President Donald Trump’s administration announced the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles on Saturday, following escalating tensions between federal agents and demonstrators protesting immigration raids. Clashes broke out in the city’s Paramount neighbourhood, where federal agents faced off with hundreds of protesters and some waving Mexican flags during the second consecutive day of demonstrations. Later Saturday evening, a smaller protest of around 60 people gathered in downtown…

A former police chief serving time for murder and rape was recaptured Friday, nearly two weeks after a dramatic escape from an Arkansas prison. Grant Hardin, dubbed the “Devil in the Ozarks,” was apprehended around 3:45 p.m. near Moccasin Creek, just over a mile from the Calico Rock prison where he had been held since 2017. Authorities say Hardin escaped the North Central Unit on May 25 by disguising himself…

Renowned Nigerian highlife icon, Mike Ejeagha, popularly known as Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, has passed away at the age of 95 after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. The music legend died on Friday night at 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, marking the end of a towering era in Igbo folk music. His death was confirmed by his eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, who spoke with journalists on…

Federal immigration raids across Los Angeles on Friday triggered widespread protests and condemnation from community leaders, advocates, and residents. The coordinated sweeps, conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), targeted multiple locations including Home Depot stores, a doughnut shop, and the Ambient Apparel headquarters in the Fashion District. Masked agents in tactical gear, some wearing gas masks, were seen pulling individuals from the premises, while demonstrators clashed with federal…

Iran has strongly condemned the United States’ newly reinstated travel ban targeting Iranian nationals and citizens of 11 other predominantly Middle Eastern and African countries, calling the policy a sign of “supremacist and racist” ideology in Washington. The travel ban, signed into effect by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, is set to take effect on June 9. The executive order revives sweeping restrictions reminiscent of the administration’s first-term travel…

Kabul, Afghanistan’s sprawling capital of seven million residents, could become the first modern city to entirely run out of water by the end of this decade, according to a stark new report by international aid agency Mercy Corps. Years of rapid urbanisation, climate change, poor governance, and over-extraction have pushed Kabul’s aquifers to the edge. Water tables have plunged by as much as 30 metres over the past decade, while…

Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the upcoming G7 summit in Alberta, despite a deepening diplomatic rift over the murder of a prominent Sikh activist on Canadian soil. Carney’s invitation comes just weeks after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police concluded that the June 2023 assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, was orchestrated at the “highest levels” of…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a central agency in President Donald Trump’s initiative to downsize the federal workforce, temporary access to extensive personal data held by the Social Security Administration (SSA), despite ongoing legal challenges. In a brief, unsigned order, the Court paused a ruling by U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander, which had blocked DOGE from accessing sensitive records, including medical histories,…

The relationship between former allies Donald Trump and Elon Musk unravelled spectacularly on Thursday, playing out hour by hour across social media and the White House. What began as subtle criticism quickly spiralled into a full-blown public feud, with barbed comments and sharp accusations flying back and forth. “We had a great relationship…” – Trump Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Trump acknowledged the rift: “Look, Elon and I…

Russia has seized on the spectacular public falling out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, offering the world’s richest man a politically charged lifeline: asylum on Russian soil. In what analysts describe as a classic Kremlin move to exploit divisions within the West, a senior Russian MP has publicly suggested that Moscow would welcome Musk should he find himself in need of refuge. The offer comes after Trump allies called…

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump engaged in a heated public feud on Thursday, an unexpected figure emerged at the centre of their dispute: the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a dramatic twist, Musk alleged that the U.S. government has withheld the full release of files related to the Epstein case because Trump’s name appears in them. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who recently left his role in…

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC), intensifying a diplomatic clash over recent decisions by the tribunal targeting US and Israeli officials, according to AFP. The sanctions are a direct response to the ICC’s arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its ongoing investigation into alleged war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan. The punitive measures include…