A ship carrying humanitarian aid and international activists to Gaza was attacked by armed drones in international waters off the coast of Malta early Friday morning, severely damaging the vessel and halting its mission, according to its organizers. The ship, Conscience, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was struck at approximately 12:23 a.m. local time, the group said in a statement. The vessel, unarmed and clearly marked as civilian, suffered…

A high-ranking Ugandan judge who once served on a United Nations criminal tribunal has been sentenced to more than six years in prison by a British court after being found guilty of modern slavery and immigration offenses involving the forced labor of a young Ugandan woman. Lydia Mugambe Ssali, 50, was convicted in March at Oxford Crown Court of conspiring to breach immigration law, facilitating travel with intent to exploit,…

The FBI and DEA will not be releasing documents today related to an alleged drug case involving Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, as previously expected.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the embattled hip-hop mogul and music producer, has rejected a plea deal in his high-profile sex trafficking and racketeering case, paving the way for a full trial set to begin next week in Manhattan federal court. Combs, 55, appeared in court Thursday for his final pre-trial hearing, entering the courtroom in tan prison attire, carrying a notebook, and at times donning glasses to read. He waved to…

The Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes early Friday near the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, in what Israeli officials described as a stern warning to Syria’s leadership following days of intense sectarian violence between pro-government militias and fighters from the Druze minority. The strikes, confirmed by Israel’s military, marked the second attack in Syria this week. They targeted areas adjacent to the residence of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, though specific damage…

Jill Sobule, the trailblazing singer-songwriter best known for her witty pop anthem Supermodel and the pioneering LGBTQ hit I Kissed a Girl, has died in a tragic house fire. She was 66. Sobule’s body was discovered on Thursday in a home in Woodbury, Minnesota. Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the blaze. Her longtime manager, John Porter, confirmed her passing in a statement to The Minnesota Star Tribune, describing…

The United States of America President, Donald Trump, on Thursday, signed an executive order aimed at ending federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). He accused both media outlets of lacking neutrality in their reporting. Although NPR and PBS receive some government support through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the majority of their funding comes from private donors. Trump has frequently clashed with…

Nigerian Naira continued to weaken on the parallel market today, as the U.S. dollar sold for ₦1,607.66, reflecting persistent forex volatility and mounting economic headwinds. This rate represents a slight depreciation from ₦1,612.64. recorded on  01/05/2025  indicating a 0.31% drop in value. The widening gap between the official and black-market exchange rates remains a key indicator of Nigeria’s macroeconomic pressures, despite recent policy reforms introduced by the Central Bank of…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a “national emergency” on Wednesday as fast-moving wildfires scorched areas west of Jerusalem, prompting mass evacuations, injuring several civilians, and threatening to engulf the capital itself. Thick plumes of smoke rose above highways as firefighters, soldiers, and emergency personnel rushed to combat the fires, described as the worst Israel has seen in over a decade. Blazes broke out in multiple forested areas near the…

A Palestinian student at Columbia University who was detained by immigration authorities earlier this month was released on Wednesday following a federal judge’s order, amid growing concerns over free speech and political retaliation. Mohsen Mahdawi, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, was taken into custody on April 16 while attending a U.S. citizenship interview. His case drew national attention after his attorneys argued that the Trump administration sought to deport him…

A federal judge in Maryland has slammed the Trump administration for its continued refusal to cooperate in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident wrongfully deported to El Salvador in what the government admits was an “administrative error.” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis rejected a fresh request from the administration for more time to respond to discovery demands, ordering government officials to fully comply by Monday and setting…

One of Japan’s busiest transportation lifelines came to a dramatic halt on Wednesday evening after a metre-long snake slithered onto a power line along the Tokaido Shinkansen route, shorting the system and bringing all train services between Tokyo and Osaka to a standstill. The unusual reptilian disruption occurred at approximately 5:25 p.m. between Maibara and Gifu-Hashima stations, coinciding with the start of Golden Week, a string of national holidays when…