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*Trump, Gov Offer Condolences A gunman opened fire at a Minneapolis Catholic school, where children were praying, killing two and injuring 17 others before killing himself, officials said. Of the 17 injured, 14 were children. The incident occurred as school years are starting across the United States (US). Two children aged 8 and 10 years old were killed. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara at a news conference, said that the gunman, armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol, shot the children through the church windows while they were at Mass. The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, who was…

*You Misconstrued Our Talks, Japan Reportedly Tells FG An attempt to promote friendship between Japan and countries in Africa has transformed into a xenophobic row about migration after inaccurate media reports suggested the scheme would lead to a “flood of immigrants”. The controversy erupted after the Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, said this month it had designated four Japanese cities as “Africa hometowns” for partner countries in Africa: Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania. The programme, announced at the end of an international conference on African development in Yokohama, will involve personnel exchanges and events to foster closer ties between…

Stunningly beautiful 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, Iryna Zarutska, who had just fled the horrors of war in her native Ukraine in search of a safer and more promising life in the United States (US), was stabbed to death in a North Carolina train station last week. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Zarutska was found dead at the East/West Boulevard light rail station in South End, Charlotte, at around 10:30 pm. Zarutska suffered multiple injuries and was declared dead at the scene, The New York Post reported. The suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr, 34, a homeless man with a long criminal past,…

*Pleads Guilty, Forfeits $15bn *Life Imprisonment *He's Been Living Like A King, But Will Now Live Like On Death Row, Says US Attorney Gen *My Father Gave $1m Bribes Monthly To Mexican Govt Officials -Son *Tricked Into Arrest In America Using Trusted Allies “I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico,” the 77-year-old Ismael Zambada said in court through a Spanish-language interpreter. “I apologize for all of it, and I take responsibility for my actions.” With these words, Zambada, also known as 'El Mayo' the Mexican drug lord, co-founder of…

Donald Trump has been accused of “turning the military on American citizens” after a Pentagon official confirmed that planning is under way to send National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Attorney-General Kwame Raoul, who raised the alarm, also told CBS News that the President’s actions are both “un-American” and “unwise strategically”. Accusing the President of “turning our military on American citizens in his ongoing attempts to move our nation toward authoritarianism,” he added: "His actions are not just un-American. They are unwise strategically. Our cities are not made safer by deploying the nation’s service members for civilian law enforcement duties…

Israeli aircraft and tanks have pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City, destroying buildings and homes, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with an expanded large-scale offensive on the city. Witnesses reported the sound of continuous explosions overnight from Saturday night into Sunday morning (today, August 24) in the areas of Zeitoun and Shejaia. Meanwhile, tanks shelled houses and roads in the nearby Sabra neighbourhood and several buildings were blown up in the northern area of Jabaliya. Fire lit the skies from the direction of the explosions, causing panic and prompting some families to stream out of…

*If You're Opposed To Israel, You Can't Stay In/Enter The US -State Department The Trump administration is reviewing the records of more than 55 million US visa holders for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules, in a significant expansion of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The figure may include Nigerians who form a not insignificant number of the migrant population. A 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) estimated the Nigerian-ancestry population at 712,000, while other sources indicate a Nigerian-born population of around 376,000 or over. In a move first reported by the Associated Press (AP) , the State Department said…

About 15 Iranian researchers - from a group of 100 - have been moved out over concerns of further Israeli attacks. In June, Israeli strikes killed several top military commanders and 12 nuclear scientists of Iran. The strikes targeted Iran's nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders to prevent Tehran from developing an atomic weapon. Now Iran has moved its remaining nuclear scientists into hiding, according to a report by the UK's The Telegraph. The scientists have been moved to secure locations in Tehran, the Iranian capital, or northern coastal cities. They no longer live at home or teach…

*He Was A Terrorist, Claims Israeli Military A prominent Al Jazeera journalist who had raised concerns about being killed has died in an Israeli airstrike. Anas al-Sharif, known for documenting the release of hostages and for removing his body armour after a ceasefire, was killed while inside a tent for journalists outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City along with three colleagues. “Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report that journalists Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh were killed along with camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal in an Israeli strike on Gaza,” said Al Jazeera . The Israel Defense Force…

Emma Thompson has accepted Academy Awards, Baftas and even a damehood over a glittering career, but there was one offer she had to turn down. The actor says she once got asked out on a date by Donald Trump on the same day her divorced was confirmed. Thompson said she was in her trailer filming Primary Colors in 1998, a political satire based on Bill Clinton’s presidential rise, when the phone rang. “It was Donald Trump,” Thompson told an audience on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Locarno film festival in Switzerland, where she received the Leopard Club award for…