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Meta (Facebook and Instagram) has made a significant change in its content moderation strategy by discontinuing the use of independent fact-checkers. Instead, the company will introduce a system similar to Twitter’s “community notes,” where users can collaborate to assess the accuracy of posts. CEO Mark Zuckerberg justified this move in ...

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, is scheduled for a two-day official visit to Nigeria starting Thursday, January 9, 2025. Her visit is aimed at holding discussions with top Nigerian leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, as well as senior officials from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ...

Donald Trump has renewed his controversial call for a merger between Canada and the United States, following the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The proposal, which Trump shared on social media, suggests that a merger would eliminate tariffs, reduce taxes, and enhance security against global threats. He emphasized ...

Popular comedian Mark Angel shared a deeply personal reflection on the challenges he faced in 2024, describing it as the hardest year of his life. The comedian revealed he lost over $3.7 million in foreign exchange trading after placing his trust in the wrong people, leading to a series of ...

Three Chinese nationals were apprehended in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with gold bars and $800,000 in cash, adding to the growing concerns over the region’s illicit mineral trade. The arrests occurred in the Walungu area, near the border with Rwanda, after a tip-off led authorities to conduct a thorough ...

Hamas has released a video featuring Israeli hostage Liri Albag, a 19-year-old soldier taken captive during the October 2023 Hamas attack. The footage shows her appealing for a ceasefire and urging Israel to engage in talks for her release. Albag was one of seven Israeli female soldiers captured at the ...

A New York judge has scheduled the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump for January 10, just ten days before his inauguration. Trump, convicted in May 2024 of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, is the first former U.S. president to be ...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has suspended Al Jazeera’s operations in parts of the occupied West Bank, citing accusations of incitement and bias in its reporting. The Qatari-owned news channel, widely followed in the region, condemned the move as an attempt to obscure critical events in Palestinian territories, particularly in the ...

Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian gas to Europe, signaling a major shift in the continent’s energy landscape. The move follows the expiration of a five-year deal between Ukraine’s Naftogaz and Russia’s Gazprom, cutting off a route that had been a staple of European energy supplies since 1991. Ukrainian ...

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to postpone a looming ban on TikTok, citing his intent to seek a political resolution to the controversy surrounding the app. Trump’s legal team filed a brief on Friday, requesting an extension of the 19 January deadline, which mandates TikTok’s parent ...