The Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, blocking its assets under US jurisdiction and giving American companies and individuals six months to wind down business with the tribunal.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures on Friday, October 9, accusing the…

United States President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cut off its resources and cripple its operations. As reported by Reuters, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions on Friday, accusing the court of targeting Americans and describing it as a “rogue…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding “productive discussions” with Tehran. Trump’s post on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices on Thursday driven by media reports suggesting potential new US strikes…

…to target and remove dangerous illegal aliens like this sicko from our communities. The Trump Administration will always put the safety of the American people first.” DHS said Igbojekwe was lawfully admitted into the US in June 2017 but remained in the country after his authorised period expired in November 2019. He wa…

A gilded statue of a n@k£d Donald Trump went on display in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg on Tuesday, October 6. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is exhibiting the satirical statue, titled "Orange Plague" and also known as "King of Injustice," at the parliament's headquarters in the eastern French city. It…

…the full story here: https://punchng.com/adc-supporter-injured-in-edo-gun-attack/ 4. Trump proposes $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in US The Trump administration has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States. The move is part of broader efforts by the…

…for the same work.US Secretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer said in a statement: "The Trump Administration is committed to ensuring that American workers are not disadvantaged by unfair wage practices. This proposed rule will help ensure that employers pay foreign workers wages that reflect the real market value of th…

…plot to silence him, the Attorney General of Enugu State is currently orchestrating trumped-up charges to arraign this brave witness in court. He was charged, arraigned for libel and hurriedly remanded in prison custody. “We say in clear and unmistakable terms to Governor Peter Mbah: Stop suffocating the people. Let Nd…

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, according to Metro.The execution would be the US military's first by firing squad since World War II and its first execution in more than 60 yea…

President Donald Trump said Iran could "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego during a rally in Nebraska on Monday night, drawing criticism from the mayors of both cities, according to TMZ.Trump made the remarks while discussing rising fuel prices linked to the Iran war, saying American motorists were paying a "little bi…

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in 2009, the Pentagon said on Monday. Hasan’s execution for the attack at Fort Hood in Texas — which also wounded more than two dozen people — will be the first carried out…

…nationals and 38 other individuals accused of serious offences as part of the Donald Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. The United States Department of Justice made the announcement in a statement on Monday, October 5, 2026. According to the statement, the department has filed denaturalization acti…

The Trump administration is monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague death that has caused panic in Russia and led to hundreds of people being placed under quarantine, according to reports. Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at the Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, Irkutsk, was reportedly exposed to li…

Donald Trump called on Congress to pass legislation imposing mandatory minimum sentences on 'Yahoo Boys' and other people who steal from government benefit programmesThe proposal would eliminate probation as a sentencing option and double prison terms for repeat offendersState and local politicians who knowingly ignore…

…Assembly, with Tehran saying it presented seven conditions for reopening the strait. Trump, however, rejected the proposal, while leaving the door open both to further talks and renewed military operations. The United States has not struck Iran since September 1. US media outlet Axios reported that top Trump cabinet me…

…week prior in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. US President Donald Trump had rejected a proposal from Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but told US media he expected talks to resume in the coming days. Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that Tehran had no more direct talks scheduled with…

President Donald Trump has publicly shared what he identified as Republican Senator Tom Cotton's personal phone number while criticising the Arkansas senator over his opposition to legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent in the United States.Trump made the comments on Truth Social as he urged Arkansa…

…agreed in July to a US plan for Hamas to give up its weapons, in what President Donald Trump hailed as a breakthrough but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed as insincere. – Christians among dead – An official at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital told AFP it received at dawn the bodies of five people and a…

US President Donald Trump has called on Congress to introduce mandatory prison sentences for people convicted of defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while proposing personal financial liability for state and local politicians who knowingly fail to stop fraud. Trump made the call in a video posted on Trut…

…to attacks on Christians in NigeriaMoore credited both the Nigerian government and the Trump administration for the development, tying it to an active US-Nigeria security cooperation agreementAdam was reportedly arrested on September 12 at his compound in Plateau state, with photographs of his detention emerging public…

…found in possession of extremist materials while he was a trainee. US President Donald Trump warned on Thursday that if Iran was found to be linked to the attack the country would be “hit very hard”. Netanyahu has said Israel would check how he had been cleared to work on flights to the country. “We have constraints th…

…of Christians in the state. He stated that following the efforts of US President Donald Trump in speaking out about the killings, it was apt to draw the attention of the Israeli leader to the plight of Christians in the state and Nigeria as a whole. He added that he would address the Israeli Prime Minister and other wo…

… EU, UK others toeing Trump’s stringent immigration stance – Foreign policy expert … Calls for domestic policy reset … Focus may be shifted to residency schemes in Malta, Greece, others – Migration advisory firm By Nkiruka Nnorom Thousands of wealthy Nigerians who once turned to Caribbean golden passports as a backdoo…

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be “hit very hard” if it was. The co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain before passengers managed to save the plane from crashing. Israel’s prime minister said the man ha…

…agreement with the United States to take in third-country nationals deported by Donald Trump’s administration. An AFP investigation in early 2026 revealed that the United States had encouraged around 35 countries, mostly in Africa, to accept deportees in return for aid amounting to millions of dollars, and had threaten…