Maduro Claims US Warships With 1,200 Missiles Target Venezuela
The United States has deployed warships to the southern Caribbean in an operation aimed at countering drug trafficking, escalating tensions with Venezuela without signaling any plans for invasion. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemned the move Monday in Caracas, calling it “the greatest threat that has been seen on our continent in the last 100 years.” […]
Ekpa Conviction Affirms Involvement In South-East Unrest
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Monday welcomed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist leader Simon Ekpa by a Finnish court, describing it as a “confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes” in Nigeria’s South-East region. Ekpa, 40, was handed a six-year prison sentence by the Päijät-Häme District Court […]
False Reports Of Beijing Protests Circulate Before Parade
Videos circulating online claimed to show mass protests in Tiananmen Square against the Chinese government, but officials and fact-checkers say the clips were misleading. Ahead of a September 3 military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, social media posts in Chinese and English falsely described ordinary activities in the […]
Guyana Holds General Election Amid Oil Boom, Venezuela Tensions
Guyana headed to the polls Monday in a pivotal election that will determine who steers the country through its oil-fueled economic boom and an escalating border dispute with Venezuela. Roughly 750,000 eligible voters cast ballots for one of six presidential contenders. At stake is control of the world’s fastest-growing economy, transformed since ExxonMobil discovered massive […]
Playing Music Builds Lifelong Defense Against Brain Decline
Learning to play a musical instrument may protect the brain from age-related decline, according to new research from Canada and China. The study, published in PLOS Biology, found that older adults with decades of music practice performed better at understanding speech in noisy environments than non-musicians of the same age. Their brain activity patterns also […]
Study Flags Food Additives That Raise Early Death Risk
A sweeping new study has sharpened the spotlight on ultra-processed foods, identifying specific additives most strongly tied to an increased risk of early death. Researchers in Germany examined dietary data from more than 180,000 adults in the U.K. Biobank, tracking their health over 11 years. On average, a fifth of participants’ diets consisted of ultra-processed […]
Belgium Plans Recognition Of Palestine, Penalties On Israel
Belgium has joined the slow European drift towards Palestinian statehood, with Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot announcing in the early hours of Tuesday that his country will extend recognition at the United Nations General Assembly later this month. The declaration, posted on X, carried the force of both moral rebuke and political calculation. Prévot promised not […]
Maduro Alleges US Warships Aimed At Venezuela With 1,200 Missiles
Caracas is once again speaking the language of siege. On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared his nation on “maximum readiness,” warning that eight U.S. warships — bristling with 1,200 missiles and shadowed by a submarine — were stalking his shores. He called it the “greatest threat our continent has seen in a century.” Washington, […]
Trump To Bestow Highest Civilian Honor On Rudy Giuliani
President Donald Trump has announced that Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as “America’s Mayor” and later disbarred for peddling Trump’s baseless election fraud claims, will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The decision, revealed on Trump’s Truth Social platform, is not just a tribute to a longtime ally. It is […]
Nestlé Ousts CEO Over Undisclosed Office Relationship
Nestlé has dismissed its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, after just one year at the helm, citing his failure to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate. The Swiss food giant announced the decision Monday, saying the move takes “immediate effect.” The dismissal follows an internal investigation led by Nestlé’s chair, Paul Bulcke, and independent […]
Genocide Scholars Accuse Israel Of Crimes In Gaza
The world’s leading association of genocide experts has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, marking one of the starkest scholarly rebukes of its nearly two-year war. In a resolution adopted by the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), the group concluded that Israel’s actions meet the definition of genocide under the 1948 United Nations […]
Afghan Quake Leaves Hundreds Dead, Villages In Ruins
In the dark hours before midnight Sunday, eastern Afghanistan shook violently. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Jalalabad, leaving more than 800 people dead and nearly 3,000 injured, according to the United Nations. Entire villages in Kunar province, a rugged region where the mountains fold into narrow valleys, have been flattened. The epicenter lay in an […]