U.K. government figures Sunday showed nearly 1,200 migrants arrived in the country Saturday in small boats from France across the English Channel, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year. The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats Saturday in what were settled weather conditions, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811. That’s 42% higher than the same point last year, an increase that has piled pressure on the Labour government, which returned to power nearly a year ago partly on disillusionment with the previous Conservative administration ‘s efforts to get a grip...
Saudi Arabia Stops 269,678 Muslims Without Hajj Permits From Entering Mecca
Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal journeys into the city. The government blames overcrowding at the Hajj on unauthorized participants. It also says they made up large numbers of those who died in last year’s searing summer heat. The number of expulsions highlights the scale of unauthorized pilgrimages — as well as the demand to perform the Hajj. There are currently 1.4 million Muslims in Mecca officially, with more expected to arrive in the days to come. There are fines of up to...
Police Officer Fatally Shoots Person At Atlanta Apartment Complex
A police officer handling security at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex shot and killed a person Sunday morning who was breaking into the officer’s patrol car and charged at him with a metal pipe, authorities said.. The Fulton County officer confronted the individual at around 7:40 a.m. at Heritage Station Apartments, officials said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the shooting. The Bureau is also investigating the death of Carrie Hall, 50, who was shot last week during an encounter with Bartow County deputies and a Cartersville police officer and later died at a hospital. Authorities say Hall did...
Ukraine Destroys 40 Aircraft Deep Inside Russia Ahead Of Peace Talks In Istanbul
A Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia’s territory, Ukraine’s Security Service said on Sunday, while Moscow pounded Ukraine with missiles and drones just hours before a new round of direct peace talks in Istanbul. A military official, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to disclose operational details, said the far-reaching attack took more than a year and a half to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In his evening address, Zelenskyy said that 117 drones had been used in the operation. He claimed the operation had...
Conservative Karol Nawrocki Wins Poland’s Presidential Election
Conservative Karol Nawrocki won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count on Monday. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The race had Poland on edge since a first round of voting two weeks earlier, revealing deep divisions in the country along the eastern flank of NATO and the European Union. An early exit poll released Sunday evening suggested Trzaskowski was headed to victory before updated polling began to reverse the picture a couple of hours later. The outcome suggests that Poland can be...
Real Madrid Lead UEFA 2024/25 Rankings Ahead of Man City, Bayern and Liverpool
Real Madrid sit at the top of the UEFA club rankings for the 2024/25 season, ahead of Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool. The newly crowned European champions, Paris Saint-Germain, occupy fifth place on the list, while UEFA Europa Conference League winners Chelsea are ranked seventh. Notably, Manchester United, last season’s Europa League champions Atalanta, and the current Premier League champions Tottenham Hotspur all missed out on a place in the top 10. Top 10 clubs in the UEFA 2024/25 rankings:
PSG Humiliate Inter in Record UCL Final as Enrique Pays Emotional Tribute to Late Daughter
Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5–0 in the UEFA Champions League — the biggest ever defeat in a Champions League final. The French side was ruthless on the night. Achraf Hakimi gave PSG the lead in the 13th minute, while Désiré Doué doubled their advantage in the 20th. PSG put the game out of Inter’s reach in the second half, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Mayulu sealing the humiliation, handing Inter Milan their biggest-ever defeat in a Champions League final. After the game, Luis Enrique wore an emotional shirt featuring the face of his late daughter, Xana — a photograph taken...
2027 ELECTIONS: IRRELEVANCE OF ATIKU/EL-RUFAI POLITICAL COALITION AND DILEMMA OF THE NORTH .
The political parable of the North, Islam versus Atikoo and El-Rufai: Is what is good for the goose, no longer good for the gander again’? The question at stake now, is, “how much longer can the North allow Atikoo and his dollar-seeking political desperados and American Express Card Military moles to destabilize and destroy the unity of Islam in Nigeria and permanently bury the North politically as it’s post Biafran carcasses or corpses courtesy of a leadership vacuum created by the Biafran visible and invisible mobs since 1966? As a preamble, If I were given the role of a casting...
ANAMBRA POLICE ARR€STS TWO SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN THE K!DNAP AND MURD€R OF A FEMALE BANK MANAGER AFTER COLLECTING A R^NSOM OF FOURTEEN MILLION NAIRA IN ONITSHA:
Following the assurance of the Anambra State Police Command to follow up cases until suspects are apprehended to prevent further cr!minal activities in the State, two suspects were arr£sted on 28th May 2025. The two suspects were allegedly involved in the k!dnap and murder of a female Bank Manager after the collection of a ransom of (N14m) Fourteen Million Naira in Onitsha. The Operatives while on diligent investigations trailed two of the suspects one Monday Egbe ‘M’ aged 32 years and Kenneth Nnoga ‘M’ aged 28 years to their criminal hideout in a neighbouring State. The unfortunate incident happened on...
Nigeria Reaps Its Rot: The Return of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and the Deafening Silence of a Failing State
When Sheikh Ahmad Gumi began his descent from the revered corridors of Islamic scholarship into the dark alleyways of extremism, many watched in disbelief. Draped in the garb of a cleric, Gumi transformed from a once-respected Islamic apologist to a brazen sympathizer of bandits and a mouthpiece for terror. In the face of a nation trembling under the weight of insecurity, his voice—loud, unapologetic, and dangerous—rose in defense of bloodstained warlords, and the Nigerian state looked away. The recent deportation of Sheikh Gumi from Saudi Arabia is more than just a diplomatic gesture; it is a moral indictment—a sharp slap...