insert_link Local VFS Global warns against visa appointment fraud as travel demand surges in 2026 VFS Global has issued a fraud advisory to Ghanaian residents amid rising demand for visa application appointments in 2026, warning applicants to be vigilant against scammers falsely offering early booking slots for a feeSource: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Live Updates: Keir Starmer’s Allies Rally Around Him Amid Pressure to Resign The leader of the Scottish Labour Party called on Mr. Starmer to quit as Britain’s prime minister amid turmoil over an ambassador with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Potential successors to Mr. Starmer quickly backed him.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Trump’s border czar warned deportations should be targeted to ‘keep faith of American people’ Tom Homan suggested that a widespread approach to immigration operations would lose public supportTom Homan – the Trump administration’s “border czar” sent to Minnesota in January after federal agents fatally shot two US citizen protesters – warned last year that the government’s aggressive, widespread approach to immigration enforcement would cost it public support.Homan made the observation in an interview with NBC in June for the forthcoming book Undue Process, by […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon urges US to ‘keep fighting’ for right to free press Journalist arrested after covering anti-ICE protest says it was ‘very frightening’ to experience government overreachThe former CNN anchor Don Lemon has warned the US must “keep fighting” for its right to a free press, calling it “the breath in the lungs of democracy” following his arrest alongside another journalist by the Trump administration.Lemon was arrested late last month, days after covering an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a Minnesota church […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International Ofcom under fire after refusing to investigate ‘misleading’ GB News Trump interview US president not challenged over false claims climate change is ‘hoax’ and parts of London have sharia lawThe UK’s media regulator Ofcom has been accused of abandoning “any pretence” of guarding against misleading and biased television coverage, after it refused to investigate a series of complaints about a GB News interview with Donald Trump.During the interview with the rightwing network, broadcast last November, the US president falsely claimed human-induced climate […] todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Ghislaine Maxwell refuses to answer questions from Congress Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, invoked her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.Source: feeds.bbci.co.ukRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International Pressure grows on UK PM Starmer as Scottish Labour leader urges him to quit PM faces criticism for backing Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US despite his known links to Jeffrey Epstein.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Will Trump adopt Israel’s ‘red lines’ on Iran? The Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi says ‘the changing goal posts’ of Iran-US talks leave little room for success.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
International Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters? Jimmy Lai, 78, has been sentenced to 20 years. We look at what happened to major democratic Hong Kong protesters.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026 1
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6