400,000 Evacuated by China as Super Typhoon Hits Philippines

As Super Typhoon Ragasa continued on its collision path with southern China on Monday, inhabitants of the northern Philippines sought cover from gale-force winds, and the Chinese city of Shenzhen started preparations to evacuate 400,000 people. According to the Philippine weather service, the typhoon hit the Philippines at 3:00 pm (0700 GMT) on Calayan Island, which is a part of the sparsely populated Babuyan group. The national weather service said that the storm’s center had maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour (134 mph) as of 5:00 pm (0900…

Elon Musk SpaceX Launches the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B

The US military’s classified X-37B drone was launched into space Thursday night aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. At 11:50 p.m. (0350 GMT on Friday), the rocket successfully launched, according to SpaceX’s broadcast of the event. Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre, the Falcon 9 illuminated the night sky. According to the US Space Force, there will be “a wide range of test and experimentation objectives” in the drone’s mission. The military stated in a statement last month that these operational demonstrations and trials include next-generation technologies, such as laser communications…

US Court Overturns $464M Fraud Case Against Trump

A $464 million civil penalty against President Donald Trump was thrown out by a US court on Thursday. The judge determined that Trump had overstated his personal worth, calling the amount “excessive,” but the court upheld the conviction against him. At the height of Trump’s reelection campaign, in February 2024, Judge Arthur Engoron rendered a decision against him. At the same time, there were multiple ongoing criminal prosecutions, which the Republican denounced as “lawfare.” Trump stated on his Truth Social platform Thursday that “everything I did was absolutely CORRECT and,…

Woman arrested for plotting to kidnap, assassinate Trump

On August 16, 2025, Nathalie Rose Jones, a 50-year-old Lafayette, Indiana resident, was taken into custody after allegedly traveling to Washington, D.C., with the intention of “kidnapping and assassinating” President Donald Trump. Jones made obscene threats on Facebook and Instagram, including one that read, “I am willing to sacrificially kill this POTUS by disembowelling him and cutting out his trachea with Liz Cheney and all The Affirmation present,” according to a press release issued on August 18, 2025 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. She also…

UK monarch Kate Middleton was noticed walking following the manipulation of her Mother’s Day image

UK monarch Kate Middleton was noticed walking following the manipulation of her Mother’s Day image Since her stomach surgical procedures, this is one of the initial times the United Kingdom’s royal has been sighted. In a touching development that will undoubtedly brighten people’s emotions, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, recently was photographed looking radiantly happy and healthy while going out on an unofficial date with her husband, Prince William. Kate made her first public sighting since her expected stomach surgery during a covert visit to a beloved Windsor farm…

Step-By-Step On How To Link NIN, BVN To Your Bank Account

Step-By-Step On How To Link NIN, BVN To Your Bank Account Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandated all bank customers to connect their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) to their bank accounts. In a circular dated December 1st, 2023, the apex bank instructed banks to impose restrictions on all Tier 1 bank accounts lacking a BVN, a development that has raised concerns among citizens who had previously queued in their various banks to link their BVNs to their respective accounts. Tier 1 accounts are…

The ten African nations with the smallest rates of unemployment in 2024

The ten African nations with the smallest rates of unemployment in 2024 In Africa, unemployment is still a major issue. These are not abstract figures; these are actual individuals with actual problems in their lives. Ten of the African nations with the lowest unemployment rates are highlighted by Business Insider Africa. With a 0.49% unemployment rate, Niger tops the list. Statista is the source of the list. Business Insider Africa said in a previous piece that while African governments have launched some programs to address the problem, their influence has…

Ghana Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Ghana Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Bill Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that severely restricts LGBTQ rights, a move that has been strongly criticized by rights activists. However, before the bill becomes law, it still needs to be validated by the president. Many observers believe that this validation is unlikely to happen before the general election in December. Various activist groups have labeled the bill, known as the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values” bill, as a setback for human rights. They have called on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s government to…