While US claims to be foremost defender of Free Press DOJ probe finds Trump regime secretely spied on journalists
The inspector general did not name the two members of Congress whose records were seized, but the report indicates both were Democrats. According to the report, a Democratic committee staffer identified the two members as the potential leakers, “but without providing any evidentiary support for the claim.” This tipster was later found to be of “uncertain credibility” and “unknown reliability,” but prosecutors still relied on the witness in at least two search warrant applications.
Police in New Orleans scour debris for leads in truck rampage that killed 15, injured 30 three hours into New Year
FBI officials said they were also looking for any links between the deadly attack and a separate incident on Wednesday in which a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Jan. 20.
Geneva Academy finds post-independence African youths free of colonial hangover are worried about corruption, safety and security
International influence on Africa was important, with China and the US being seen as important, but Chinese influence appears to be most influential. Russia is not viewed negatively, although its involvement in conflicts is not seen as positive.
Fragile geopolitical relations place world on high nuclear war alert as US, Russia grow stocks
However, the most concerning changes regard North Korea, which maintained its military nuclear programme as a core national security strategy. It amassed an estimated 50 warheads and enough fissile material for up to 90 warheads, with developments in ballistic and cruise missile technologies aimed at nuclear delivery.
Conflict-generated displacements, refugee numbers hit record levels as Africa registers 45 million
Given the persistent growth in displacement, there has been a doubling in the forcibly displaced population in Africa since 2018. Three-quarters of these people – 34.5 million – are internally displaced. This represents a near tripling in the number of internally displaced people in Africa since 2017.
Counterterrorism: Experts says economic growth is an alternative that’s never been tested in Africa
Social and economic development policies, on the other hand, contribute to the expansion of a new middle class in communities that have traditionally lent support to terrorist groups, according to Rand Corp researchers Kim Cragin and Peter Chalk.
Under fire Nigerian President Tinubu announces plan to expand credit access to citizens, businesses
The implementation of the programme was planned in stages, beginning with Federal civil service employees and now the general public.
Islamic State attacks Somalia’s Puntland military base, claims it killed 22 soldiers
Captain Yusuf Mohamed, an officer in Puntland’s counter-terrorism forces, said on Tuesday that nine suicide bombers had been killed and several soldiers had been injured, near the town of Dharjaale in the Bari region.
Pope refocuses on abortion in New Year Day message as he calls for commitment to protect life
Francis now regularly refers to procuring an abortion as “hiring a hitman to solve a problem.”
FBI link driver flying ISIS flag and rammed into New Orleans crowd, killing 15 to terrorism
Police found weapons and a potential explosive device in the vehicle, while two potential explosive devices were found in the French Quarter and rendered safe, the FBI said.
