A man accused of aiming a laser at the presidential helicopter Marine One while it was carrying Donald Trump has been acquitted by a jury […]
Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso
Senegal accuse Morocco of disrupting AFCON final preparations
The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has accused Morocco’s local organising committee of undermining Senegal’s preparations for Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against the hosts. […]
Ashley St Clair sues xAI over alleged Grok deepfake images
The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children is suing his artificial intelligence company, alleging that its Grok chatbot generated sexually explicit images of her, […]
Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protests grow in Minneapolis
Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota amid protests in Minneapolis against federal immigration enforcement operations. In a post on Truth […]
Petition launched after Trump envoy nominee jokes about Iceland joining US
Thousands of people in Iceland have signed a petition condemning comments reportedly made by Donald Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to the country, after he […]
Global far-right figures back Orbán ahead of Hungary election
Rightwing leaders from across Europe and beyond have publicly endorsed Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, underlining the symbolic importance of the country’s upcoming election for […]
Treated baby wraps cut malaria cases by two-thirds in Ugandan trial
Researchers in Uganda have found that treating baby-carrying wraps with the insect repellent permethrin reduced malaria cases in infants by almost two-thirds. Malaria kills more […]
Machado hands Nobel peace prize medal to Trump
The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has handed her Nobel peace prize medal to Donald Trump following a meeting at the White House, nearly […]
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Nvidia, other chips over security concerns
Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced artificial intelligence chips, including Nvidia’s H200 processor and a comparable semiconductor from AMD, the MI325X, […]
Guinea-Bissau: Africa CDC confirms halt to US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial
A controversial US-funded study examining hepatitis B vaccination among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to a senior official at the Africa Centres for […]
