Author: Solomon Alaka

Taiwanese President Lai Ching‑te announced on Wednesday a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, underscoring the island’s determination to strengthen its military capabilities amid escalating pressure from Beijing. Strengthening Deterrence The package, valued at T$1.25 trillion (US$39.89 billion), will fund advanced air‑defence systems, new missiles, drones, cyber‑defence upgrades, and asymmetric warfare capabilities. Lai emphasized that the […]

Farmers staged a dramatic protest in central London on Wednesday, driving tractors into Westminster despite a Met Police ban on agricultural machinery in the area. The convoy, which had earlier been spotted on the M4 motorway, caused significant disruption during the morning rush hour as vehicles parked near Parliament. Protest Against Inheritance Tax Policy The […]

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.47 billion contract to deliver 15 additional KC‑46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, strengthening America’s long‑term air mobility and modernization strategy. Expanding the Fleet The deal, announced on November 25, 2025, is part of the Lot 12 contract award, bringing the total number of KC‑46A multi‑mission refuelers on […]

A Brazilian national, Bruna Caroline Ferreira, has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after her arrest near Boston on November 12, 2025, according to her attorney, Todd Pomerleau Yahoo News Australia WHDH 7News WBUR Mediaite The Independent. The Arrest Ferreira, who shares a child with Michael Leavitt, the brother of […]

  One in three women in Europe. Have experienced gender-based violence. Have had a violent partner in their lifetime. Have suffered sexual harassment at work. When you take into account that this violence continues to be under-reported, these numbers make for even more grim reading – this violence must stop. This is why every year […]

Sir Richard Branson has announced the death of his wife and lifelong partner, Lady Joan Branson, at the age of 80. The Virgin Group founder shared the news on social media, describing her as “my best friend, my rock, my guiding light, my world.” A Life Together The couple first met in 1976 at The […]

The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed every year on 25 November. It raises global awareness about gender-based violence and honors the legacy of the Mirabal sisters, who were assassinated in 1960 for opposing dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. 📅 Origins and History 🌍 Current Relevance ✊ Global Action 🔑 […]

UN Women’s Chief of Humanitarian Action Sofia Calltorp, who just returned from a visit to the enclave last week, said that women there repeatedly told her “there may be a cease-fire, but the war is not over”. “The attacks are fewer, but the killings continue,” she said. The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on […]