FOREIGN
US Issues New Visa Rules: Interviews Must be Done in Home Country
September 8, 2025
The United States Department of State has rolled out a sweeping change to its non-immigrant visa process, directing applicants to schedule interviews strictly “at the US Embassy or Consulate in their country of nationality or...
Ghana, Multichoice Clash Over DSTV Price Hikes
September 6, 2025
Tension is brewing between the government of Ghana and South African pay-TV giant, MultiChoice, over the rising cost of DStv subscription in the country. In early August 2025, authorities in Accra gave MultiChoice Ghana a...
UN Halts Air Service in Northeast Nigeria Amid Funding Crisis
September 4, 2025
The United Nations has announced the suspension of its critical air service in Nigeria’s northeast, citing severe funding shortages that threaten to derail humanitarian operations in the conflict-hit region. The U.N. Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS),...
False Claims About Trump’s Health Spread Online Despite His Denial
September 3, 2025
Rumours suggesting that US president Donald Trump was seriously ill — or even dead — flooded social media platforms over the past week, fuelled by manipulated images and misleading claims. Despite Trump publicly dismissing the...
Courts Block Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, Despite Supreme Court Opening
July 27, 2025
Efforts by President Donald Trump to end birthright citizenship have hit a major legal wall — despite a Supreme Court ruling that many thought would clear the path for enforcement. Just a month ago, the...
EU, Macron Demand Release of Niger’s Detained President Bazoum
July 27, 2025
Two years after Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, was ousted and detained by the military, calls for his release are growing louder — led by the European Union and French President Emmanuel Macron. Bazoum, 65,...
Isreal Announces “Tactical Pause” in Parts of Gaza Amid Growing Hunger Crisis
July 27, 2025
Israel’s military on Sunday declared a “tactical pause” in certain areas of Gaza, aimed at facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid and responding to mounting concerns over widespread hunger in the besieged territory. The limited...
Iran Seizes Foreign Tanker Over Alleged Fuel Smuggling
July 16, 2025
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on suspicion of fuel smuggling, the country’s judiciary announced on Wednesday. According to Mojtaba Ghahremani, head of the judiciary in southern Hormozgan province,...
France’s Prime Minister Proposes Cutting Public Holidays to Tackle ‘Curse’ of National Debt
July 16, 2025
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has unveiled a controversial proposal to eliminate two national public holidays as part of sweeping efforts to address what he described as the “curse” of France’s spiraling debt. This suggestion...
Explosion Rocks Oil Facility in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region
July 15, 2025
An explosion hit a production facility at the Sarang oil field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region early Tuesday, prompting an immediate suspension of operations, the US-based operator, HKN Energy, has confirmed. In an official statement,...
