President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of US troops to “war ravaged” Portland, Oregon, authorising use of “full force” if needed. Trump said he was “directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland”. He claimed that the move would help protect “any of our ICE Facilities…
Every September, the world’s leaders descend on New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Lofty speeches fill the halls, cameras flash, and declarations are signed with solemn ceremony. Yet for too many in Africa, these moments leave a bitter aftertaste. Grand promises made in New York rarely translate into tangible change in Nairobi,…
Israeli forces kill at least 43 people across Gaza since dawn as death toll from man-made famine rises to 441. Israel is pounding Gaza City with some of the heaviest strikes in two years of war in its bid to force residents to make a perilous and costly journey towards the overcrowded south. Avichay Adraee,…
New York — Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk As global education funding faces steep cuts, an estimated 6 million additional children could be out of school by the end of 2026, around one-third of them in humanitarian settings, UNICEF warned in a new analysis released…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum insisted Friday that there would be “no invasion of Mexico” following reports that President Donald Trump had ordered the U.S. military to target Latin American drug cartels. “There will be no invasion of Mexico,” Sheinbaum declared after The New York Times reported that Mr. Trump had secretly signed a directive ordering military…
The Syrian presidency says it will deploy a new force to halt the deadly sectarian clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in the south of the country. Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s office urged “all parties to exercise restraint”, amid reports of renewed fighting near the city of Suweida on Friday. More than 700 people…
A growing wildfire ignited by lightning is prompting evacuations near the Grand Canyon after burning through over 1,000 acres in Arizona. The White Sage Fire prompted evacuations in parts of Grand Canyon National Park and all of Gunnison National Park near Jacob Lake, the National Park Service said on Thursday. Lightning strikes on Thursday ignited…
Perhaps it was only appropriate that an NBA postseason no one would have predicted could not end without yet another plot twist. Despite star point guard Tyrese Haliburton playing with a calf injury, the Indiana Pacers staved off elimination Thursday to win Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 108-91, and push the best-of-seven series against…
