Melissa Enoch

5 days ago | arise.tv | Melissa Enoch

In a fresh push to reshape the narrative around the COVID-19 pandemic, Republican US President Donald Trump has launched a new website under the White House banner that places blame for the origins of the virus on a lab leak in China. The platform, which went live on Friday, also directs sharp criticism at Democratic former President Joe Biden, former US health official Dr. Anthony Fauci, and the World Health Organisation (WHO).

6 days ago | arise.tv | Melissa Enoch

The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Wilfred Olatokunbo Afolabi, has firmly dismissed reports alleging that a vehicle in the convoy of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, was involved in the tragic death of a 10-year-old girl in Akure, Ondo state. Speaking during an interview with ARISE NEWS on Friday, Afolabi described the claim as a “diabolical lie,” stating that eyewitness accounts confirm the vehicle responsible was not part of the official convoy.

6 days ago | arise.tv | Melissa Enoch

The IMF has reached a staff-level agreement with Tanzania for $441 million in financing to support economic resilience. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Tanzanian authorities for access to approximately $441 million in financing.

6 days ago | arise.tv | Melissa Enoch

A federal grand jury has indicted 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson in New York last December, escalating the legal stakes and paving the way for a potential death penalty prosecution. Though Mangione already faces state murder and weapons charges in New York—where the death penalty is outlawed—the federal indictment allows prosecutors to seek capital punishment.

1 week ago | arise.tv | Melissa Enoch

Germany’s parliament has opted not to invite the ambassadors of Russia and Belarus to a special sitting on May 8 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe, reflecting growing unease over how to commemorate Russia’s wartime role while it wages war in Ukraine.