CHINA REJECTS TRUMP’S CALL FOR ECONOMIC PRESSURE OVER UKRAINE WAR
AGENCY REPORT. Beijing said Friday it “strongly opposes” calls to put economic pressure on China, after US President Donald Trump urged European countries to do...
UK TO PROHIBIT SALE OF ENERGY DRINKS TO CHILDREN
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The government of the United Kingdom has announced initiatives to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy beverages, including well-known brands such as...
UK IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER ‘DEPORTED’ UKRAINIAN CHILDREN
AGENCY REPORT Britain on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian officials and youth organisations linked to what London called Moscow’s policy to “deport, indoctrinate and...
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHEERLEADER ARRESTED AFTER DECEASED INFANT FOUND IN CLOSET
Agency Report A 21-year-old University of Kentucky student and cheerleader, Laken Snelling, has been arrested after authorities discovered her deceased infant hidden in a...
SYRIAN EX-LEADER ASSAD FACES WAR CRIME CHARGES FOR KILLING JOURNALISTS
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials over the bombardment of a rebel-held...
LEAVE BEFORE VISA EXPIRES, UK WARNS FOREIGN STUDENTS
Tens of thousands of international students in the United Kingdom are being directly contacted by the government with a warning: leave the country when your...
SUICIDE BEHIND ONE IN EVERY 100 DEATHS – WHO
More than one in every 100 deaths globally is due to suicide, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, calling for urgent action to stem a...
POPE LEO XIV SIGNALS CONTINUED OPENNESS TO LGBTQ COMMUNITY
Agency Report Pope Leo XIV has indicated he will continue his predecessor Pope Francis’s inclusive approach toward the LGBTQ community, according to American Jesuit...
BRITAIN ENDURES HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD, MET OFFICE CONFIRMS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Britain has officially recorded its hottest summer ever, the UK’s Met Office announced on Monday, marking the latest in a series...
PRES MAHAMA REMOVES CHIEF JUSTICE GERTRUDE ARABA ESAABA SACKEY TORKONOO FROM OFFICE
By Aishat Momoh. O. President John Dramani Mahama has removed the Chief Justice of Ghana, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo, from office...