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US suspends Visa processing for 75 countries

Oakley Mason January 14, 2026

USA The United States has suspended visa processing for applicants from Nigeria, Russia and a dozen other countries as part of a sweeping review of its immigration screening system, according to an internal directive from the US Department of State. The instruction, which takes effect from

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Heavy snow blankets Istanbul on first day of 2026

Oakley Mason January 1, 2026

Turkey Istanbul welcomed the New Year from under a blanket of snow. On the first day of the new year, the Turkish city also received its first snowfall of the year. After falling hard in the early morning, the snowfall eased off later in the day, and some people came out to enjoy the winter […]

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Samuel Shay: Only economic peace can stop Africa’s cycle of war

Oakley Mason December 16, 2025

……..The collapse of the Rwanda Congo agreement proves that diplomacy without development cannot survive. Israel Opinion Samuel Shay, Entrepreneur and Senior Economic Advisor to the Abraham Accords Treaty, warns that the renewed fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo reveals a critical flaw in how peace is pursued across Africa. According

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US lawmakers shows evidence of Christian killings in Nigeria

Oakley Mason November 8, 2025

Nigeria The United States House of Representatives is considering a resolution condemning the persecution and killings of Christians in Nigeria. The resolution also supports President Donald Trump’s decision to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to serious religious freedom violations. Submitted by Representative Riley M Moore of West

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Trump says talks with Canada off after ad invokes Reagan as free-trader

Oakley Mason October 24, 2025

USA U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Friday after terminating trade talks over a Canadian political advertisement that used Republican icon Ronald Reagan saying tariffs cause trade wars and economic disaster. Trump, who imposed import tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and autos earlier this year, called the video ad fraudulent in […]

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UNESCO selects Egypt’s minister El-Enany as new chief

Oakley Mason October 7, 2025

UNESCO The United Nation’s cultural agency UNESCO is set to select former Egyptian antiquities and tourism minister Khaled el-Enany as the organisation’s next director.  The body’s executive board voted on Monday by 55 to 2 in favor of El-Enany over Republic of Congo’s Édouard Firmin Matoko.  If successful, El-Enany will be UNESCO’s first chief from […]

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Trump sends troops to Portland

Oakley Mason October 6, 2025

USA US President Donald Trump has sent troops from California to Oregon after a court denied his attempt to deploy the National Guard in Portland. The deployment circumvents a Judge’s order blocking the deployment by instead using National Guard soldiers already serving in Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the […]

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You must accept peace deal or… Trump tells Hamas

Oakley Mason October 3, 2025

Washington President Donald Trump said he’s giving Hamas until 6 p.m. Sunday to accept the ceasefire proposal his administration offered this week to end the war in Gaza. “If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas,” Trump wrote Friday in a […]

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World Richest Man: Elon Musk hits $500 billion

Oakley Mason October 2, 2025

USA Tesla boss Elon Musk has become the first person in history to reach a personal net worth of more than half a trillion dollars.  As stocks in the electric car company rose in New York trading on Wednesday, Musk’s fortune briefly stood at $500.1 billion dollars, before falling back to $499 billion in later […]

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Four ways this shutdown could end

Oakley Mason October 1, 2025

USA Welcome to the shutdown, 2025 edition. On Tuesday evening, the US Senate was unable to pass a spending bill that would have kept the US government funded, and for the first time in nearly seven years, federal operations have been drastically curtailed. At some point, this shutdown – like all the ones before it […]