Ahmed Hussein al- Sharaa, known as Abu Muhammad al-Julani, has been declared Syria’s president for a transitional phase, says a media report. Addressing a conference, Sharaa said the first priority in Syria was to fill a vacuum in government “in a legitimate and legal way”. Reuters reported Sharaa was empowered to form a temporary legislative More
US President Donald Trump has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activists, including student protesters, says a media report. The order instructs federal agencies to identify available civil and criminal authorities in order to combat anti-Semitism, specifically by deporting resident aliens – such as students with visas – who were found to have broken the law More
A passenger plane carrying 64 people has collided midair with a US army Black Hawk helicopter outside Washington DC, killing at least 18 people. Fox News reported 18 people lost their lives in the collision over Ronald Reagan National Airport, with the passenger jet crashing into Washington’s Potomac River. US media outlets reported several bodies More
At least 15 people have been and many more injured in a crush at a religious festival in India, a media report said on Wednesday. “At least 15 people have died for now. Others are being treated,” a doctor in the Prayagraj city of Uttar Pradesh told AFP on condition of anonymity. Rescuers and worshippers More
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is concerned about the US halting foreign aid and has urged on the country to continue its humanitarian aid to the world’s most vulnerable communities that depend on this assistance. The US State Department issued a “stop action” order for existing and new foreign aid at the beginning of Donald More
Following his abortive attempt to impose martial law, South Korea’s impeached president has been charged with insurrection. Yoon Suk Yeol became the first South Korean president to be charged with a crime after he tried in December last year to impose military rule, throwing he country into political tumult. A court in Seoul rejected a More
At least 27 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack in the northeast of the country, a media report said on Monday. The attack also killed an officer from the Ministry of Defence and left several others injured, The Economic Times reported. “The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including their commander, and left More
At least 70 people have been killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the death toll from the hospital attack in El Fasher in a post on X. “The appalling More
The United States will officially withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 22, 2026, according to the United Nations. The UN announced the development on Thursday after being formally notified by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of mismanagement, Reuters reported Trump made the announcement on Monday, just hours after being More
US President Donald Trump has expressed uncertainty about whether his administration should continue spending on NATO, saying, “We’re protecting them. They’re not protecting us.” Trump told reporters that while the US is protecting NATO members, they are not offering the same level of protection in return, Reuters reported. “I’m not sure we should be spending More
