President Donald Trump has suspended the US green card lottery scheme in the wake of a mass shooting at Brown University last week in which two people were killed. The suspect, a Portuguese man who was found dead on Thursday, entered the country through the diversity lottery immigrant visa programme (DV1) in 2017 and was…
The Australian government has announced a gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach attack – its deadliest mass shooting in decades. The scheme is the largest since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, which left 35 people dead and prompted Australia to introduce world-leading gun control measures. Fifteen people were killed and…
Police have secured an arrest warrant for the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two people and injured nine others, sources close to the investigation told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. Authorities are now searching for the person and a car the suspect is believed to have rented, according to…
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will expand access to cannabis, a long anticipated move that would mark the most significant shift in US drug policy in decades. The order directs the US attorney general to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I narcotic, to a Schedule III drug – placing it under…
Berlin/Islamabad, 18 December 2025 – Germany is preparing to bring 535 Afghan nationals with existing admission approvals from Pakistan before the end of the year. The initiative aims to complete the relocation of those already granted legal entry under Germany’s federal and local staff admission programs. Of the total, approximately 460 Afghans are being relocated…
Islamabad | December 18, 2025:A major welfare event was held in Pakistan’s capital on Wednesday, bringing attention to ongoing efforts aimed at social development and humanitarian assistance. The Mega Welfare Event, organized by Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, highlighted initiatives focused on poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, and emergency relief. The event was attended by Professor Dr. Hafeez…
The firm behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is merging with a Google-backed energy company in a deal valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn). Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and TAE Technologies announced the plans on Thursday in a joint statement, which said the move would “create one of the world’s first publicly…
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar has formally apologised to Burkina Faso for the unauthorised entry of a Nigerian military jet into Burkinabè airspace, an incident that led to the detention of 11 Nigerian servicemen. Tuggar’s spokesperson told the BBC that the detained personnel had been released and were due to return to Nigeria, without saying…
Benghazi 🙂 Report Voice of Germany –The Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Armed Forces, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, received Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal General Asim Munir at the General Command Headquarters in Benghazi. Field Marshal Munir was accompanied by a high-level military delegation, including several chiefs of staff from the Pakistani Army. The official…
US President Donald Trump has announced a “warrior dividend” payment to US service members, in a speech in which he also defended his track record on the economy after 11 months back in office. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, Trump said cheques for $1,776 (£1,329) for 1.45 million US service members…
