Author: Solomon Alaka

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2025 — U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have unveiled a sweeping agreement on critical minerals, pledging billions in joint investment to unlock projects valued at US$53 billion. The deal, signed at the White House, is being hailed as a cornerstone of the allies’ economic and strategic partnership. […]

The UK Government has announced an £80 million funding package for children’s hospices in England, providing a multi‑year settlement aimed at stabilising services that have long struggled with financial uncertainty and reliance on donations. The UK Government has confirmed an £80 million boost for children’s hospices, to be distributed over the next three years. The […]

  The European Commission and the High Representative have set out a Pact for the Mediterranean that will step up cooperation and economic connection across the Mediterranean Sea. The Pact builds on historic and cultural ties and previous EU work in the region to create a Common Mediterranean Space that is connected, prosperous, resilient, and secure.  Its goal […]

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, Oct. 20, 2025 — The United States has taken two survivors into custody following an airstrike on a vessel it alleged was linked to Venezuelan drug cartels operating in the Caribbean. According to U.S. defense officials, the strike — carried out late last week — destroyed much of the boat, killing several on board, […]

DUBLIN, Oct. 20, 2025 — Gardaí are investigating a serious sexual assault at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, which is currently being used to house applicants under the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS). The incident, reported on Monday morning, involves the alleged rape of a 10‑year‑old Irish girl by a man understood to be an […]

ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2025 — A 49‑year‑old Georgia man was taken into custody on Monday morning after allegedly driving to Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta International Airport with an assault rifle and threatening to “shoot up” the terminal, police confirmed. The suspect, identified as Billy Joe Cagle of Cartersville, was intercepted shortly after 9 a.m. following a tip‑off […]

That’s according to a report released on Friday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Oxford University ahead of the COP30 climate summit in Brazil next month. By overlaying climate hazard data with multidimensional poverty data for the first time, it reveals how the climate crisis is reshaping global poverty. “Poverty is no longer a […]

TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2025 — Japan’s political landscape shifted dramatically on Monday as the Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) announced it would back Sanae Takaichi, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leader, in her bid for prime minister. The move all but guarantees her election in parliament, making her the first woman to hold Japan’s highest […]