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U.S. President Donald Trump has declared Nigeria a “ country of particular concern ,” citing what he described as a genocidal wave of killings targeting Christians in the West African nation.  File Photo: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Trump’s statement, made in a public video released Thursday, paints a dire picture of the country’s deteriorating religious freedoms and urges immediate U.S. intervention.  “ Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter ,” Trump said, referencing what he called a global crisis of religious persecution. According to Trump, 3,100 Christians have been killed in Nigeria this year alone, a figure he contrasted against a global death toll of 4,476, underscoring the country's outlier status in religious violence. While independent figures vary, multiple human rights watchdogs, including Open Doors USA and the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), have pr...

In what is being described as the most sweeping state intervention in the UK’s education architecture in a generation, the British government has announced a structural redesign of how children and young adults will be taught, assessed, and socially moulded from primary years through to university and vocational streams. Education Secretary: Bridget Phillipson; Via: ChamberVoice This is a reassertion of the state’s ideological vision over what constitutes knowledge, which futures matter, and which lives are worth preparing for. Behind the polished language of “modernisation” and “skills for a changing world” lies a deeper attempt to engineer social outcomes through education, a sector already grappling with austerity, inequalities, and policy fatigue.  From the compulsory teaching of citizenship starting at age 5, to reworked pathways that steer 16-year-olds toward employment routes, the new roadmap formalises an old premise that education is also about sorting. 🚨🎥 WATCH: K...

In a move that has sharpened international focus on nuclear posturing, the United States Air Force’s Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, just days after President Donald Trump publicly declared his administration’s intent to resume nuclear weapons testing. US Tests Minuteman III Missile; Via: Nexta The missile, which carried no warhead, was launched as part of what the Air Force has termed a “routine reliability test” and landed near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific.  The launch was confirmed by Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson via social media, though no formal statement had been issued at the time by Vandenberg Space Force Base or Global Strike Command, the U.S. military authority that oversees both strategic bombers and silo-based nuclear missiles. ‼️‼️🇺🇲🚀 BIG NEWS - The United States is preparing for a nuclear weapons test: Washington plans to conduct a tes...

Amid rising strategic uncertainty, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday instructed his top security, intelligence, and defence leadership to begin formal consultations on the potential resumption of nuclear weapons testing. This is a dramatic signal that Moscow is prepared to mirror any similar moves by the United States. File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin; Via: Visegrad24 Putin’s remarks came during a high-level operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council , including Defence Minister Andrei Belousov , FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov , Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Chief Sergei Naryshkin , and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov , among others. At the centre of the meeting was an interjection from State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who pressed Putin for clarity on the Kremlin’s position following Donald Trump’s public call for renewed U.S. nuclear weapons testing.  Trump, currently leading the 2026 presidential race, had e...

Brussels is preparing to invoke Article 4 of the NATO treaty, a rarely used but symbolically powerful clause, after a series of drone incursions raised serious concerns over airspace security and national defense.  The country’s Defense Minister, Theo Franken, confirmed that consultations with NATO allies are under consideration in the "coming hours and days" as Belgium grapples with escalating unmanned aerial activity over sensitive civilian and military zones. Theo Franken; Via: PutinPulse on X The immediate trigger: Brussels International Airport was temporarily shut down on the night of November 4 following confirmed sightings of unidentified drones.  Air traffic was halted for hours, causing widespread chaos. At least 41 flights were canceled and 24 diverted, according to Skeyes, Belgium’s air traffic control authority.  Seven remaining flights were cleared to depart shortly before the airport’s scheduled midnight closure.  But the incident at Brussels Airport w...

The political climate in India has further polarised just ahead of voting in Bihar, as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) and prominent Indian politician Rahul Gandhi accused the ruling BJP of orchestrating what he called “one of the biggest electoral frauds in Indian democratic history.”  Citing what his party calls “H Files” -- a cache of alleged evidence -- Rahul Gandhi claimed that 25 lakh fake votes swung the 2024 Haryana Assembly election, which the BJP narrowly won. Image from LoP Rahul Gandhi's powerful presentation. Via: INC India In an extended presentation in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi alleged that voter rolls were manipulated at scale. He cited examples of duplicate voter IDs, including 22 instances of a Brazilian model’s photo being used under different names like “Sweety” and “Seema,” and a separate case of one woman’s face appearing on 223 voter IDs across polling booths.  “This isn’t random -- it’s industrialis...

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist and first-term state assemblyman, has been elected the next mayor of New York City in a historic and polarising victory. He will become the city’s youngest mayor in over 130 years, its first Muslim mayor, and the first mayor born in Africa. Image Source: Zohran Mamdani Mamdani's campaign, fuelled by grassroots energy, sharp social media tactics, and a progressive economic agenda, upended the city's political landscape by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general election. Zohran Mamdani arrives in Fort Greene where he’s greeted by supporters, embracing Public Advocate Jumanne Williams. Attorney General Letitia James and Congress member Nydia Velázquez also just arrived and other electeds are funneling in. pic.twitter.com/aQGtXqlpw7 — Sahalie Donaldson (@SahalieD) November 4, 2025 A self-described democratic socialist, Mamdani ran on promises of rent freezes, fr...

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday described the India-Japan partnership as a “strategic and stabilising force” in the Indo-Pacific. He warned that the region faces an increasingly complex challenge in maintaining openness and order. File Photo: EAM Jaishankar Speaking at the 8th India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum, Jaishankar used blunt language to outline the stakes: the geopolitical churn, technological disruption, and weaponised interdependence shaping new alignments.  Against this backdrop, he said, the India-Japan compact has gained “greater value than ever before” -- both in anchoring regional security and driving global economic resilience. The forum, jointly hosted by the Delhi Policy Group and the Japan Institute of International Affairs, comes months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s August visit to Tokyo, where both sides unveiled a ten-year roadmap with eight priority pillars and a targeted Japanese investment of 10 trillion yen.  Jaishank...

On a night carved into the heart of Indian sporting history, the Indian women’s cricket team ended decades of heartbreak and near-misses with a stirring, 52-run victory over South Africa to claim their first-ever ODI World Cup title . A sight to behold for all of India. Via: ICC In front of a roaring crowd of 45,000, they redefined what victory looks like for women’s sport in India. Shafali Verma: From Bench to Brilliance Just a week ago, Shafali Verma, 21, wasn’t even in the reserves. Today, she owns history. Her blistering 87 off 78 balls — the highest by an Indian opener in a World Cup final (men’s or women’s) — set the stage for India’s imposing 298/7.  But she didn’t stop there. With the ball, she broke the spine of South Africa’s chase, taking two pivotal wickets at a crucial stage. The Player of the Match left her fingerprints all over India’s date with destiny. Champions of the World 💙🇮🇳 I’ve seen this dream for over two decades, to watch the Indian women lift that W...