees flown to Brazil on Friday. A prominent minister in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration condemned the practice as a “blatant disrespect” for the rights of Brazilian citizens, Reuters reports. Acting on orders from Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, federal police met the flight, which had made an unscheduled landing in Manaus, an Amazonian city due to…

US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and people familiar with the matter. Citing national security concerns, senior diplomats in the state department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs have asked Rubio to grant a full waiver to exclude the work…

The Donald Trump administration purged at least a dozen federal inspectors general overnight Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News. It is an unprecedented move that will likely result in legal challenges. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Florida, President Trump on Saturday described the firings as “standard” and a “very common thing to do.” However, the inspector general of the U.S. Small Business Administration,…

President Donald Trump of the United States on Saturday mulled a plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza, adding that he wants to relocate Palestinians from the territory to Egypt and Jordan in a bid to create Middle East peace. Describing Gaza as a “demolition site” after the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s King Abdullah II about the issue and expected to talk to Egyptian President Abdel…

The ongoing deportation crackdown by the Donald Trump administration has thrown United States-based Nigerians and other illegal immigrants from Africa as they fear they may be the next target for deportation by the American government, NEW DAILY PRIME has gathered. Many Nigerians who are illegally staying in the US, are gripped by the fear of deportation following President Donald Trump’s declaration of war against illegal immigration. Trump on his inauguration…

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail. President Trump said on Friday that he had terminated taxpayer-financed security protection for Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the infectious disease specialist who led the nation through the coronavirus pandemic and received death threats after becoming a target of conservatives. The…

The Senate confirmed South Dakota Governor, Kristi Noem on Saturday to serve as the Secretary of Homeland Security, putting her in charge of executing one of President Trump’s biggest priorities in his second term: cracking down on immigration. Noem, a Republican, won confirmation in a 59-34 vote. She becomes the fourth person confirmed in Trump’s cabinet, following Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Pete Hegseth, who…