US film stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors to become Guinea citizens after DNA tests
The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.
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Trump warns of more Nigeria strikes if Christians ‘continue to be killed’
The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.
Wife of woman shot dead by ICE officer says ‘we had whistles, they had guns’ as she pays tribute
The wife of a woman shot dead in her car by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has paid tribute to her, saying
US intercepts fifth sanctioned oil tanker
The US seized a fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean as Washington ramps up seizing on sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.
Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, independent probe after ICE killing
Mayor Jacob Frey calls on Trump administration to follow the facts amid growing outrage over killing of mother of three.
Swiss authorities detain owner of bar where New Year’s fire killed 40
Switzerland holds national day of mourning to remember victims of deadly fire in ski resort town of Crans-Montana.
Musk’s xAI adds new restrictions to Grok after uproar over sexual images
Elon Musk’s startup xAI has put some restrictions on the image generation function of its Grok chatbot on social media platform X, after the tool’s use of
3 missing amid bushfires, ‘catastrophic’ conditions in Australia
Three people were unaccounted for as out-of-control bushfires raged in the Australian state of Victoria, destroying homes and burning through vast swathes of bushland amid
Minneapolis, Portland shootings spur protests over ICE crackdowns as outcry grows
Another round of protests were planned for Friday in Minneapolis over the killing of a local woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer
Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after deadly New Year’s Eve fire
Jacques Moretti is being held as a potential flight risk, Swiss media reports say.
Decide on X ban within days, government tells regulator
It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say
The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries’ sanctions list and is “suspected of carrying embargoed oil”, US officials say.
Trial starts of man accused of inciting teenagers to harm themselves online
Prosecutors in Hamburg accuse him of grooming children and teenagers to harm themselves live online.
U.S. seizes Olina tanker in Caribbean, 5th vessel taken in Venezuela blockade
The U.S. has seized the Olina tanker in the Caribbean, the fifth vessel targeted in recent weeks as Washington steps up efforts to curb Venezuelan oil