Majority of Rivers Residents Oppose Federal Intervention in State Governance, Survey Reveals Almost three months after a political crisis led to the disruption of governance in Rivers State, a new survey has revealed that more than 65% of residents view the federal government’s actions as illegal. The survey, conducted by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), also shows that 92.7% of residents are aware of and oppose the…

President Donald Trump has officially placed Ireland on the White House’s trade ‘blacklist’, as transatlantic tensions mount ahead of a critical tariff deadline. Ireland now joins Switzerland and other long-standing US targets such as China, Japan, Germany, Vietnam, and South Korea on the US Treasury’s Monitoring List of major trading partners with large trade surpluses. The designation increases the risk that Ireland, whose economy is dominated by pharmaceutical and technology…

U.S. authorities have arrested a Chinese doctoral student accused of illegally smuggling biological material into the United States, marking the second such case involving Chinese nationals in less than a week. The FBI filed a criminal complaint against Chengxuan Han, a researcher from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan. Han, who planned to spend a year at the University of Michigan for a research project, was arrested…

Tensions flared in Ballymena on Monday evening as public disorder broke out near the scene of an alleged sexual assault, leading to property damage and attacks on police officers. According to a statement from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), crowds gathered on Clonavon Road following a protest connected to the recent charging of two teenage boys in relation to a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl. The…

A deadly school shooting at BORG Dreierschützengasse in Graz has left at least 10 people dead and 28 others injured, sending shockwaves through Austria and prompting a national outpouring of grief and disbelief. According to local media and statements from police, the gunman, believed to be the sole perpetrator, is among the dead. The shooting occurred Tuesday morning at the secondary school located in the northwest part of the city.…

Eurostar has pledged to launch direct train services from the UK to Germany and Switzerland in the early 2030s.

Trump administration has deployed approximately 4,000 National Guard members and nearly 700 Marines to Los Angeles.

Australian reporter was struck by a rubber bullet while covering protests against the U.S. immigration enforcement in Los Angeles (L.A), with the incident captured live on camera. Lauren Tomasi, the U.S. correspondent for Nine News, was reporting from the scene on Sunday when law enforcement authorities, including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and National Guard troops clashed with demonstrators protesting former President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Just moments before…

A new travel ban imposed by the United States of America’s President Donald Trump took effect at midnight on Monday, barring entry into the United States for citizens from 12 countries. The order marks a return to one of Trump’s most polarising policies from his first term, the BBC reports. The latest restrictions target nations such as Iran, Afghanistan, Haiti, and Libya—countries grappling with conflict or tense relations with Washington.…

In the early hours of Monday morning, Israeli military forces seized control of a humanitarian aid boat attempting to reach Gaza, detaining a crew of 12 activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, and rerouting the vessel to an Israeli port. The vessel, The Madleen, was part of a symbolic mission organised by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition aimed at breaking Israel’s long-standing naval blockade of Gaza. The boat carried food,…

Iran has announced that it will soon begin releasing what it claims is a trove of Israeli nuclear secrets, escalating already high tensions as European powers prepare to press for a renewed imposition of United Nations sanctions over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme. In a televised address on Sunday, Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, declared that Tehran had acquired a “vast collection of strategic and sensitive [Israeli] documents, including plans and…

ABC News has suspended senior national correspondent Terry Moran following a social media post in which he described former President Donald Trump and his top adviser, Stephen Miller, as “world-class haters”. The post, which has since been deleted, characterised Miller as “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred,” and suggested that his political motivations stem from personal animosity rather than intellect. In his remarks, Moran claimed Miller’s ability to turn…