MOBO Awards Founder Kanya King Dies at 57
MOBO Awards founder and CEO Kanya King CBE, an influential figure of the British Black music scene, died on Wednesday. She was 57. The cause of death was colon cancer. A statement from the MOBO Awards said that King “was…
Ireland issues travel bans for two Israeli ministers
Travel bans on Israeli government ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, are being introduced by the Irish justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has confirmed.Ben-Gvir is the Israeli national security minister and Smotrich is the…
Peabo Bryson, R&B singer behind Beauty and the Beast, dies aged 75
He died Tuesday evening surrounded by family and loved ones, his family said in a statement. A cause of death has not been released publicly, but Bryson suffered a stroke over the weekend and had been receiving medical care. The…
UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled.The Rwandan government had sought to sue the UK…
Out of the 22 Navy officers just promoted to admiral, none were women
The Pentagon’s latest set of Navy promotions, advancing more than 20 Navy captains to one-star admiral, included zero women, reinvigorating a debate about the barriers women face in their climb to the highest rungs of the military. Last week, the…
Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US
Colombia is heading to the polls to choose a new president. The election is being held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump over a number of issues including drug…
Trump Directs U.S. Troops to Crush ISIS Fighters in Nigeria
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly directed American forces to intensify operations against ISIS-linked terrorists accused of killing Christians in Nigeria. Speaking during a press conference at the White House, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Trump instructed the…
Meet the Young Founder Behind One of AI’s Fastest-Growing Startups
Meet the Young Founder Behind One of AI’s Fastest-Growing Startups At just 22, tech entrepreneur Surya Midha is making global headlines after transforming his artificial intelligence startup, Mercor, into one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world. Midha, who…
France Bans Israeli National Security Minister
France Bans Israeli National Security Minister France has banned the Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, from entering its territory, citing his conduct toward activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, as international condemnation over the treatment of the…
Trump wants new Fed chair to be ‘totally independent’
Donald Trump urged the incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to be “totally independent” at a White House swearing in ceremony on Friday. The US president, who repeatedly and publicly clashed with Warsh’s predecessor Jerome Powell, said he wants his…