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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a decree allowing Moscow to use nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear state if it is supported by nuclear powers. The move comes on the 1000th day of Russia’s…

Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website. Both Sweden and Finland dropped…

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. Immigration was a top issue…

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine’s power grid in a deadly barrage.…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has outlined major changes to the country’s immigration policy. Over the next three years, Canada will reduce both permanent and temporary immigration levels.   This decision…

The United Nations Special Committee that investigated Israeli practices against rights of Palestinians and other Arabs of occupied territories, in its report, found Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with…

Strikes by the Israel military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut’s international airport. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since…

Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s 27-year-old pick for White House press secretary, has had a meteoric rise since getting her break as a student assistant for Fox News during his 2016 campaign for the…

The UK Home Office has announced an increase in the monthly proof-of-funds requirement for student visa applicants, raising the amount to £1,483 (approximately N3 million) starting January 2, 2025. This adjustment aims…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia’s war against his country will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes US president next year. “It is certain that the…

House Speaker Mike Johnson has voiced strong opposition to the release of a bipartisan House Ethics Committee report allegedly detailing misconduct by…

Conservation Anglican bishops, under the aegis of Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), have expressed sadness over news of the resignation of Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby, and the…

Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump as the President of the US, a person familiar with the group’s spending told AP. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the…

United States (U.S.) President-elect, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of X owner, Elon Musk and American entrepreneur, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency…

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has resigned following the publication of the Makin Review, which exposed the Church of England’s mishandling of historic abuse allegations involving John Smyth. Welby said he…

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state as a “realistic” goal, after Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas reiterated his commitment to a “sovereign” country. “I…

A significant number of international graduates—around 67,000 out of 105,030—who received work permits this year may not qualify under new rules…

US President-elect Donald Trump has moved quickly to staff up his incoming administration, naming loyalists to several key posts within days of his election victory and signaling his desire to have some seated…

A United States man, Anthony Nephew, shot himself, his wife, ex-partner, and two children after the November 5 election that brought President-elect Donald Trump into office. According to authorities who spoke to the…

US President-elect, Donald Trump, has announced the appointment of his former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tom Homan, to be in…

In a call that could reshape American political history, Jamal Simmons, former communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris, publicly suggested President Joe Biden step down to allow Harris to become the…

Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on…

US President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in…

President Joe Biden will meet with President-elect, Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer…