Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro says Donald Trump authorized CIA to conduct operations against his government

In a fiery address that echoed through the bustling Plaza Bicentenario in Caracas, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro unleashed a scathing indictment of the United States on Thursday, accusing it of masterminding a brazen regime change plot under...

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Buzz about the proposed Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on Nigeria by the USA The Senate has tasked a committee with examining the issue and formulating an official position. However, the federal government dismisses these efforts as misguided...

Turkey-Bangladesh air defense deal jolts South Asia’s skies

One of South Asia’s most significant strategic recalibrations is quietly unfolding in Bangladesh. A landmark defense deal with Turkey is in its final stages, an agreement that will see Dhaka acquire the SIPER long-range air defense system and...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Abu Dhabi’s $33bn 'investment powerhouse' seeks aggressive growth, says Mariam Almheiri

2PointZero, the Dh120 billion ($33 billion) group being created through the merger of three Abu Dhabi companies, is seeking growth through plans to invest in markets across Asia, Africa and Europe. Mariam Almheiri, Head of the International...

Nigerian Series You Should Binge Watch on Netflix

Whether you're Nigerian seeking content that reflects your reality, part of the diaspora maintaining cultural connections, or simply a viewer hungry for fresh, compelling stories from perspectives rarely centred in mainstream media, these five...

Pope makes new plea during visit to presidential palace

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Specialised Exhibitions transitions to new name: Montgomery Group Africa

Specialised Exhibitions transitions to new name: Montgomery Group Africa October 2025 News As part of a strategic move to streamline operations, strengthen regional alignment and support long-term growth, Specialised Exhibitions has transitioned...

Why U.S. Strikes Against Drug Boats Matter

On Oct. 14, President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States had once more attacked an alleged drug smuggling small boat in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. This is the latest strike in what the Trump...

Trump May Send Tomahawk Missiles To Ukraine: Here’s What They Are And Why Russia’s Worried

Last Updated:October 17, 2025, 08:53 IST With a 2,500-km range and proven combat record, Tomahawks could transform Ukraine’s strike capabilities and force a recalculation in Moscow Trump is expected to discuss the matter directly with Ukrainian...

Lease Gaza to China: A Radical Proposal for Peace and Reconstruction

As Gaza lies in ruins after Israel’s campaign of destruction, the West has failed once again to deliver peace or justice. With China rising as the world’s foremost builder, perhaps it’s time for a radical new idea — a 99-year lease that allows...

Venezuelan Coup Leader Maria Corina Machado Vows To Privatize Oil

2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, a US government-funded far-right coup leader, vowed to privatize Venezuela’s oil. US companies will “make a lot of money”, she told Donald Trump Jr. in an interview. The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize...

Israel’s detention of Bangladeshi activist Shahidul Alam

At the fag end of the Gaza War, the photographer and activist Shahidul Alam became the first person from Bangladesh to join The Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza. It was the largest flotilla formed to break Israel's naval...

Gaza reprieved, Geneva match-fixed, devolution auctioned, Venezuela targeted

Will India fulfil its devolution pledge and commitment to the Tamil people? Why wasn’t Marwan Bhargouti, Palestinian Nelson Mandela, released? NPP Govt concedes walkover at UNHRC Geneva On the first anniversary of her presidency, Mexico’s leftwing...

44 Countries Around the World With the Most Terrorist Attacks

Coined during the French Revolution in the 1790s, the term “terrorism” was first used to describe the tactics of the revolutionary government. As a concept, however, terrorism is likely as old as government and warfare themselves. Not only does...

Israel: A Huge Airbase With a Small Country Attached

What we’re now seeing is Israel’s version of air-power colonialism, writes Juan Cole. Residential tower in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombardment on the morning of Oct. 8, 2023. (Ashraf Amra /United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Global arms bans isolate 'Israel', yet its war machine keeps running

Despite a surge in global embargoes, major suppliers like the US and Germany continue to arm "Israel", limiting the real impact of worldwide bans on its Gaza genocide. At least two dozen nations have moved to curb arms sales to "Israel" over its...

Pervasive Impunity

In early 2017 my colleagues at The Intercept and I published a series of articles about the FBI’s counterterrorism policies. The articles were based on leaked documents that showed the wide latitude the bureau gave itself to surveil students,...

LTU’s 2026 Robofest Will Have Students Building Bridges

SOUTHFIELD —Robofest, the international youth robotics competition created by Lawrence Technological University professor C.J. Chung in 1999, announced the theme of its 2026 Game competition, “Building Bridges.” In the game, an autonomous robot...

American fact-finding mission confirms Christian genocide in Nigeria

October 14, 2025 By Mayor Mike Arnold, MBA Founder, Africa Arise International / Africa Arise USA Presented at Abuja Hilton, 4 p.m. WAT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Contributors: US Amb. Lewis Lucke (retired) Pastor Jed D’Grace Mr. Judd Saul I....