Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1443 EAT on Tuesday 27 January 2026 Agents from the United States’ controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency will help support U.S. security operations during the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next month, a spokesperson told AFP. In a statement, ICE said its Homeland Security Investigations unit…
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Greenlanders Reject U.S. Takeover: We Do Not Want to Be Americans
Updated by Erick Kikomeko at 1446 EAT on Tuesday 13 January 2026 Copenhagen, Denmark – An international camera crew hurries out of Aaja Chemnitz’s office in the Danish parliament, making way for the next round of interviews. Politely but firmly, the journalists are ushered aside. Chemnitz, one of Greenland’s two MPs in the Danish parliament,…
Trump and Hegseth Scheduled to Meet Top U.S. Military Officials at Quantico Base
Updated at 1543 EAT on Tuesday 30 September 2025 United States President Donald Trump is set to address a rare high-level assembly of senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, located just outside Washington, D.C. The unprecedented gathering will bring together hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior commanders holding the rank of one-star and…
U.S. Steel to Shut Down Illinois Mill, but Trump-Era Deal Delays Worker Layoffs
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1309 EAT on Tuesday 9 September 2025 U.S. Steel to Halt Production at Illinois Mill, but Jobs Temporarily Protected Under Trump-Era Deal U.S. Steel is set to halt production at one of its Illinois mills this November, but hundreds of workers will retain their jobs—for now—due to an…
Denmark Summons Top U.S. Diplomat Over Alleged U.S. Influence Operation in Greenland
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1355 EAT on Wednesday 27 August 2025 Denmark’s foreign minister has summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen following reports that American citizens have been involved in covert influence operations in Greenland. According to Denmark’s public broadcaster DR, unnamed sources allege that the individuals were working to infiltrate Greenlandic…
Fact Check: Is Trump’s Big, Bautiful Spending Law the Largest Tax Cut in U.S. History?
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1359 EAT on Saturday 23 August 2025 U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance began a national tour on August 21 to promote President Donald Trump’s major legislative achievement—the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping tax and spending measure. The law makes permanent the tax cuts originally enacted in Trump’s…
U.S Downplays Gaza Escalation, Deepens Rift with Alies
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1551 EAT on Friday 8 August 2025 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration that Israel intends to assert full control over the Gaza Strip marks a sharp escalation in the conflict — one that has triggered international warnings but, so far, drawn little pushback from Washington. The response…
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