I want control of Greenland because I was denied Nobel Peace Prize – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace”…
Libya’s security authorities free over 200 migrants from ‘secret prison’, two security sources say
Libya’s security authorities have freed more than 200 migrants from what they described as a secret prison in the town of Kufra in the southeast of the country after they…
Africa Cup of Nations commercial revenue up by 90%, says CAF
The Confederation of African Football said it has had a 90% increase in commercial revenue for the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, calling it “the most successful commercial story…
Ghana took in Trump’s deported West Africans, then it forced them home
After U.S. immigration agents detained Rabbiatu Kuyateh in July, she applied for protection from being deported to her native Sierra Leone, saying she feared being tortured because of her father’s…
81-year-old Museveni cuts internet access to win Uganda election for 7th term
Ugandan authorities cut internet access and limited mobile services across the country on Tuesday, two days before an election in which President Yoweri Museveni will stand for a contentious seventh…
Spanish Catholic Church to compensate sex abuse victims under agreement with government
January 9, 2026 Spain’s Catholic Church, reeling from a clergy sexual abuse scandal, agreed with the government on Thursday to compensate victims of abuse whose cases have expired under the…
Trump reveals ‘one thing’ stopping him from ordering military action around the world
US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his “own morality” was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world. Trump’s comments…
Thirty-nine dead in Gambia migrant boat sinking, officials say
January 8, 2026 The death toll after a boat carrying Europe-bound migrants capsized off Gambia’s coast on New Year’s Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters, as…
From $17bn to $2bn: Implications of reduced US funding of UN activities
The US is offering just €1.7 billion ($2 billion) in humanitarian funding — far less than the $17 billion in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of…
American citizenship for sale, now costs $1 million for Trump Gold Card
With $1 million or more you can become an American citizen even if you are coming from a ‘shithole’ country, a new immigration scheme monitised by President Donald Trump seems…