International
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Ghanaian Dad Fatally Stabbed in Random Attack in Bronx
A 53-year-old security guard and single father of two, George Ennin, was killed on Monday in what police describe as a senseless and unprovoked stabbing. Ennin was walking to work in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, just blocks from his home, when he was jumped by a stranger and stabbed multiple times. Although…
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta Detained at Caroline Detention Facility
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is currently being held at the Caroline Detention Facility in Virginia, a former regional jail now used to house immigration detainees under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The facility, which has a capacity of 336, is currently operating beyond its design limits with an average daily population of 346.…
Burkina Faso Government Claims to Thwart Assassination Plot Against Ibrahim Traoré
A plot to kill Burkina Faso’s military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The sophisticated plan had been hatched by Lt Col Paul Henri Damiba, the military officer ousted by Traoré in September 2022, the security minister said in a late-night broadcast. “Our intelligence services intercepted this operation…
President Trump Orders Deadly Airstrikes Against ISIS Targets in Nigeria
On the evening of December 25, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that he had authorized a series of “powerful and deadly” airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Northwest Nigeria. In a statement released via Truth Social, the President characterized the operation as a direct response to the escalating persecution and “slaughter” of the country’s…
Bomb blast in packed Nigerian mosque kills five
At least five people have been killed in a bomb explosion in a packed mosque in Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state, a police spokesman has said. Nahum Daso told local media that another 35 people were injured in the blast in the Gamboru market of Maiduguri, the state capital, during evening prayers. Unverified footage on social…
Libyan Army Chief Gen Mohammed al-Haddad Killed in Aircraft Crash in Turkey
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has confirmed the death of General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, following a fatal aviation accident in Turkey. The General and four other senior military officials were traveling aboard a Falcon 50 business jet that departed from Ankara Esenboğa Airport…
Trump Administration Suspends Green Card Lottery Following Multi-State Campus Attacks
President Donald Trump has ordered an immediate halt to the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program after law enforcement identified a 48-year-old Portuguese national, Claudio Neves Valente, as the perpetrator of a violent crime spree in the Northeast. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have suspended all processing and visa issuances for…
Ghana Demands Answers Over Nana Agyei’s Mysterious Death in Latvia
The Government of Ghana has launched an urgent diplomatic probe into the death of Nana Agyei, a 21-year-old engineering student who died under suspicious circumstances in Riga, Latvia. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa formally announced the investigation on Sunday, December 21, 2025, following the circulation of a distressing video in which the victim’s family…
Ghana Dispatches Military Engineers to Jamaica for Post-Hurricane Reconstruction
In a significant display of Afro-Caribbean solidarity, Ghana has deployed a specialized contingent of soldiers from the 48th Engineers Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces to assist Jamaica in its recovery from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. During a formal send-off parade, President John Mahama emphasized that the mission is a humanitarian endeavor rooted…
President Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against the BBC
President Donald Trump has initiated a massive legal action against the BBC, seeking $10 billion in damages through a federal court in Florida. The lawsuit, filed on December 15, 2025, allocates $5 billion for defamation and another $5 billion for alleged breaches of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The litigation is a response…