The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to axe more than 2,100 high-ranking National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) employees, most of whom hold specialised technical roles or senior management positions. Internal documents obtained by Politico suggest the cuts are part of a broader effort to reduce the size of the federal government through early retirements, voluntary buyouts, and deferred resignations. NASA is a United States government agency responsible for the…

By Friday Omosola, Fatimah Idera and Helen Okechukwu  The New Daily Prime reported on Tuesday that the United States has reduced the validity of non-immigrant visas for Nigerian citizens to three months, allowing only a single entry. This marks a reversal of the five-year multiple-entry visa agreement that had been in place since 2023, when both countries agreed to issue long-term visas for business and tourism purposes. The decision follows…

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, escalating tensions between the two nations amid growing criticism of Brazil’s internal political affairs and what Trump described as unfair trade practices. The 50% levy on Brazilian goods would take effect starting August 1. The tariff matches a similar deadline that dozens of other countries are also facing under Trump’s new “reciprocal” trade agenda. In a…

The Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), Linda Yaccarino, has resigned from her position. Yaccarino’s resignation as the CEO of Elon Musk’s social media platform comes after spending two years in the role. She made known her stepping down via the X platform on Wednesday. However, she did not provide any reason behind her exit. Before her appointment, in May 2023, when Musk bought the X platform in a $44…

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are set to unveil a landmark “one in, one out” asylum agreement on Thursday, under which the UK will accept some migrants arriving via the Channel in exchange for returning others to France. The deal, which will be announced during a joint press conference in London, is the centrepiece of President Macron’s three-day state visit to the UK, the first by a European leader since…

The U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly warned that he would “bomb the s**t out of Moscow” if Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, according to bombshell audio tapes revealed in a new political book. The tapes—recorded at a series of 2024 private fundraisers in New York and Florida—were aired Tuesday night by CNN and are featured in the upcoming release, 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has once again revised its visa policies for Nigerian nationals, introducing stricter entry requirements and halting all transit visa applications—moves that are expected to severely impact travel from Nigeria to Dubai. New directives issued on Tuesday to travel agents have stirred concern within the Nigerian travel industry, coming just months after the partial easing of a previous ban. Under the latest immigration rules, Nigerians between…

Glaciers across northern Pakistan are melting at an alarming rate following record-high summer temperatures, unleashing deadly flash floods and landslides that have devastated communities and claimed dozens of lives.

Medical officials and humanitarian workers in Gaza say they are being overwhelmed by near-daily “mass casualty incidents” linked to Israeli fire on Palestinians attempting to access food and aid. Doctors report that the majority of the wounded they treat were injured while trying to reach distribution hubs, including those run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial, US and Israeli-backed organisation that began distributing food in late May. Others…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for the systematic persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. In a statement released on Tuesday, the ICC declared there were “reasonable grounds to believe” that the Taliban’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, and Afghanistan’s chief justice, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, were responsible for enacting and enforcing policies that severely restricted the…

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has given a strict warning that green card holders with past criminal details face the risk of revocation of their status as lawful permanent residents (LPRs) and a subsequent deportation. The immigration bodies reiterated this to LPRs that having a green card is a privilege, not a right. Nigeria ranks 15th globally as those given green cards The Office of Homeland Security…

Authorities in Canada have arrested and charged four men, including active members of the military, in connection with an alleged plot to establish an anti-government militia and forcibly seize land in Quebec. The operation has led to the discovery of what police are calling the largest cache of weapons and explosives ever uncovered in a terrorism-related investigation in the country. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Tuesday that…