December 4, 2025

Minneapolis Police Prepared To Act Amid ICE Enforcement Plans

Minneapolis Police Prepared To Act Amid ICE Enforcement Plans

December 4, 2025 12:29 pm

Minneapolis Police chief urges 911 calls for suspected ICE activity, highlights civil rights protection as federal immigration operations loom in Twin Cities.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara has instructed officers to be ready to intervene if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conduct operations in the city, emphasizing protection of residents’ civil rights. The guidance comes amid planned federal immigration enforcement and heightened tensions following remarks by President Donald Trump targeting Somali immigrants.

Speaking at a city press conference, O’Hara advised residents to call 911 if they observe masked individuals in their neighborhoods, a precaution aimed at some ICE agents …

Tempe Shooting Kills Wife And Coworker Outside Little Caesars

Tempe Shooting Kills Wife And Coworker Outside Little Caesars

December 4, 2025 11:41 am

Benjamin Visser Jr. arrested for fatal shooting of wife Mary Visser and coworker Shaquille Simmons in Arizona strip mall, motive under investigation.

Tempe, Arizona, experienced early morning shooting at a Little Caesars restaurant in Tempe has left two people dead and the local community reeling. Authorities say 27-year-old Benjamin Visser Jr. has been arrested and charged with two counts of premeditated murder in the deaths of his wife, 21-year-old Mary Visser, and her coworker, 32-year-old Shaquille Simmons.

The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. local time on Monday December 1, 2025, at a busy strip mall, a time when surrounding …

Nigeria’s Defence Minister Abubakar Resigns Over Health Risk

Nigeria’s Defense Minister Abubakar Resigns Over Health Risk

December 4, 2025 9:33 am

Tinubu accepts Abubakar’s immediate resignation on health grounds as Nigeria faces a security emergency and appoints a new defense minister.

Nigeria’s Defense Minister, Mohammed Abubakar, has stepped down from office with immediate effect, citing health concerns, the Presidency announced on Monday December 1, 2025.

The resignation, formally submitted in a letter dated December 1, 2025, was confirmed by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President Bola Tinubu accepted the decision and expressed appreciation for Abubakar’s service during a period marked by heightened security pressures across the country.

Abubakar, 63, previously served two terms as governor of Jigawa State

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The Cannabis Code: Sativa Vs Indica Unlocked—Intro

The Cannabis Code: Sativa Vs Indica Unlocked—Intro

December 4, 2025 4:48 am

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze

Introduction — The Plant That Refused to Be Silenced

Every century births a paradox that defines its moral and scientific struggle. For ours, that paradox is cannabis, a plant once criminalized as poison, now emerging as a cure. To some, it is rebellion. To others, redemption. Yet in the quiet corridors of medicine and neuroscience, cannabis is something far more profound: an evolutionary dialogue between plant intelligence and human biology.

For decades, fear disguised itself as policy. Nations legislated morality while ignoring molecular truth. The “war on drugs” became a war on discovery, silencing research, imprisoning …

Novichok Inquiry Findings Set To Reshape UK View Of Salisbury Attack

Novichok Inquiry Findings, To Reshape View Of Salisbury Attack

December 4, 2025 4:35 am

A public inquiry in the United Kingdom will on Thursday issue its final report on the death of Dawn Sturgess, the woman who was fatally exposed to the Novichok nerve agent months after the attempted killing of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal in 2018.

The Novichok inquiry findings will close a lengthy process examining how a banned military-grade toxin entered Britain, how it ended up in a counterfeit perfume bottle, and why an innocent civilian died in an incident that sparked one of the most serious diplomatic standoffs between London and Moscow since the Cold War.

Skripal and his …

Malaysia Corruption: Shamsul Iskandar Puts Pressure On Anwar

Malaysia Corruption: Shamsul Iskandar Puts Pressure On Anwar

December 4, 2025 3:56 am

Malaysian prosecutors charged a former senior aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday, a move that has revived political debate over the government’s promise to curb graft. The Malaysia corruption case Shamsul Iskandar enters court at a sensitive moment for Anwar, who campaigned on restoring public trust after years of political upheaval.

Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, who resigned last week as Anwar’s senior political secretary, was accused of accepting 176,829 ringgit (about $42,960) from businessman Albert Tei in return for help securing mineral mining licences in Sabah, according to court filings seen by Reuters. He entered a plea of …

Bangladesh Student Party Election Struggle Intensifies

Bangladesh Student Party Election Struggle Intensifies

December 4, 2025 3:41 am

The Bangladesh student party election struggle intensified this month as the National Citizen Party tried to convert last year’s mass protest momentum into electoral gains ahead of the February vote. The group, led by several key figures from the uprising that removed longtime leader Sheikh Hasina, is finding it difficult to build national reach, raise funds, and keep early supporters engaged.

Despite drawing huge crowds when it launched earlier this year, the party now faces entrenched competitors with long standing political machines and broad networks. Opinion surveys suggest that support for the new movement has stalled, leaving it far behind …

UK Budget Leak Inquiry Gains Support From Reeves

UK Budget Leak Inquiry Gains Support From Reeves

December 4, 2025 3:05 am

UK Budget leak inquiry efforts gained momentum on Wednesday as Chancellor Rachel Reeves threw her weight behind a formal investigation into a series of unauthorised disclosures that unsettled businesses, alarmed consumers, and moved financial markets in the run up to the November 26 Budget.

The chief secretary to the Treasury, James Murray, told Parliament that the inquiry is already under way and is being led by James Bowler, the Treasury’s most senior civil servant. Murray said the probe had the “full support of the chancellor” and the entire Treasury team.

The leaks ranged from plans to freeze income tax thresholds …

US Ukraine Peace Talks Move To Miami As Tensions Grow

US Ukraine Peace Talks Move To Miami As Tensions Grow

December 4, 2025 2:29 am

US Ukraine peace talks will continue in Miami on Thursday as US special envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to meet Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine’s national security council. The White House confirmed the meeting only a day after Witkoff spent close to five hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The back to back sessions reflect Washington’s effort to explore a potential path toward ending the conflict, although divisions between Kyiv and Moscow remain deep. The Kremlin said the Moscow meeting delivered no compromise, while US President Trump described it as “reasonably good” and stressed that progress would take …

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