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Nov

11

2025

Trump hosts ex-jihadist Syrian President al-Sharaa at White House

Lifestyle, News, PoliticsAmerica, Donald Trump, World News, World Peace

US President Donald Trump on Monday met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House. The historic visit marked the first time a Syrian president has ever visited the White House. Breaking from typical protocol, reporters and cameras were kept out of the meeting. Al-Sharaa is the former leader of al-Qaeda, US-designated terror group and was once wanted as a terrorist with a $10 million bounty on his head until December 2024. He has also served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Al-Sharaa’s visit to the White House comes just weeks after he attended the United…

Oct

28

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Israeli PM Netanyahu orders military to immediately strike Gaza (See Why)

Current Events, NewsIsrael, World News, World Peace

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to immediately carry out "powerful" strikes on Gaza, his office says. Israel says a coffin handed over by Hamas on Monday did not contain the body of another deceased hostage but more of the remains of another person held captive whose body had been previously returned. Forensic tests showed the remains belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered by Israeli forces in late 2023, and not to any of the 13 deceased hostages still in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. It accused Hamas of a "clear violation"…

Feb

03

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Trump Threatens to Cut Off Funding for South Africa

Metro, NewsDonald Trump, South Africa, United States of America, World News, World Peace

US President Donald Trump has sparked controversy with his latest remarks on South Africa, stating that "certain classes of people" in the country are being treated "very badly". Trump made the comments on Sunday, without providing any evidence to support his claims. In a move that has raised eyebrows, Trump threatened to cut off funding for South Africa until the matter is investigated. The announcement has sparked widespread criticism, with many accusing the President of interfering in the internal affairs of a sovereign nation. The South African government has yet to respond to Trump's comments, but the country's opposition parties…

Aug

10

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

CREATIVE ESCAPE: Cuban Refugees Arrive Florida on Modified Truck-Boat Hybrid

Lifestyle, NewsLifestyle, World Peace

In an extraordinary display of ingenuity and determination, a group of 12 Cuban refugees arrived on the Florida coast on July 16, 2003, after crossing the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West, Florida, in a modified 1951 Chevrolet truck. The resourceful group had converted the truck into a makeshift boat, equipping it with 200-gallon drums for buoyancy and a propeller attached to the gimbal bar for propulsion. The unusual vessel reached a speed of 20 km/h as it traversed the ocean. Upon spotting the unusual craft, the US Coast Guard was astonished by the refugees' creativity and determination. Instead…

Jun

29

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

ISIS bombs found in an Iraqi mosque by the UN

NewsWorld News, World Peace

During restoration work in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the United Nations reported that they had found five bombs in a wall of the famous Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by the Islamic State group. A UNESCO representative told AFP late Friday that the team working at the site discovered five "large-scale explosive devices, designed to trigger a massive destruction of the site" in the prayer hall's southern wall on Tuesday. The 12th-century Al-Nuri mosque in Mosul and the nearby leaning minaret known as Al-Hadba, or the "hunchback," were destroyed in the fight to retake the city from IS.…