Trump Threatens Trade War On Mexico, Canada, China
China and Mexico responded to Donald Trump's threat to launch an immediate trade war against the top three U.S. economic partners. Trump made his threat in social media posts, announcing huge import tariffs against neighbours Canada and Mexico and also rival China if they don’t stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the US. China responded that “no one will win...
US Senator Threatens Sanctions On Allies Enforcing ICC Warrants For Netanyahu
US Senator Lindsey Graham to impose sanctions on allied nations enforcing the ICC arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu These warrants were issued about alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. “To any ally, Canada, Britain, Germany, or France, if you try to help the ICC, we’re going to sanction you,” Graham told Fox News in an interview...
Italy, Netherlands, Others To Enforce ICC Arrest Warrants Against Netanyahu
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The warrants, issued by the ICC on Thursday, accuse both men of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ongoing war in Gaza. The court’s charges include allegations of starvation, murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts. The conflict, which erupted after Hamas...
Simon Ekpa Sent To Prison
A Finnish court has sent separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, to prison for spreading terrorist propaganda on social media A district court of Päijät-Häme remanded him after the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested him alongside four other men over alleged terrorist offences. The self-declared Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile was said to have committed the crime in 2021...
Canterbury’s Archbishop Justin Welby Resigns Over Claims Of Child Abuse
Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Anglican Church worldwide, resigned on Tuesday after a review found that Welby and other senior church officials concealed the abuse of more than 100 boys and young men. The abuse was perpetrated by a British lawyer, John Smyth, who led Christian summer camps in the United Kingdom and other...
UK Govt Unveils 45,000 Seasonal Worker Visas For 2025
In a bid to address labour shortages in its agricultural and poultry sectors, the UK government has announced plans to issue 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas in 2025. This initiative aims to support the nation’s food production by ensuring sufficient workforce availability during peak demand periods. The visa allocation includes 43,000 slots for horticultural roles, encompassing tasks like fruit picking, vegetable harvesting,...
US Man Kills Family Members, Commits Suicide After Trump’s Victory
After Donald Trump was elected president on November 5, a U.S. man named Anthony Nephew shot himself, his wife, his ex-partner, and 2 children. According to authorities who spoke to the New York Post on Sunday, the 46-year-old Minnesota father had expressed anger over Trump’s election. The shooter, aged 46, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike...
Resign, Install VP Kamala Harris As First Female President – Jamal Simmons Tells Biden
Jamal Simmons, the former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, called for President Joe Biden to step down, allowing Harris to become the first female President of the United States. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Simmons praised Biden’s tenure, saying, “Joe Biden’s been a phenomenal president; he’s lived up to so many of the promises he’s made....
Trump Warns Against Escalating War In Ukraine
US President-elect Donald Trump urged Russian President Putin not to intensify the war in Ukraine, according to The Washington Post on Sunday. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, the report said. Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, did not confirm the exchange, telling AFP...
Trump, Biden Set To Meet At White House
On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will have a meeting at the White House. The meeting is coming days after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. Trump—who never conceded his 2020 loss—sealed a historic comeback to the presidency in the November 5...
