Author: News Desk

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior “Islamic State” attack planner and others from the terror network in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump said on Truth Social. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.” Strikes coordinated with Somalia’s government The strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains, a range on the northern coast of the Somali Peninsula, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, adding that the mission was coordinated with Somalia’s government. An…

UK to be first country to make owning artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse illegal Creators of AI child sex abuse images face up to five years in prison under crackdown Creators of AI-generated images of child sexual abuse will face up to five years in prison in a new government crackdown. Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse. The new offence will be punishable by up to…

Yang Tengbo was removed from the UK on national security grounds after it was alleged he was a Chinese spy Prince Andrew sought £2.5bn with help from alleged spy Prince Andrew sought secret advice from senior Chinese Communist officials as he tried to raise £2.5billion for his company, documents have revealed. The duke planned to “leverage the role of the royal family” to raise the money for his now-aborted Pitch@Palace entrepreneurs’ scheme in China, according to The Times. It comes after Andrew’s close confidant Yang Tengbo was removed from the UK on national security grounds after it was alleged he…

Around a thousand supporters of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) march through central London, from Waterloo to Whitehall, to demand his release from prison, on February 1, 2025. [Getty]Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right agitator Tommy Robinson marched in London Saturday demanding his release, while police deployed to keep them apart from a large counter-protest. Tech billionaire Elon Musk posted a message of support on his online platform X, his latest intervention in support of Europe’s far right. Robinson, 42, is serving an 18-month jail term imposed in October after he admitted breaching a 2021 High Court injunction. Protesters organised under…

Beethoven or birds — but no room on new euro notes for Irish cultural icons The European Central Bank (ECB) is considering using European cultural figures on the front of its next series of euro banknotes but 14 of the 20 countries that use the currency, including Ireland, will not be represented. In an update on this long-running plan to update the euro banknotes, the ECB announced that it has selected motifs to illustrate the two possible themes for future euro banknotes. The first option, ‘European culture’, focuses on shared cultural spaces and famous Europeans. The second is ‘Rivers and birds’ and…

President Zelensky says Russia attacking own civilians in Kursk. As Ukraine accused Russia of bombing a boarding school sheltering civilians in the Russian town of Sudzha, which is currently occupied by Ukraine. At the same time, Russian officials said Kyiv was behind the air strike, which they described as a “crime.” “Russian aviation struck a boarding school in the town of Sudzha, Kursk region, with a guided aerial bomb,” the Ukrainian army’s general staff said on Telegram. “The strike was carried out on purpose.” Ukrainian officials said at least four people were dead. Kyiv deployed its forces across the Russian…

Colombia and Venezuela launched a joint operation to counter guerrilla groups that are fighting in the mountainous northeastern Catatumbo region. The violence broke out after the National Liberation Army (ELN) targeted rival armed groups and their alleged sympathizers in an attempt to assert control over a swath of the border region that is home to coca plantations that supply much of the world’s cocaine. Colombia, Venezuela launch joint operation to counter guerrilla groups

Donald Trump’s approach is clear: make immigration and asylum more difficult, deport undocumented immigrants, close the borders. He has already signed several executive orders to implement his plans. Executive orders allow a US president to take action without the approval of Congress. Though Trump seems to be making particularly extensive use of this tool, they are not uncommon as a means of taking urgent measures or concretizing existing laws. What do Trump’s executive orders mean for migrants? Executive orders can be challenged in court if they are deemed to be unconstitutional or to interfere with the powers of the states. They…

What is happening in the DR Congo now? The M23 rebel group was advancing towards another city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a UN expert said on Friday, just days after seizing the key eastern city of Goma, which is close to the Rwandan border. Large parts of the city are now under rebel control in what’s considered the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in more than a decade. The M23 have been financed and armed extensively to take on a country the size of the DRC. The world media would have you believe that this…

Serbia’s student population were the driving force behind mass demonstrations that blocked bridges over the River Danube in the city of Novi Sad on Saturday. Persistent protests have been part of a growing anti-corruption movement that forced the resignation of PM Milos Vucevic earlier this week, and signal dwindling confidence in the country’s populist government. Students lead Danube bridge blockade in protest over Serbia's leadership