A former aide to the Prince of Wales has said the royal was at his “lowest” after the Princess of Wales was diagnosed with cancer. In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, Jason Knauf, formerly the chief executive of William and Kate’s Royal Foundation, said: “It was awful, absolutely awful.Continue Reading
US government workers received an email on Saturday afternoon asking them to list their accomplishments from the past week or resign – the latest development in the Trump administration’s efforts to scale back the federal workforce. The email came after Trump’s billionaire confidant Elon Musk posted on X that employeesContinue Reading
African leaders on Saturday elected Djibouti’s Foreign Minister to become the next leader of the commission that runs the continent-wide African Union. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf defeated Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya, and Richard Randriamandrato, an ex-foreign minister of Madagascar, in a vote at the AU summit in AddisContinue Reading
Law enforcement agency says about 2,400 newly discovered records are being transferred to archives for declassification. The FBI has announced the discovery of thousands of records related to the assassination of John F Kennedy following searches undertaken to comply with an executive order by United States President Donald Trump. TheContinue Reading
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The overnight strike hit the shelter of the plant’s destroyed former fourth power unit, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, he added. RussiaContinue Reading
The Nigerian government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Christopher Musa said half of his delegation, who were supposed to be in Canada for an official assignment on Wednesday, were left in Nigeria afterContinue Reading
We’re expecting Hamas to release three Israeli hostages today – and, in return, Israel free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The names of the Israelis being freed were confirmed by Hamas yesterday – Alexander Troufanov, Yair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen. In return, 369 Palestinian prisoners will be let out of Israeli jails – 36 whoContinue Reading
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has denied claims that he asked the Trump administration to drop a corruption case against him in exchange for enforcing the president’s immigration agenda. Speaking on Fox News alongside Trump’s border tsar Tom Homan, Adams rejected the idea that a quid pro quo hadContinue Reading
The Oheneba Poku Foundation (OPF) has expressed its deep concern regarding the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its devastating impact on the region, its people, and the responsible sourcing of critical minerals. OPF, committed to promoting responsible and sustainable mining practices that prioritize humanContinue Reading
Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual violence including rape by armed men, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund. The targeting of children has soared to unprecedented levels in recent weeks, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warnedContinue Reading