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A man who was reported as a potential threat and armed with a firearm was shot by United States Secret Service (USSS) personnel near the White House. The USSS shot the armed adult male on Sunday morning near the White House, the agency confirmed. At the time of the incident, President Donald Trump was away from the White House, ensuring its security, said a report in the English version of Mundo Deportivo . According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, the agency had received information about a “suicidal individual” traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Secret Service personnel…

President Donald Trump plans to sign an Executive Order making English the official U.S. language, reversing a Clinton-era rule that required federal agencies to provide language assistance for non-English speakers. For the first time in nearly 250 years, the U.S. might officially have a national language, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to White House officials, President Trump is set to sign an Executive Order making English the country’s official language at the federal level,per English translation of Mundo Deportivo quoting The Wall Street Journal. Right now, the U.S. has no designated national language. With a long history…

Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy just walked out of the White House after a heated face-off with Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. At one point, Trump put the Ukrainian president in his place, calling Zelenskyy “disrespectful” and telling him he should be thanking the U.S. for its support. “You don’t have the cards,” Trump snapped. And he didn’t stop there. Looking straight at the Ukrainian president, Trump bluntly told him, “Your country is in big trouble. You're not winning … You have a damn good chance of coming out okay because of us.”

Lake Chad Basin counter-terrorism and insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, has disclosed that Niger Republic military junta leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, alleged that France has been offering Nigeria funds to destabilize the country and its neighbours. Makama disclosed this in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday. Continuing, he said Gen. Tiani believes the plan is to establish a French military base in Borno state, a state in far Northern Nigeria contiguous to Niger Republic. Aside that, another French action, he stated,is the recruitment and funding of terrorists from the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) bloc to…

Charles III has sworn an oath as he was proclaimed king during an elaborate ceremony at St James’ Palace, London on Saturday. The death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II was formally announced by the Accession Council. It was after then that Charles III was named as king. Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the first set of World leaders to send goodwill messages. Shortly after the official proclamation of King Charles III at a pomp-filled ceremony in London, the Russian strongman offered his “sincerest congratulations”.  King Charles III “Please receive my sincerest congratulations on your accession to the throne,”…