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The estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle outstanding legal claims from potentially dozens of victims who say they were sexually assaulted or trafficked by the disgraced financier, according to a court filing submitted on Thursday. The proposed settlement, which must be approved by a…
FREETOWN — President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has conferred the prestigious Grand Commander of the Order of the Rokel on Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede. The decoration, which took place on Thursday, February 19, 2026, during the 17th Armed Forces Day parade in Freetown, serves as a high-level recognition…
A court in Seoul has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment for insurrection. Judges ruled that his December 2024 martial law order deliberately sought to cripple the legislature. The Seoul Central District Court delivered the judgment after months of high-profile proceedings. Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon said Yoon deployed armed troops to the…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has vowed to implement policies aimed at prompting Palestinians to leave the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Speaking at a Religious Zionism Party event on Tuesday, Smotrich framed the strategy as an essential step toward eliminating what he described as the prospect of an “Arab terror state.”…
Gabon has suspended social media platforms nationwide until further notice. The country’s media regulator announced the decision in a televised address on Tuesday. The High Authority for Communication ordered the immediate shutdown of platforms. Spokesman Jean-Claude Mendome blamed online content for escalating social tensions. He argued that defamatory and hateful posts threaten national stability. Furthermore,…
United States President Donald J. Trump is set to meet the elite U.S. special forces credited with capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro during a bold military operation in Caracas earlier this year. The visit, scheduled for Friday at the Fort Bragg military base in North Carolina, will include First Lady Melania Trump and highlight the…
French authorities have arrested a woman in her fifties after the bodies of two newborn babies were discovered in a freezer in eastern France, in a case being treated as suspected infanticide. The discovery was made in the small town of Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont, where a man alerted police after finding the body of an infant inside…
North Korea’s leadership succession appears to be entering a new phase as Kim Jong Un has formally designated his teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as heir apparent, according to South Korea’s intelligence agency. Lawmakers in Seoul disclosed that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) now assesses Ju Ae has entered the stage of “successor designation,” citing…
World Cup ticket prices for the 2026 tournament have surged dramatically on FIFA’s official resale platform, with some seats listed at several multiples of their original face value, intensifying concerns over affordability and fan access. Weeks after FIFA President Gianni Infantino cautioned that resale listings could attract exorbitant pricing, the market has validated those fears….
Congressional Democrats have accused US Attorney General Pam Bondi of orchestrating a “cover-up” in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, intensifying scrutiny over the Department of Justice’s compliance with transparency laws. The allegations surfaced during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing, where Bondi defended the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein records. Lawmakers, led by…
