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Keir’s small boats plan won’t deter ANYONE – hapless French will let them loose to do it again, immigration boss slams
By Julia Hartley-Brewer IMAGINE you live in a basket case country like Afghanistan, Eritrea or Iraq. Now imagine your entire family have saved up to fund the dangerous journey for you to get to Libya, where you then pay armed smuggling gangs to...

Dean Cain gets honest about James Gunn's 'Superman' vision
Dean Cain, an American actor best known for portraying Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997, is doubtful regarding James Gunn’s new vision for the film. In a recent interview with TMZ, Cain shared his concerns...

Türkiye to connect Africa to global trade corridors with new pacts
ANKARA Türkiye will connect seven African countries to the Development Corridor Project and the Middle Corridor trade route through recently signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at a transport forum held in Istanbul. Transportation and...

MP Abdullahi Hashi Abib Faces Backlash for Dereliction of Duty, Spreading Falsehoods and Becoming a Tool in a Smear Campaign
Somali Member of Parliament Dr Abdullahi Hashi Abib is facing growing public and political outrage over his persistent failure to attend Parliament and an intensifying pattern of inflammatory public claims, widely regarded as baseless and...

DMW: 8 of 21 Filipino crew of besieged MV Eternity C rescued
Department of Migrant Workers Sec. Hans Leo Cacdac in this file photo. He said on Thursday eight of 21 Filipino crew of the ill-fated MV Eternity C were rescued. Arnel Tacson/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Eight of the 21 Filipino crew of the...

Former Superman Lashes Out Against James Gunn’s “Woke” DCU Movie
A former Superman star is taking issue with the creative direction of the DC Universe’s new cinematic chapter. In an interview with TMZ, Dean Cain, who famously portrayed Clark Kent in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures...

New IEC chair, Foreign Affairs minister appointed
Cherno M. Jallow has also been appointed as IEC’s vice chairman. Mr. Colley had been appointed vice chairman since 2O21. He rose through the ranks – from assistant regional electoral officer in the Regional Office at Kerewan to director of...
Sanctions considerations for non-governmental organisations in a new US administration
The continued and evolving use of economic and financial sanctions by a growing number of jurisdictions and government authorities, the exponential increase in the sheer number of sanctions targets and the increasing level of complexity of...

Nigerians among 34 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia over drug offences – AI
A new report by Amnesty International has revealed 34 foreign nationals from Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Syria were executed in Saudi Arabia for drug-related offences in June 2025. Amnesty International’s deputy...

Rapid rise in number of children arriving unaccompanied in Ireland seeking protection
Tusla continues to see a “rapid increase” in the number of children arriving unaccompanied in Ireland to seek international protection, with the agency saying it accommodated 570 such children last year. The child and family agency said the rise...

‘Superman’ actor thinks James Gunn’s immigrant comment a ‘mistake’
Actor Dean Cain has criticised filmmaker James Gunn for calling ‘Superman’ an immigrant in the United States of America. To Read Lifestyle Stories in Urdu- Click Here The actor, who starred as the Man of Steel in ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures...

A mid-year look back
With all the news swirling, here is round up and a catch up of what we have missed: Trump attended the Kennedy Center opening night performance of Les Misérables. When the street violence began during the French Revolution final scene, Trump had...

Award-winning international correspondent launches new journalism platform
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jane Ferguson has won awards for unflinching reporting from dangerous lands including Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen. So she was unlikely to be intimidated by seeking financing for a new journalism platform, despite tough times...

How Much the U.S. Spends on Foreign Aid, and Where It Goes
Politics breakermaximus / Shutterstock.com One of the most frequently discussed budget items in the United States is the amount the country spends on foreign assistance. Between the fighting in Ukraine and Israel, this is once again a very hot...

“Silence Is Not An Option”: UN Special Procedures’ Coordination Committee Condemns US Sanctions On Francesca Albanese
GENEVA (10 July 2025) – The Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the US Government’s sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the...

Fact check: ‘Channel migrants’ in prison and fake ‘Amazon’ deals
This roundup of claims has been compiled by Full Fact, the UK’s largest fact checking charity working to find, expose and counter the harms of bad information. Are ‘Channel migrants’ 24 times more likely to go to prison than British citizens? New...

Namibia breaks hunger chains … govt’s drought efforts lauded
Improved climate conditions, government policy and strategic interventions as well as strong drought-mitigating strategies played a crucial role in Namibia’s reclassification as a hunger hotspot. Namibia has since been removed from the Food and...

Ex-Superman Dean Cain Says James Gunn Made a ‘Mistake’ Calling Superman an ‘Immigrant’ and ‘It’s Going to Hurt’ the Box Office: ‘How Woke Is Hollywood Going to Make This Character?’
Dean Cain, who played Superman from 1993 to 1997 on ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” recently told TMZ (via Entertainment Weekly) that he’s wary about Hollywood making the Man of Steel “woke” in James Gunn‘s upcoming...

DOGE Terminates $14.3 Billion in Contracts, Axes Funds for Armenian, Somali Projects
Federal efficiency team continues cutting waste, including contracts for foreign “resilience” and “innovation” advisers. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom WASHINGTON — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced this week the cancellation of...

War In West Asia: Iran, Israel, The United States And The Rothschilds
On about 20 September 2001, just ten days after the destruction of the World Trade Centre buildings on 9/11, recently retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark was visiting the Pentagon for meetings with Secretary Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary...