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Trump makes first Supreme Court appeal in test of power to fire officials 

Source: Bbc News President Donald Trump’s attempts to shrink the federal bureaucracy are heading to the Supreme Court, according to US media. He has filed an emergency appeal to the country’s highest court to rule on whether he can fire the leader of an independent whistleblowing agency. Hampton Dellinger, head of the US Office of Special Counsel, sued the Trump ...

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Hamas threatens to delay hostage release 

By VOA News Hamas officials accused Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement Monday and threatened to delay releasing more hostages, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to say “all hell is going to break out” if all the remaining hostages are not turned over by Saturday. The next exchange was set for Saturday, with three more Israelis set to be freed ...

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Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports 

Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, White House US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports. The order provides guidance, regulations and legal interpretations, and it will enlist the Department of Education to investigate high schools thought to be non-compliant. Republicans say it restores fairness to sports but LGBT ...

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Tributes paid to boy, 15, after school stabbing

Doug Faulkner BBC News A 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed at a school in Sheffield has been described as a “lovely lad” and the “life of a party”. Floral tributes and messages have been left outside All Saints Catholic High School, where the boy, named locally as Harvey Willgoose, was injured. A boy, 15, has been arrested on suspicion ...

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What we know so far about Washington DC plane crash 

Joel Guinto and James FitzGerald BBC News No survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in midair with a helicopter near Washington DC’s Ronald Reagan airport on Wednesday evening. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it crashed into the Potomac River after the collision. The helicopter had three people on board, who were labelled a “fairly ...

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Israeli female soldier released in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA An Israeli female soldier held in Gaza has been released in the third phase of a ceasefire and captive exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. The release of Agam Berger took place on Thursday as she emerged from under the rubble at the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza that has repeatedly been targeted by Israeli forces since ...

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Apologize or Face the Consequences: Former Ho MCE to Evangelist Sumaila.

Former Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Divine RK Bosson, is demanding a retraction and apology from Evangelist Thomas Sumaila over a widely circulated video. Hon. Bosson’s lawyers claim the video is malicious and defamatory. Evangelist Sumaila has three days to render an unqualified apology through the same mediums used. Failure to comply will result in legal action. The controversy has ...

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Kenya eases travel requirements for nearly all African visitors 

Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorisation, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a “visa-free” policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorisation before leaving their country. But the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which replaced the ...

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Inside Iceland’s futuristic farm growing algae for food 

By: Adrienne Murray Technology Reporter, Iceland In the shadow of Iceland’s largest geothermal power station, a large warehouse houses a hi-tech indoor farm of sorts that’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Under a strange pink-purple glow, illuminated panels buzz and cylindrical columns of water bubble away, as a futuristic crop of microalgae grows. It’s here that Iceland’s Vaxa Technologies has ...

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‘Joy and worry’ from hostage families as deal reached 

Mallory Moench BBC News “I need to invent a new word to describe it – when joy and worry meet,” says Efrat Machikawa. Her uncle, Gadi Moses, was taken hostage by Hamas fighters from his home in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. But there is now very real hope for his release, after Israel and Hamas agreed a Gaza ...

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