Turkey’s president rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. During a visit to Ethiopia, Erdogan said it could prove dangerous for a volatile region. In December, Israel became the…
Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dies At 84
US Civil Rights Leader Reverend Jesse Jackson is dead. It was gathered that Reverend Jesse Jackson, the veteran civil rights activist and former US presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84. In a statement released by his…
The Godfather and Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dies At 95
Oscar-winning actor and The Godfather star Robert Duvall has died aged 95, his family have confirmed. With a career spanning seven decades, the filmmaker and actor passed away on Sunday (February 15). Regarded as one of the greatest actors of…
Federal judge orders deported Venezuelans to be returned to US
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued the order to bring back 137 Venezuelans on Thursday, citing as precedent the well-documented return of Kilmar Abrego-Gargia from El Salvador’s CECOT prison to the U.S. The order comes after a hearing on Monday…
Muslim countries, EU join condemnations of Israeli moves deepening West Bank control
International condemnation mounted Monday in response to Israel’s moves to tighten its control of the West Bank, as both the European Union and a group of Muslim countries slammed the decision. The statements followed those denouncing the move Sunday from…
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison, according to her lawyers and a group that supports her. Mohammadi, 53, was on a week-long hunger strike…
ELON MUSK :Money can’t buy happiness
World’s richest man, Elon Musk, has endorsed the age-old proverb that wealth does not guarantee emotional fulfillment. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the Tesla and SpaceX CEO wrote: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking…
Trump Says He Made ‘No Mistake’ Posting Controversial Obama Video
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has explained that he made no mistake for a short video clip shared on his official Truth Social handle depicting former President Barack Obama and his Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Speaking…
China overturns death sentence of Canadian days after Carney’s Beijing visit
China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as prime minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with Beijing. Schellenberg’s lawyer…
Trump says Iran already has US terms as military strike clock ticks
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says talks must be ‘on an equal footing’ while USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group operates in region President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has directly communicated expectations to Iran as pressure mounts…