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Ghana To Accept West African Deportees from US

Ghana To Accept West African Deportees from US

September 11, 2025 9:44 am

Ghana – Ghana has agreed to accept undocumented West Africans deported from the United States, President John Mahama confirmed Wednesday, marking a controversial shift in U.S.-Africa migration policy.

Speaking to journalists in Accra, Mahama said the agreement applies to citizens of West African nations covered by a regional visa-free travel pact.

“We were approached by the U.S. to accept third-party nationals who were being removed from the U.S. And we agreed with them that West African nationals were acceptable,” Mahama explained.

According to the president, the first batch of 14 deportees has already arrived in Ghana, including several Nigerians and …

Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Shot Dead At Utah Event

Right-Wing Activist Charlie Kirk Shot Dead At Utah Event

September 11, 2025 9:27 am

OREM, Utah – Charlie Kirk, the outspoken right-wing activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot on Wednesday during a campus speaking event at Utah Valley University, authorities and his organization confirmed. He was 31.

Utah officials described the killing as a “political assassination,” sending shockwaves across the country and drawing strong reactions from political leaders, including former President Donald Trump.

According to Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, a single shot rang out at approximately 12:20 p.m. local time as Kirk was addressing a crowd of nearly 3,000 attendees. Witnesses reported that the …

Lawsuit Claims Trump Allies Drove Rampant Politicization At FBI

Lawsuit Claims Trump Allies Drove Rampant Politicization At FBI

September 11, 2025 9:18 am

WASHINGTON — Three former senior FBI officials have filed a sweeping federal lawsuit accusing Director Kash Patel and other close allies of President Donald Trump of orchestrating a politically motivated purge inside the bureau during the early months of Trump’s second term.

The 68-page complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, paints a damning picture of what the plaintiffs describe as a “chaotic crusade” to punish anyone perceived as disloyal to Trump. The lawsuit alleges that Patel, under pressure from the White House and Justice Department leadership, carried out mass firings of FBI leaders who had previously worked …

Kim Joins Xi And Putin At Beijing Parade In Show Of Unity

Kim Joins Xi And Putin At Beijing Parade In Show Of Unity

September 10, 2025 9:47 am

At Beijing’s grand military parade last week, the optics were impossible to ignore. Flanked by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un stepped onto the global stage not as a pariah, but as a central figure in an alternative order forged by the world’s most powerful autocrats.

For the North Korean leader, it was a rare moment of triumph. Long cast as a junior partner in relations with China and Russia, Kim emerged from the spectacle with tangible gains: a show of solidarity, renewed economic lifelines, and perhaps something more consequential — tacit recognition of North Korea’s nuclear status.…

Drone Strikes Plunge Sudan’s Capital Into Darkness

Drone Strikes Plunge Sudan’s Capital Into Darkness

September 9, 2025 10:28 am

Drone strikes by Sudan’s powerful paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), struck critical infrastructure in and around Khartoum this week, triggering widespread blackouts across the capital and further straining a nation already battered by civil war.

Local media and witnesses said the attacks late Monday targeted both military and civilian sites, including the Wadi Seidna military zone, the Al-Markhiyat electricity substation in Omdurman, and areas surrounding the Al-Kalakla district, where a military factory is located. The town of Al-Jaili — home to Sudan’s largest oil refinery — was also hit.

Footage circulated on social media showed transformers at the …

Israel Imposes Sanctions On West Bank Villages After Attack

Israel Imposes Sanctions On West Bank Villages After Attack

September 9, 2025 10:16 am

Israel moved swiftly on Tuesday to impose sweeping restrictions on Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank after a deadly shooting in Jerusalem left six Israelis dead and dozens more wounded.

Defense Minister Israel Katz announced what he described as “civil sanctions” against the families of two Palestinians suspected of carrying out Monday’s attack. The measures include the demolition of buildings deemed to have been built without permits in the villages of Al-Qubeiba and Qatanna, along with the revocation of 750 Palestinian work and entry permits.

Security forces also raided the suspects’ home villages, documenting structures and questioning residents — …

Australia’s Mushroom Killer Erin Patterson Gets 33-Year Term

September 8, 2025 8:25 am

An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, has been sentenced to a minimum of 33 years in prison for murdering three elderly relatives with a meal laced with deadly death cap mushrooms, in a case that shocked the world and became known as the Leongatha mushroom murders.

The 50-year-old was found guilty in July of killing her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, father-in-law, Donald Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, after serving them individual portions of Beef Wellington at her home in Leongatha, Victoria, in 2023. She was also convicted of the attempted murder of Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived.

Delivering the sentence …

Nigeria Urges Oil Workers To Call Off Strike Over Dangote

Nigeria Urges Oil Workers To Call Off Strike Over Dangote

September 8, 2025 7:56 am

Nigeria’s government is scrambling to avert a strike that could paralyze the nation’s fuel supply, appealing to the country’s petroleum workers’ union to stand down while officials seek a negotiated solution.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has vowed to begin a nationwide strike on Monday, September 8, in protest against what it calls anti-union policies at the Dangote Group. The dispute centers on claims that drivers hauling compressed natural gas (CNG) for the company have been barred from joining industry unions.

Labour Minister Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi urged NUPENG to rescind its decision, warning that disruption …

Konaté: Mbappé Won’t Stop Calling Me About Madrid Move

September 7, 2025 12:18 pm

Ibrahima Konaté has revealed in a light-hearted comment that his close friend and French teammate Kylian Mbappé has been “pressuring” him to join Real Madrid following the striker’s sensational move to the Spanish capital.

The Liverpool defender joked: “Mbappé pressuring me to join Real Madrid? He calls me every two hours!” While delivered with humor, the remark reflects just how influential Mbappé’s transfer has been on conversations among France’s national team stars.

Mbappé, who finally sealed his long-anticipated switch to Real Madrid earlier this year, has wasted no time making an impact on and off the pitch. His presence at …

South Korea Secures Release Talks After US Hyundai Raid

South Korea Secures Release Talks After US Hyundai Raid

September 7, 2025 10:42 am

South Korea’s government announced it has completed negotiations with the United States to secure the release of hundreds of its citizens detained during a sweeping immigration raid at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia.

Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik said that once the necessary administrative procedures are finalized, a chartered plane will be dispatched to bring the workers home. He added that Seoul is also reviewing visa policies to prevent similar incidents, stressing the government’s responsibility to safeguard its nationals abroad.

The raid, conducted last Friday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), resulted in the detention of 475 …

Japan PM Ishiba Resigns Following Election Setbacks

Japan PM Ishiba Resigns Following Election Setbacks

September 7, 2025 10:30 am

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishib announced his resignation on Sunday, less than a year after taking office, following two bruising election defeats that cost his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) its long-held dominance.

The decision comes a day before the LDP was due to meet to consider a leadership vote that could have forced him out. Instead, Ishiba pre-empted the challenge by stepping aside, saying the timing was right after securing a trade deal with Washington.

“Now that a conclusion has been reached in the negotiations concerning the US tariff measures, I believe this is precisely the appropriate time,” the 68-year-old …

During UN Meeting, US Considers Restricting Iranian Shoppers

During UN Meeting, US Considers Restricting Iranian Shoppers

September 5, 2025 5:15 pm

The Trump administration is weighing new restrictions that could sharply curtail the movements of several foreign delegations at the United Nations, raising tensions just weeks before the annual General Assembly convenes in New York.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation were already denied visas, a decision that signaled a broader tightening of rules for visiting officials. Now, officials are considering imposing similar limitations on delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and, unexpectedly, Brazil—a country long granted ceremonial honors during the high-profile gathering set to begin September 22.

One proposal under discussion would severely limit the everyday freedoms of Iranian diplomats …

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