US-Iran truce: What we know
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday in an 11th-hour bid to avert all-out destruction threatened by US President Donald Trump. Here’s what we know about the truce between two countries, which are set to begin negotiations but remain poles apart in their positions on ending the war: US Position […]
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on countries supplying arms to Iran
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned against supplying weapons to Iran, threatening immediate 50 percent US tariffs on any country that does so. “A Country supplying Military Weapons to Iran will be immediately tariffed, on any and all goods sold to the United States of America, 50%, effective immediately. There will be no […]
Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran agrees to reopen Hormuz Strait
United States President Donald Trump has agreed to suspend his planned bombing of Iran for two weeks, following his threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran did not comply with his demands. On Tuesday evening, within hours of the planned attack, Trump took to his platform Truth Social to announce he had […]
DRC CITES HUMANITARIAN CONCERNS AS IT AGREES TO TAKE IN US DEPORTEES IN CONTENTIOUS DEAL
The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to accept foreigners deported from the United States, sparking concerns over human rights and exploitation. The deal, reportedly linking acceptance of deportees to US access to Congolese mineral wealth, has drawn criticism from rights groups. Many deportees have valid US work permits and no criminal history, raising fears […]
White House denies considering nuclear strikes on Iran
The White House denied Tuesday that remarks by Vice President JD Vance about military operations in Iran had contained any suggestion of a US nuclear strike against the Islamic republic. After Vance said US forces have tools they “so far haven’t decided to use” to enforce a dramatic ultimatum from President Donald Trump, the White […]
Oil rises, stocks fall as Trump’s Iran deadline looms
Oil prices jumped Tuesday and stocks fell after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump’s looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks. The US crude benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for delivery in May, jumped more […]
US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani
Two family members of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded, the US State Department said Saturday. “Last night, the niece and grand niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qassem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco […]
Russia evacuates 198 workers from Iran nuclear plant amid airstrike
Russia started a planned evacuation of 198 workers from Iran’s Bushehr atomic plant shortly after a US-Israeli projectile hit near the facility, Russian state media said on Saturday. This was a third evacuation from the facility in southern Iran on the Gulf coast, which was built with Moscow’s help, with about 100 Russian staff remaining […]
Nigerian woman’s killer-boyfriend jailed for life in UK
Norbert Maiksner, 49, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 24 years for murdering his girlfriend, 45-year-old Nigerian Frances Obiefuleh. He wrapped tape around her face in Havant, Hampshire, in April last year. He was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday after a jury at the same court on Friday found him guilty […]
Nigerian defrauds American lady of $550,000
Police has nabbed a suspect in Uselu, Edo State, over a case reported by an American female citizen who said she was defrauded of $550,000 between October 2025 and January 2026. According to a Police statement, the suspect impersonated prominent government officials and other notable public figures to gain the trust of the victim, who […]
