Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest point in nearly four years, reaching 4.6 per cent in the three months leading up to April, according to data released on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics. The increase from 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year reflects growing pressure on businesses amid a combination of domestic …

A sweeping new travel ban introduced by United States (US) President Donald Trump came into effect at midnight on Monday, blocking entry into the United States for citizens of 12 countries and reviving a controversial policy from his first term, BBC reported. The measure, which the administration says is part of an intensified immigration crackdown, halts travel from nations including …

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting incident near a US-backed aid distribution centre in the territory’s south. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), ‘six people were killed and several others wounded by the forces of the Israeli occupation …

Zambia on Saturday has declared seven days of national mourning in honour of the country’s former President, Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on Thursday, the government said. Lungu, who died at the age of 68, ruled the large but sparsely populated southern African nation from January 2015 until August 2021, when he lost to current President Hakainde Hichilema. …

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Mali have released an official communiqué alleging the involvement of external actors — specifically Ukrainian operatives — in supporting terrorist activities within Malian territory and across the broader Sahel region. According to the communiqué, signed by the Mali’s Chief of Armed Forces, Major General Oumar Diarra, findings from a recent investigation conducted by …

United States Senator, Jim Banks, on Wednesday, introduced a new legislative proposal that would classify visa overstays as a federal offence, carrying penalties similar to those imposed on illegal border crossings. The bill, titled the Visa Overstay Penalties Act, aims to bolster national security by imposing harsher consequences for individuals who remain in the country beyond the validity of their …

Mongolia Prime Minister, Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene, has resigned after protests rocked the country over his son’s ostentatious lifestyle. Weeks of protests and calls for investigation into the source of income of the Oyun-Erdenes compelled the lawmakers to pass a vote of no confidence on Monday. Though Oyun-Erdene denied any wrongdoing, he resigned from his office on Tuesday after he lost a …

United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday evening banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The countries affected are Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Nationals from these countries will be ‘fully’ restricted from entering the U.S., according to the proclamation. Similarly, the entry of …

Ukraine announced on Sunday that it carried out a ‘large-scale’ drone attack targeting Russian military aircraft deep inside Russian territory, just a day before scheduled ceasefire talks in Istanbul. Ukrainian security sources claim the strikes hit airbases in Belaya (eastern Siberia), Olenya (near Finland), Ivanovo, and Dyagilevo, damaging or destroying more than 40 aircraft in one location alone. The operation …

The United States Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration permission to proceed with revoking the legal status of more than 500,000 migrants who entered the country under a humanitarian parole programme established by former President Joe Biden. The court’s decision, issued on Friday, affects migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were allowed to enter the US for …