Gold Star Families Defend Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, Criticize Vice President Harris
02 Sep

Gold Star Families Defend Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, Criticize Vice President Harris

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In the latest escalation of a controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Visit, several Gold Star families have come forward to defend Trump’s actions while condemning Vice President Kamala Harris for her criticism. The families, who lost loved ones during the 2021 Kabul airport attack amidst the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, were in attendance at the cemetery, and have taken issue with Harris’ recent remarks. On Saturday, Vice President Harris publicly criticized Trump, accusing him of using the sacred grounds of Arlington National Cemetery as part of a political stunt. Harris took to social media, where she expressed…
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Massive Protests in Israel Demanding Ceasefire After 6 Hostages Found Dead
02 Sep

Massive Protests in Israel Demanding Ceasefire After 6 Hostages Found Dead

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In a wave of anger and grief, thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night, after six hostages found dead in Gaza. The demonstrations were fueled by the devastating news that the hostages, who had been held by Hamas in Gaza, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were found dead in a tunnel in the city of Rafah. The protesters, chanting "Now! Now!" demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to secure the release of the remaining captives. Hostages Found Dead The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed that the hostages' bodies were found during a military…
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French Retiree on Trial for Orchestrating Rape of His Wife After Drugging Her
02 Sep

French Retiree on Trial for Orchestrating Rape of His Wife After Drugging Her

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A shocking trial has begun in the southern French city of Avignon, where a 71-year-old retiree stands accused of orchestrating the repeated rape of his wife by dozens of strangers, whom he allegedly recruited online. The disturbing case has sent shockwaves across France, shedding light on a decade-long series of abuses that the victim reportedly knew nothing about until 2020. The main suspect, a former employee of France's power utility, EDF, allegedly drugged his wife into unconsciousness with powerful tranquilizers, particularly Temesta, and facilitated her rape by 51 identified men between 2011 and 2020. The assaults are believed to have…
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UK Protests: No Ghanaian Affected – High Commissioner
07 Aug

UK Protests: No Ghanaian Affected – High Commissioner

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Ghana’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Papa Owusu Ankomah, has reassured that the Ghanaian community in the UK remains unaffected by the ongoing protests. These protests erupted late in July following an anti-immigrant misinformation campaign that sparked outrage after a stabbing attack left three children dead in Southport, northern England. The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service announced on Tuesday that approximately 100 people have been charged in connection with the violent unrest. Initially beginning as anti-immigration marches, the gatherings quickly turned disorderly and violent. Mr. Ankomah confirmed that Ghanaians in the UK have not experienced significant harm amidst the…
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UK Protests: Why Immigrants Are Being Targeted And Attacked By Protestors
07 Aug

UK Protests: Why Immigrants Are Being Targeted And Attacked By Protestors

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The ongoing violent protests in the United Kingdom (UK) have left some Ghanaians immigrants in the UK stranded and in disarray, as they are unable to leave their homes due to escalating anti-immigration protests. Kofi Marfo, a UK-based Ghanaian journalist with Rainbow Radio UK, expressed concern over the situation during an interview on Accra-based JoyNews. “They said they’re law-abiding migrants in this country. They do pay or honor their tax obligations and as a result, they don’t see any reason why the actions of one individual committing a heinous criminal activity should affect everyone. “As migrants and people with Ghanaian…
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Transgender Controversy: Trump Vows To Keep Men Out Of Women’s Sports
03 Aug

Transgender Controversy: Trump Vows To Keep Men Out Of Women’s Sports

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to prevent males from participating in female sporting events if he is re-elected. He has expressed concerns that the inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports is damaging to the integrity of these competitions and needs to be addressed. Known for his strong stance on this issue, the Republican presidential candidate seeking re-election has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that such situations are eliminated from sports. “I will make sure that men are kept out of women’s sports,” Trump wrote on social media, as reported by The Telegraph. He made these comments after…
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Haitians in Distress: A Cry for Change
19 Mar

Haitians in Distress: A Cry for Change

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Haitians in Distress: A Cry for Change: The streets of Port-au-Prince, particularly the affluent area of Petionville, are gripped by fear and despair following a surge in violence, marking one of the most harrowing days in Haiti's ongoing security crisis. Residents awoke to a grim scene of over a dozen lifeless bodies strewn across the streets, victims of a brutal gang rampage. The chilling attack, coupled with the targeting of a judge's residence, underscores the pervasive threat of violence that looms over the country's elites as they vie for power. Despite being a relatively secure area, Petionville's descent into chaos…
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Terrorists kidnap 87 in Nigeria
19 Mar

Terrorists kidnap 87 in Nigeria

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Terrorists on Sunday night kidnapped 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria.  The Punch reports that a member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, confirmed the incident to their correspondent on Monday in Kaduna. Harisu said the terrorists also broke into some shops and stole food items and other valuables. He said they invaded the village around 10 pm. The attack came barely two days after 15 women and a man were abducted in the Dogon-Noma community of the same local government. Kajuru and Chikun LGs had in…
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Over 400 pupils stranded as storm rips off classroom roof
28 Sep

Over 400 pupils stranded as storm rips off classroom roof

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The fate of over 400 pupils of the Manle Dada Basic and African Unity schools in the La Dadekotopon Municipality hangs in the balance after a rainstorm destroyed their classrooms. A nine-unit classroom block and adjoining offices at the African Unity School were destroyed in May this year but they have not seen any renovation yet. In the case of Manle Dada Basic School, three classrooms out of the nine-unit block were destroyed by a rainstorm on September 22. The Daily Graphic gathered that when the African Unity School could no longer be used for teaching and learning, all the…
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Emerging: Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Missiles and Drones
17 Sep

Emerging: Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Missiles and Drones

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Ukraine's air defense forces have achieved a significant victory by intercepting and neutralizing ten Russian missiles and drones flying over the southern regions of Mykolaiv and Odesa during the night, according to the Ukrainian Air Command South. The Air Command relayed on its Telegram channel that it successfully detected and engaged four Russian cruise missiles and six combat drones of Iranian origin. They suspect are coming from both the occupied Crimea and the Russian mainland. Aerial Threats and Airstrikes The Air Command South reported, "Four Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 cruise missiles and two Shahed-136/131 combat drones were destroyed by the defense forces of…
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