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Nigeria Denies Ransom Payments to Boko Haram for School Abductions The Nigerian government has categorically rejected claims that it paid a significant ransom to the Islamist group Boko Haram in connection to the abduction of more than 200 pupils and staff from St. Mary's School in Papiri in November 2024. Information Minister Mohammed Idris described the allegations, which emerged from a report by AFP citing unnamed intelligence sources, as "false and baseless reporting," asserting that such claims undermine the…

Trump orders federal agencies to identify, release UFO and alien files; accuses Obama of sharing classified info President Donald Trump said he has directed federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government files related to UFOs, aliens and unidentified aerial phenomena, a transparency push that has energized believers and skeptics alike amid renewed scrutiny of unexplained sightings. “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant departments and agencies,…

LONDON — Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was released under investigation Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, as detectives said they will continue searches at his former home in Berkshire. The development follows the release of files related to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and marks the first time in modern history that a senior royal has been arrested. Andrew was held in custody for around 11 hours before Thames Valley Police released him under investigation. The force said…

Savannah Guthrie renewed her public plea to find her missing mother as the FBI said DNA recovered from a glove near the 84-year-old’s Tucson-area home could produce a crucial lead as early as today. Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC News’ Today, said her family “still have hope” more than two weeks after Nancy Guthrie vanished. “To whoever has her, or knows where she is, it’s never too late,” she said in a video message posted online. “We are here, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being. And it’s never too…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday it has uncovered more than a million additional documents potentially related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, delaying a congressionally mandated release of records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act as officials review the material for legally required redactions. In a social media post, the department said the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and the FBI informed Justice officials of the trove, prompting DOJ lawyers to “work around the clock”…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Kenyan doctor who says he was working on a United Nations medical evacuation team in Somalia has appeared in a video appealing to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Kenyan President William Ruto, saying he and colleagues have been held by al-Shabab for more than a year and a half following a helicopter crash. The man, identifying himself as Dr. Ambrose Kimiti, says the aircraft carrying the medical team crash-landed on Jan. 10, 2024, in territory controlled by al-Shabab while on an official…

MOGADISHU — A Kenyan doctor working with a United Nations medical evacuation team in Somalia says the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab has held him and other colleagues for more than a year after their helicopter crashed in militant-held territory, according to a new video appeal. In the message addressed to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Kenyan President William Ruto and the Kenyan public, the doctor, Ambrose Kimiti, says their aircraft went down on Jan. 10, 2024, during a medical evacuation flight. He says fighters from…

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a new cache of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a partial disclosure that rekindled political scrutiny and drew immediate complaints over heavy redactions and missing materials. The long-awaited “Epstein files” have been a persistent political flashpoint for President Donald Trump, whose supporters and Republican allies pressed for full transparency. Yet the initial tranche — hundreds of thousands of…

Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a U.S. federal judge to throw out her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year sentence, arguing in a habeas corpus petition that “substantial new evidence” and constitutional violations undermined the fairness of her 2021 trial. Filed in Manhattan federal court, the petition asserts that material that could have led to Maxwell’s acquittal was withheld while false evidence reached the jury, resulting in what her lawyers describe as a “complete miscarriage of justice.” In the filing,…

President Tinubu Commends Security Forces for Rescuing Abducted Schoolgirls In a recent statement, President Bola Tinubu praised Nigeria's security forces for their swift action in securing the release of dozens of schoolgirls abducted in the northwestern state of Kebbi on November 17. The president emphasized that while this operation was successful, continued efforts are necessary to bring home other victims who have been taken captive across the region. The kidnapping incident in Kebbi triggered a wave of concern,…