United States President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House on Tuesday (Mar 3), thanking the German leader for his support of the widening US-Israel war against Iran in talks that also touched on trade and Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump, speaking in the Oval Office alongside Merz, told reporters that Germany had been "helping out" by … Continue reading Trump alleges Germany is assisting Iran, meets Merz at White House

The British government announced on Tuesday (Mar 3) that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers. The Home Office said there had been a surge in asylum applications by students from those countries and … Continue reading UK to end study visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

For four days, Iranian missiles and drones have swept Gulf states' cities and infrastructure, sundering ties with Tehran and placing the neighbours on a potential course for greater military confrontation, analysts said. After years of careful diplomatic rapprochement with the Islamic Republic and weeks of publicly arguing against war, Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, … Continue reading Iran’s attacks on Gulf states create dilemma

Takeshi Ebisawa poses with a rocket launcher during a meeting with an informant and two undercover Danish police officers at a warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark Feb 3, 2021, in a photograph from a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) criminal complaint. (File photo: Reuters/US Magistrate Judge/Southern District of New York) A member of Japan's yakuza crime group … Continue reading US court convicts Japanese yakuza for trafficking nuclear material

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to testify in the congressional inquiry of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the chairman of the committee conducting the investigation said on Tuesday (Mar 3). "Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform," Republican chairman James Comer said in … Continue reading US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in congressional Epstein probe

The United States successfully debuted a low-cost suicide drone in combat in Iran just eight months after its Pentagon unveiling, as the US pushes to accelerate weapons programmes. The Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone, manufactured by Arizona's SpektreWorks, was showcased in July 2025 when Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walked the Pentagon's inner courtyard … Continue reading US fast-tracked Pentagon procurement to launch LUCAS kamikaze drone in Iran

This handout picture provided by the Iranian Defence Ministry on Mar 12, 2024 shows the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy frigate IRIS Dena (75) at sea during the "Maritime Security Belt 2024" combined naval exercise between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman. (Photo: Iranian Army office/AFP) Sri Lanka rescued 32 "critically wounded" … Continue reading Sri Lanka rescues 32 sailors from sunk Iranian warship

United States President Donald Trump and his team scrambled on Tuesday (Mar 3) to reclaim the narrative on why he decided to attack Iran, after his top diplomat suggested the US struck only after learning of an imminent Israeli strike. Secretary of State Marco Rubio alarmed Democrats, who say only Congress can declare war, as well as many … Continue reading HAD TO HAPPEN: Trump struck Iran on his own terms

West Ham manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, has hailed Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi, ahead of the Premier League clash. He did this as they prepared for the big London derby game against Fulham, citing how Iwobi scored a really good goal during the match against Tottenham Hotspur. Against Spurs, the Nigerian player scored in two Premier … Continue reading EPL: West Ham boss, Espirito Santo says Super Eagles player, Iwobi is ‘very talented’

Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday nominated Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance, replacing Dr Doris Anite-Uzoka. The President also redeployed Anite-Uzoka to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning as Minister of State, marking her third ministerial portfolio under the … Continue reading Top news from Nigeria today